Disastrously heavy rains in south-western Moldova cause flooding and devastation for many rural families.

In recent weeks 3,000 people have been evacuated as the Prut River burst its banks after days of heavy rain. In one week alone, over 60 communities across 14 districts were flooded.

The worst affected district is Hincesti, where three villages are currently under water. Over 2,000 people from Nemteni, Cotul Morii and Obileni villages have now been evacuated from their flooded homes, including 417 children. All are now sheltering in local sports halls, kindergartens and schools in neighbouring villages. Reports also state the loss of one life, and one person who has disappeared.

According to local authorities, the flooding has damaged almost 2,000 hectares of farmland and orchards. Villages in the southern area of Moldova are still at risk. Crops, animals, poultry and whole livelihoods are lost – causing devastation for many families.

What MWB is doing
Teams from MWB Moldova have visited villagers to bring emergency aid. They have delivered mattresses, clothes, shoes, blankets and food. In spite of the shock of losing everything, the flood-victims were grateful for such basic goods. In addition, MWB-Moldova staff are voluntarily donating a day’s salary to support the flooded families, while the Moldovan Government has promised to build for the disaster victims 400 new homes before winter. It is a huge task.

What you can do

• Pray for the flood victims – for emergency aid to reach them and for their re-settlement.
• Pray for the Moldovan Government – for God to enable them to handle the disaster situation effectively.
• Donate – your cash donation is the best way to get help to victims of the Moldovan floods - contact your local MWB Office to help

During October month, MWB’s MD Christian Input(CI) staff organized two 5 Days Clubs for the children in Calaras Home and in a special home for deaf children in Hirbovet.  In both Homes, the children and the teachers enjoyed attending the 5 Days Clubs very much.  While the CI staff presented the lessons, the children sang with great pleasure and befriended the 5 Days Club team.  The kids also listened to spiritual-educational stories which were presented through dramas and puppetry.  The Christian Input staff taught the lessons’ message in very simple words in order to be comprehensible to the children.
The goal of the 5 Days Clubs is to strengthen the relationships between the children, the Home Administration and 5 Days Club team.  Through these relationships of collaboration and friendship, the CI staff was able to teach the children the spiritual, emotional and educational principles for good behavior in society.  Every day, the 180 children, together with their educators and teachers attended and participated in the 5 Days Clubs’ activities.  The lessons covered the following topics:

• Never Give Up – David and Goliath
• People’s Submission to God – Daniel in the Lions’ Den
• Obedience to Parents, Teachers and God – Jonah
• Humbleness and Choosing Friends – Samson
• People’s Salvation and Love for Neighbors – Cain and Abel.

The following goals were set while choosing the themes:

• to enhance child’s self-esteem
• to present the Almighty and Loving God to children and teachers
• to promote respect, patience and love towards their neighbors in the children

The themes that were taught were very relevant and interesting because the children and teachers were very receptive, responded to questions and participated in the discussions.  Also the children, in their turn, displayed great interest in the 5 Days Clubs’ activities by asking questions, being active and eagerly waiting for further information.  On the last day of the 5 Day Club, the children were happy to receive Christian literature, biscuits and juice.
The seed was sown in the children’s hearts.  We leave them in God’s hands. May God bless them and help them to know His love towards them.

The distribution of Operation Christmas Love parcels is underway.  We have received three videos showing the work so far - one from Ukraine, Romania and Moldova.

This year we are aiming to distribute 30,000 parcels to some of the neediest people in Eastern Europe.  Each parcel is packed full of basic food supplies and some Christmas treats.  They are a real lifeline for many and bring hope to all that receive them.

Click here to watch the distribution in action - and please contact us if you would like to contribute towards Operation Christmas Love

Many have died and over 20,000 thousand have been made homeless by devastating floods across Eastern Europe. 

Hundreds of towns and villages have been flooded as a result of 5 days of constant heavy rain.    People’s homes have been swept away in the deluge in Ukraine, Romania and Moldova.   Many houses in rural areas are made out of little more than mud and straw and cannot withstand the torents of the last week.

16 people have died in Ukraine, five of which are children.   In Romania there have been 4 deaths reported.  Thousands of kilometers of road are unusable and thousands of wells were destroyed.   In Moldova, wells have also become contaminated by the flood waters and many are left without drinking water.

Next year will see a tragic shortage of food as many crops have been destroyed by the waters.

And of course, it’s the poorest that will suffer the most.

Mission Without Borders is already bringing relief to the most vulnerable and helping them to bring about a better future.