Fifteen years ago, the authorities in Cluj Napoca found two babies abandoned in the railway station, Sebastian (2), and Larisa (4). These siblings were then placed in the Cluj Napoca orphanage where they grew up until they were School-age. At this point the two were separated and transferred to placement centres: Sebastian in Gilau and Larisa in Huedin.
When Larisa was in the second grade, she was adopted by a family from Denmark. Larisa and her adoptive parents visited Sebastian at the Placement Centre in Gilau before leaving. Sebastian remembers “Larisa hugged me and cried. Then, they left together but they didn’t take me with them, because I was sick”. This separation from his sister, and rejection by her new family, caused Sebastian much pain. This rejection, coupled with the original abandonment, had a profound affect on his life.
Sebastian spent many years in the Home in Gilau, before being moved to Huedin, a family-type home. At this point he enrolled in the Child Rescue International (CRI) Program, was soon sponsored by a Norweigan sponsor, and enrolled in MWB’s Bible Correspondence Course. Sebastian now attends all Christian Input activities and Emotional Support classes held by the Mission’s workers and volunteers in the Home. From this participation, Sebastian began attending church and made the decision to receive Jesus as his Lord and Saviour. On September 23, he was baptised at the Pentecostal Church in Huedin. This momentous occasion was shared with two of Sebastian’s best friends: Ciprian Dimbean and Sorin Lacatus. All three boys had grown-up together in the Huedin Placement Centre.
Ciprian was the first of the three to be Baptised. Ciprian prayed and continued to ask God that his friends from the Home would also find Christ, and God answered him in a wonderful way! So far, four of his friends have been baptised and are living their lives according to God’s will.
Mission Without Borders Romania is grateful to God for his faithfulness and answer to prayers. It is a privilege to be a part of this work!
We cannot do our work without prayer and the Lord’s help. We appreciate your support and would appreciate your prayers.

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