Story told by Byron and Jan about sharing the Gospel and helping the elderly in Chisinau, Moldova. The challenges elderly face are enormous and the Lord has given Kishinev Bible Church an opportunity to partner in outreach to them with friends from Fannin Terrace Baptist Church, Midland, TX.
The goal of KBC Elderly Ministry is to fulfill three main needs:
1. Spiritual needs - whether verbally or through actions, always display Christ. We are the representation of the Body of Christ, so the way we act and treat our elderly will be the way they see God’s love for them. 2. Personal/physical needs - spending time with our elderly and keeping them company is very important, sometimes all an elderly person wants to do is have someone with them, someone who will give their time. Going shopping for them, cleaning, cooking, any help around their home. 3. Mental needs: - elderly go through significant changes and it's important to keep a healthy mind. This may include sharing activities that they may enjoy such as puzzles, cards, etc. Zina lives by herself, she used to go to church but it’s now too difficult to walk so she tries to go on her birthday. She is 94. When USSR took over Moldova Zina, along with over 200,000 others was sent to Siberia and worked in a concentration camp for 6 yrs where her family died. When all these people were loaded in cargo train carts it took over a month to get to Siberia. Many died on the way. A day after Stalin died she along with many others was told she can leave for Moldova. When she returned, she built a house and communist government took it away shortly. On a second occasion, she was asleep in her 2nd rebuilt home and government came and once again, took it from her. She lost her home 3 times. She is a widow. Everyone who loved her has left her. She is visited regularly by Liuba from seminary. A wonderful opportunity to share the love of Christ and be a blessing by sharing food. KBC youth ministry along side KBC Elderly ministry visited numerous families. For more stores from KBC Elderly Ministry visit: http://www.kbc-elderlyministry.com 72% of Moldovans live below poverty level. 99% of elderly are within this 72%.
The average elderly person lives on under $1.85 per day. Unfortunately, the story of Katya is not uncommon. A team of KBC Ministries workers along with our partners is working and praying that more stories like Katya would end in a happy end "in Christ". More on this ministry outreach can be found at KBC Elderly Ministry. On this video Judy Phipps of FBC Belton is sharing the story of Katya. |
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