Lifelines of hope for families in Moldova
Moldova is a beautiful, mountainous country landlocked between Ukraine and Romania. But behind the country’s beauty, poverty remains.
Adopt-A-Family
Food parcels: A ray of sunshine
Monthly Adopt-A-Family food parcels provide a ray of sunshine for families who face discouraging circumstances.
“God bless those people”
Adrian broke into tears as he expressed thanks to sponsors for there help. “We are thankful to God for what we have. God bless those people.”
Food parcels bring hope to Ukrainians
Many Ukrainians have lived a relatively quiet, peaceful life. But since 2014, bombs and gunshots left their mark on southeastern Ukraine.
“Families need encouragement”
“Families need encouragement,” says a staff member in Romania. Thanks to the parcels, CAM distribution drivers have a chance to leave people with smiles.
“It was as the bread for Elijah”
A family from Ukraine who receives Adopt-A-Family food parcels wrote..”Sometimes it was as the bread for Elijah in the desert.”
Monthly support for needy Moldovans
Vasile’s meager monthly income of around $200 is stretched thin as he tries to meet the needs of his wife and eleven children.
Aid for a Ukrainian Gypsy camp
Gypsy camp life is difficult for Vita and her husband as they struggle to provide for their young children.
Adopt-A-Family
A food parcel encourages Sasha and Victoria, especially during the winter months in Ukraine. With a house that doesn’t keep out the cold, the children became sick.
Gazans Touched by the Gift of Food
A warm welcome softens the presence of the plastered, block walls as the visitors enter. “As-salam alaykum” (peace be upon you). The hosts invite their guests to take a seat on the floor mats or sofa. As they sit and discuss sickness, financial difficulties, and other challenges, the hardships of life in Gaza come pouring out.
Monthly Food Parcels for the Capra Family
The Capra family of fourteen shares half of a small house with another family. Constantin, the father, is working to build a new house to accommodate his family. The house has a roof now, but Constantin has no money to finish it. Constantin works whatever small jobs he can find, sometimes at a local sawmill,… Read more
Relief for Europe’s Neediest Country
Dirt streets lead into remote villages of Moldova, Europe’s poorest country. Concrete hulks of communist-era buildings stand deteriorating along the roadsides. Other than a few schools, an occasional grocery store, and a local drinking bar, businesses are rare. The country has attracted few international companies, meaning less jobs for the locals. In fact, steady, income-producing… Read more
A Sign of God’s Care
Pavel and Lyuba sensed God calling them to the Ukrainian village of Uspenovka to start a church, but they didn’t know how He would provide for them and their six children, ages 3 to 16. When they started getting a monthly food parcel from CAM, they knew it was God taking care of them. The… Read more
Recipient from Years Ago Returns to Say Thank You
Adopt-A-Family was Christian Aid Ministries’ first program. It had its beginning in communist Romania when Christian workers secretly traveled throughout the country and gathered contact information of desperately poor Christian families. CAM, then called Christian Aid for Romania, sent parcels of food and other items to these families. Years later, children of recipients are still… Read more
Food Parcels Bless Hardworking Family of 14
Vasile in Ukraine is a hardworking man, trying to fulfill his God-given calling to provide for his family. But the money he makes in construction work doesn’t stretch around to meet all the family’s needs. Besides feeding 14 children, there is clothing to buy, school expenses to cover, and a house to heat during Ukraine’s… Read more
