Helping the Poor

We continue to reach out to the needy in our area. There are lots of people that are in need of the simple neccessities to live a halfway normal life. We help where we can and try to encourage these   folks the importance of having a job and providing for their families. 

Helping children

Many children can not go to school as they have no clothes, shoes or money to pay for their education. We try to help keep children in school.  

Our goal - working toward being self supporting

The first phase of a small bakery for Casa Shalom

Many things have changed in Romania since the revolution in Dec. 1989. The situation of the state orphanages are changing and many are being closed down. There are fewer private orphanages and many children are going to live in foster homes.

I remember when it was difficult to buy simple things in Romania. Now a person can buy just about anything at all in the modern stores and shopping centers. Life has changed considerably. That doesn't mean that people don't need our help. Many people find it hard to survive on the salaries they receive here in Romania. 

Romania just joined the European Union in Jan. 2007. Many countries are now investing in  buying real estate and building big companies here. The value of the Romanian currency is growing and this is good for Romania but not for those of us that live from other western currencies. This means the cost of running a children's home is increasing monthly. To offset our cost of living we want to generate some funding right here in Romania. We can do this through baking bread or cakes or having a catering service. 

Right now we are working on this building which we want to finish it in 2008. It will be used as a training center for our teenagers and a place where food can be prepared to sell to generate funds for Casa Shalom projects and for running the children's home in the future.