Romanian Orphan Ministries' Blog

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Archive for January, 2010

Life in Romania

My life does not really fit into any type of a normal mold. I am the President of a non-profit organization but at the same time I am a missionary to orphans in Romania. I am a husband but my wife and I live in a house full of orphan girls. I am American but [...]

31 January 2010 at 11:47 - Comments

ROM Prayer Day – January

  Dear ROM Prayer Day Supporters,  A question we hear frequently is, “what can I do to help?” This month we’d like to answer that question for you! Volunteers are always extremely important to a non-profit. Most non-profits struggle financially and volunteers provide invaluable help.  So how can you help? You can volunteer! Here are [...]

27 January 2010 at 07:48 - Comments

Sinful Orphans?

I’m sorry, but I just can’t find it. I’ve looked, I really have. Maybe you can help me.  Where in the Bible does it say that I am exempt from my sinful actions because of negative things that happened to me when I was growing up? Where does it say that because my parents were [...]

26 January 2010 at 05:36 - Comments

Science, Orphans, and God

Teaching orphan girls science can be fun…and enlightening! Having gone through four brief lessons on physics we turned our attention to chemistry before moving on to astronomy, biology, and earth sciences.  In chemistry we learned that, in an atom, electrons revolve around a nucleus made up of protons and neutrons. We also learned that the [...]

25 January 2010 at 06:58 - Comments

Unity – Part 8

So somebody has sinned against you. Welcome to the club! We talk a lot about forgiveness in Christian circles because we have been forgiven by our heavenly Father. But really, do I have to forgive every sin against me? Some sins are just too horrible to forgive, right?  Sorry. Bad news. “If your brother sins [...]

24 January 2010 at 09:24 - Comments

A Non-Success Story

Can one be poor and spoiled at the same time? I think so. I’ve seen it in my own country and in Romania.  Can you help someone who doesn’t want your help? I don’t think so. In the best case scenario you can try and help them to want your help.  Both of these last [...]

19 January 2010 at 08:58 - Comments

Success Stories – Part 2

Luci is a friend of mine. Luci was abandoned by his parents. He was raised in a hell-hole (a.k.a. an orphanage). No one guided him. No one taught him. No one loved him.  Luci & Geta at their wedding with ROM President Corey Burba and his wife Diana. Today Luci is married to Geta, who [...]

18 January 2010 at 06:23 - Comments

Unity – Part 7

Has someone ever sinned against you? That is pretty much a rhetorical question because I already know the answer. We live in a sinful world and we are all sinners. I have sinned and been sinned against many times.  So what did Jesus teach us that we should do when we are sinned against? In [...]

17 January 2010 at 11:37 - Comments

Unity – Part 6

So what did Jesus have to say about the subject of unity and conflict? Two passages stand out.  One passage is applicable when you have sinned against your brother. The other is applicable when he has sinned against you. First let’s deal with what Jesus had to say when we have sinned against our brother. [...]

13 January 2010 at 07:34 - Comments

Success Stories – Part 1

Someone has said, “if you aim for nothing, you’ll hit it every time”. God has shown us clearly over many years of ministry what we are to be aiming for here at Romanian Orphan Ministries.  God’s task for us is to work with teenage/young adult orphans who have grown up institutionalized in Romania. We are [...]

12 January 2010 at 09:20 - Comments