How our spiritual support brings the deepest change

A mother in Romania gives her life to Jesus with the help of Mission Without Borders and the local church

4th November 2024

A mother longing for spiritual guidance

Cristina, 43, lives in Romania and has battled poverty most of her life. When she struggled with her faith, full of questions and doubts, she had no one to turn to. 

“I committed my life to God two decades ago, but as time went on, I found myself drifting away from him and life became difficult,” she said.

She and her husband Achim, 46, were living with their children in a one-room house that was hardly more than four walls held together by patched-up pieces of wood, bricks and dirt, standing alone in a field.

“We’ve had our fair share of challenges. I didn't have anyone to confide in about my feelings or questions, especially because talking about feelings wasn’t really encouraged in our family or even in our culture in general.”  Cristina

A life-changing decision

Change came when the family was enrolled on Mission Without Borders’s family sponsorship programme and Nicu, a committed Christian who was happy to share his faith, began visiting them regularly.

Cristina said, “Lots of questions I wanted to ask were addressed, and I found so much happiness.”

The family also found friendship and community at their local church – and Cristina made a life-changing decision.

“I’ve decided to follow Jesus for the rest of my life. There are no words to describe my feelings and the happiness I have,” she said.

A family is transformed

In the meantime, your support is helping the family to improve their living conditions, and educational support for the children will help them secure better-paid work in future.

Nicu said, “The family has found guidance, hope, forgiveness, and a social network they can rely on during hard times.” 

Cristina’s youngest child, Iosif, has also been inspired. He said, “When I grow up, I want to follow God, just like my mother.”

Sponsor a family like Cristina’s today and join us in transforming families in Eastern Europe.