A New Year of Ministry

Another year of ministry has begun here at Heart to Heart! The focus for the last month at the transition house has largely been on finishing one of the upstairs rooms. Nicu and the boys have cleaned, patched the walls, insulated the ceiling, and put in a water barrier. Their next step will be to install planks and drywall on the ceiling.

The boys have also been working outside some when the weather is nice. We haven't had much snow this year so they have been able to do quite a bit. Iuli and Andrei helped to cut some trees. Another day, Andrei helped Nicu move some sand to the side of the house to make a clearer walkway while Iuli was at high school completing some of his coursework for graduation.

In addition to working on things here in Nenciulești, on the weekends we go up to the Bucharest area to work with the kids at the Periș orphanage. Our youth group lessons last month focused on the kinds of media we consume and how these affect our thoughts and actions.

Another small project that we were able to accomplish was to hand out Christmas gifts to some of the kids in need in the village. It was nice to be able to help out a few more families in need this holiday season.

This last month we also continued to serve with our church, AlfaOmega, by leading the children's Sunday School class. We have a wide range of kids of all ages which makes planning a bit interesting but the kids enjoy our time together and so do we!

Finally, on a more personal note, Oliver turned 10 months and has started pulling up to standing on his own! He is definitely keeping us on our toes!

In February we already have several things planned even though the month is short! The boys will continue to work on the upstairs room and we will continue with youth group at Periș. We are also expecting our first team since the beginning of the pandemic two years ago! Ironically, the group coming this year was also a part of the very last team we had in 2020 before things began to shut down due to COVID. Hopefully they will have a better ending to their trip than last time!

How You Can Support Us

Here are our current prayer requests and praises: We are thankful that we can continue to see the kids despite rising COVID numbers throughout the country. We are grateful that the boys are getting a lot done and learning a lot through the home renovations they have been doing! Prayers are needed as we try and work out a schooling schedule for Iuli. Pray for direction for our ministry as more kids are leaving the orphanage Please pray for our kids as they adjust to changes at the orphanage. We are still looking for financial supporters. We have just enough to cover the bare basics but not enough to save up for travel. We are planning on going to the States in March and will have to pay for Nicu's ticket. Please pray that we will find the funds to cover this expense (approximately $1200). In addition to our own financial support we continue to need supporters for the transition program. We know of several kids who will be aging out soon and would love to offer them the chance to come into the program if they would like. If you would like to partner with us financially through Heart to Heart International please use the button below. If you choose to support us financially be sure and indicate in the memo section that you would like the funds to go to Nicu and Melissa Perghel or the Transition Program. You can check out our Facebook group to receive updates on the program and how God is using us here in Romania.

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