Behind the Scenes...

There are several people who serve with Livada who you don't often see posted here in the blog or possibly even when you come to visit. Their roles are critical to what we do and much of it is not the "fun" part. Two of these ladies we want to share with you today...


Cristina is our Executive Director in Romania. She is dedicated to the care and growth of our children and spends much of her time problem solving, keeping all of our licensing and accreditation up to date, counseling kids, training and working alongside our staff and so much more! She is a blessing to this ministry with her strength of character, motivation to continue to improve all that we do and love for the children and staff of Livada. Please pray for Cristina as she makes decisions daily that effect the lives of the children in our care, as she balances a non-stop job and her family and as she leads the team in Romania forward as God leads this ministry through her!

Another person that you may not see often, but whose work is very important to this ministry is Maria. She is our social worker and spends many hours out in the "field" seeing the conditions that our children would be living in with their "natural families." She often helps to search out family connections. Takes the children to visit their families when the arrangements can be made and they can be found. She also keeps up with the cases of all our children as they relate to the courts and CPS. It is a job that not many could handle and we are so thankful for Maria and her heart to fight for these kids.



Maria and others on our staff are also the face and loving hands of Livada as we reach out to those in need with humanitarian aide and other assistance. Maria is called to the office gate many times a day to talk with state orphan graduates who are now struggling to make it. She helps them with material assistance but also with help to get paperwork done so that they can get jobs or in finding them a place to stay.

Elena, the director of Casa Ana & Nadia, and her husband continue to reach out to Sorin and his family to give him the support he needs so that he will not abandon his children and so that they will be able to attend school.


Again, it is often in what happens behind the scenes as so many of our staff reach out to those in need in our community as well as those we "officially" serve through our residential and follow up ministries that hope begins to take root in the lives of so many. Please pray that God will continue to work through Livada to impact the lives of those around us in Mures County, Romania.