Jericho Road Program
This program ministers largely in needy Gypsy communities of Suceava, Romania. It supports five remedial schools for street children and others who struggle in the public school system. Staff members also hold marriage seminars and home Bible studies, oversee agricultural projects, distribute food to the elderly, and help translate Christian literature into the Romanian language.
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