I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do.
John 17:4
God, you have created work for us to do and we pray for the strength and faithfulness to do it well. May you use the work of our hands to repair this broken world and bring you glory. Please encourage all of the students at Mia’s Children this week as they study and learn, despite their difficult lives and increased physical needs.
Humility is the fear of the Lord;
its wages are riches and honor and life.
Proverbs 22:4
We ask our humble servant-Lord for humility in our own hearts and actions. Grant us the meekness to serve without needing applause or approval. Give all of the staff at Mia’s Children the faith to work tirelessly even when their service feels under-appreciated or unnoticed. Amen.
Did you know Mia’s Children accepts short-term missions teams and individuals who want to help?
With the new building, we are able to accept groups more formally to work with the students on a short-term basis.
Projects might include:
All projects would be under the direction of Mia and the Romanian staff. Because of logistical challenges like housing, size, translation, and funding, we can’t accept every group that wants to visit, but we are happy to work with you as we and the Romanian team are able.
Contact us for more information.
It is better to take refuge in the LORD
than to trust in princes.
Psalm 118:9
Living and all-powerful God, as the nations face war and disaster, we ask for your protection and provision. Make us into people who trust you above all other leaders and who desire your kingdom first.
The cords of death entangled me,
the anguish of the grave came over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
Then I called on the name of the LORD:
“LORD, save me!”
We pray for Mia, who has lost many close companions to death this year. As she celebrates her mother’s homecoming and continues to mourn the loss of Costel, we pray that you will draw her to yourself and that she will learn even more to call on your name.
(The following update from Bucharest tells the story of two new members from the “wolf group” of children – arrivals at the mission who Mia and the rest of the association have very courageously taken in. Please consider their plight in your prayers this week. They represent exactly why Mia’s Children exists.)
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In times of concerns and social, economical, moral crises when people are so much focused on their own drama, trying to find answers to so many questions, God is giving us grace, prosperity, meeting His promises for us: “Don’t be afraid, I am with you !”
And He is!
Romania is going crazy through all this: the school system, the medical care, the social policy and not only these, are not covering the real life and the results are a disaster. More kids are abandoning school, all types of viruses are going around, and there are no medicines, no money, no proper education in school–the society seems that it is asleep.
But in spite of this, the Lord is giving us a special vision to redeem, to rebuild, to refill the precious spirits and hearts of those who are brought into our work. That’s why we accepted two more children, coming from” the wolf group”, Bogdan and Emi. At the age of 8 they look like 4-year olds, mal-nutitioned. Wild an scary as they lived for months and months in a place where they imitated the way beasts are walking and speaking.
It’s incredible how children can survive with no love, no care in this moment in the society and how they can try to survive, having refuge among animals, who became a kind of family for them. The first days they were speaking in strange language, imitating the sounds of animals. And it required great courage for Costi and Oana to bring them inside the group, to clean out their lice, to try to calm them and cut their wild hair, and to give them the first bath….the words are too poor, sometimes ….
It is tremendous to see how hard it has been for them, and also for the group, to all of us to change their habits. The kids are trying to adjust their new life, including the new boys. We notice the great progress the two boys are making in one month: they started to love to play with other children, to speak, to listen and respect simple rules, to take baths, to stay dressed.
They still are rocking back and forth and sucking their thumbs, and they want to be taken in your arms as babies, emitting different sounds that have no meaning for us. They started to love to be hugged and touched, and looking at the rest of the group, they want to start to write. Emi drew his first tiny house and gave it to Mia, telling her how much he loves her. He also hangs on Oana’s feet, and we discovered that one of his legs is shorter than the other. Please pray for these children and us to continue to improve their lives.
All of this is possible because God loves each of us so much, because of each of you who are praying, giving, trusting, helping to design a vision for a better tomorrow. This can be a way for a better society, an answer for a safer world, where love and peace and understanding and supporting can take place and help human beings to live in harmony with God and each other, rebuilding the moral fiber of God’s creation.
Thank you for your faithfulness and dedication, for your supporting Mia’s Children!
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.
Psalm 111:10
God, please grant Mia wisdom this week as she leads the children and makes decisions. Give us all a love for the wisdom that comes from your word. Amen.
Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants.
Deuteronomy 32:2
God bless the teachers this week who are guiding our students. Please help them to encourage and not discourage, and bless their classrooms with justice and wisdom. We pray in particular for Mia’s Children, which tutors kids who are often discriminated against by their educators. Help the children to learn quickly and to grow in a greater understanding of the world through Mia’s Children’s efforts.
Please continue to pray for Mia. She has returned from Italy and is doing fine. The trip went safely and was informative, but now she will need further testing and possibly more medical attention later.
We’re sorry we can’t give more details but we want to wait until we know with more certainty what is afflicting her and what will need to be done.
In the meantime, we ask for your prayers in three ways:
Thank you for your support! If you would like to send a message to Mia or to Mia’s Children and want to make sure it gets to them, just leave a message in the comments and we’ll pass it along.
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
2 Corinthians 3:17
Lord we ask that you grant Mia your spirit this week, in a way that encourages and renews her. Empower her with strength, and show your might through her accomplishments. Amen.