Saturday, November 15, 2008

Giving Back...

As most of you know by now, “livada” is the Romanian word for orchard. It is the mission of Livada Orphan Care to nurture Romanian orphans so that their lives will one day bear fruit that will last.

We wanted to take a moment to praise the Lord and share with all of you as we have seen this happen in the life one teenager this year. Istvan Kalanyos is a 19 year-old boy who has grown up in Ludus. He came to know Christ as his personal Savior this summer, and he has faithfully been attending church ever since.



The change in his life has been incredible to watch, and God has become so evident in Him. Not only has Istvan’s life, attitude, personality, and heart changed, but his life is also bearing fruit that will last. Istvan asked if he could start volunteering with us, and he helps about 5 days a week. He comes to almost every club that we do all over Mures County.


He truly has a servant’s heart and has a connection with the kids that the rest of us never will. He grew up with many of them. He knows their hurts, their fears, and their pain. The kids have responded so well to him, and we have been so blessed to watch the change in his life and his desire to impact others around him.

Praise God with us as He has changed another heart and that we are seeing a life that was so broken begin to bear fruit that will last for eternity.

1 comment:

Steve! said...

Praise God for this sucess!!! Please have more posts like this. We adopted our daughter from Piatra Neamt in 1999 so are very interested in your ministry.