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May 21, 2009

Why there is suffering in the world?

The question of suffering in the world has no boundaries.

It crossed the boundaries of time. From generation to generation, as people die of sickness, violence and starvation, the question is passed on like a hurting baton. The cry is all the same, “Will it ever end?”

In the sincere soul searching pursuit, individuals, families, communities and nations rose to the challenge to come up with at least their best effort to lessen the hurt.

At times there is a call for a new project. The question is where we do start?

In the community God called me to serve, I take time to go and speak with the people on the streets. In a non-invasive way, I want to gain their trust just enough so they will open to me to tell their stories.

As A Christian I feel God called me to reach out to those within walking distance from where I am. Across the street, there is a child that needs a word of encouragement, help with homework and maybe some guidance to discern between the thousands of voices that are battling for his and her mind.
We can all be very pleased with reaching out in our neighborhood and when we do that it feels good. Making a positive impact is rewarding in the life of those around us as well as the people we touch.

Not only that the issue of pain does not have time boundaries, but it is also crossing geographical boundaries.

For the last 18 years, I have been privileged to lead mission trips to Romania. In the mission work we did all these years, we touched thousands of lives. After all this time, you will think that we made progress, but when we see the overwhelming needs around us, we recognize that it looks more like we just started. We are grateful for the work done and we would like to continue it!

This year we will go back in July. We will be among the poorest of the poor. We will be working with children as well as their families and the community they belong. As we do our work, we need your prayers as well as financial support. We plan to have over 500 children in our program. As we spend time with them we would like to be able to teach them, play with them, clothe them and feed them. For all that we need your help.
Will you partner with us in our effort?

Sincerely, Rev. Paul Muresan