Meet Tudor
2017 Update and Hopes for 2018
MOLDOVA

2017 has been yet another year of political and economic
uncertainty and turmoil in Moldova. Politicians rise and are gone
overnight, amidst the fighting between various groups driven by
greed, corruption and desperate fight over power and money. People
are tired of seemingly hopeless trend of lack of jobs, expensive
living costs and the never ceasing experience of poverty. Young
people stop having dreams for tomorrow due to a non-effective
education and they are fleeing the country in great numbers. Rural
regions are most affected by all the above factors.
In a society where many dream of becoming someone important, we are
granted by God's grace opportunities to be part of something
important and valuable - and to truly have an impact on the lives
of many that are in desperate need of help.
Our biggest joy in 2017 was the opportunity to connect the hopeless
from our programmes to the Source of hope, love, joy, peace and
life - Jesus Christ - and to share with them Christ's love in
action.
Along with our financial donors we've invested whatever resources
we had available - funds, time, energy and empathy, that
materialized through food, hygiene items, scholarships (to over
6000 children and adults in our Family to Family and child
community based programmes). This has brought a solution to some
immediate needs, but along with that has also built in
beneficiaries a sense of hope, gratitude, faith, and a renewed
desire to build a life - and all that makes us "people created in
the image of God". We faced the usual challenges - the need in
human resources, the challenge of administrating wisely the funds,
the efforts to build effective relationships with the Mission's
beneficiaries, the difficult economic and political realm, and
spiritual battles. We were encouraged, knowing that we weren't
alone as we continue to be supported by the local churches that
provide us with human resources and support us in their
prayers.
Looking back at 2017, we at Mission Without Borders in Moldova find
ourselves not filled with sorrow for missed opportunities, but
filled with hope and good expectations for 2018, hoping that the
Mission will continue to be a blessing and a guiding light to the
living Christ and many more people in the years to come.
James 2:15-16 (NIV) / Matthew 25:41
Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If
one of you says to them, "Go in peace; keep warm and well fed," but
does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?
The King will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of
the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for
me.'
Best regards,
Tudor, Field Country Manager in Moldova