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"Half of my heart is still in Romania:" CTL Intern Mia Penrose reflects on her time in Bucharest
Mia Penrose served with CTL Romania in Bucharest for 10 months through CTL's internship program. She loved her time there, and reflects on the impression that her experience left on her heart and in her life. Looking back at my time in Romania, I am in such awe of the ways the Lord worked. My time and experience in Romania were far beyond anything I could have even imagined or expected. All I knew before going was that was where the Lord was calling me. I didn’t know why, wha
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Oct 284 min read
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Seeds of Faith: Stories of God’s transforming work at CTL Romania’s Summer Camp
Children to Love Romania hosts an annual summer camp for children involved in the ministry, bringing together about 50 youth from the...
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Aug 212 min read
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Serving in the Shadows of War • Ukraine Team Member Testimonial
"My name is Lora Kendrick, and I just returned from a phenomenal mission trip with Children to Love in Ukraine. I was privileged to...
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Jul 304 min read
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"A glimpse of Heaven" - Thailand Team Member Testimonial
Hailey Hagerty, a student at Corban University, traveled to Thailand with a team of fellow students in May. She shared the ways God met...
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Jul 233 min read
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"FFC helped me realize that God is always there and loves us."
Maxim was one of the first children to come to Future for Children in Ukraine when he began attending in 2016. For nearly a decade now, Maxim and his sister have been coming to the program at FFC nearly every day.Â
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Jun 183 min read
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Dolica's Journey to Hope • Uganda
Dolica's journey began in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, which neighbors Uganda to the West. Dolica’s mother, Beya, lived...
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Apr 152 min read
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Intern Update from the Ministry Field
Mia Penrose, Children to Love Romania Intern 🛬 Arrival & First Impressions About three months ago, I moved to Bucharest, Romania to...
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Mar 194 min read
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An India Love Story 🩷
God is in the business of bringing people together! We are celebrating this fact as the recent wedding celebrated at the children's home...
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Feb 182 min read
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Spreading Christmas Cheer in Ukraine
CTL's partner in Ukraine sends frequent updates as they prayerfully and faithfully continue ministry in the midst of a war. Seeing the...
Future for Children, Ukraine
Dec 27, 20243 min read
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I Saw The Bible Come Alive In Romania
Scott Rossi’s Testimony CTL Romania Team Member and CTL Board Member I went into this mission trip to CTL Romania with the mindset of...
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Dec 10, 20244 min read
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"I learned that I am not just the kid who stutters."
I'm Prabhudeva Akuri and I am from India. It's been 20 years since my father left us due to pressure from financial debts and he has...
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Oct 28, 20243 min read
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A nurse's perspective serving at Mercy Medical Clinic in Uganda
My name is Dena Mojo and I went on a short-term mission trip to Uganda with Children to Love. We visited Mercy Childcare Ministry, which...
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Sep 16, 20243 min read
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I’ve worked for CTL for 3 months-- here’s what God has taught me
There are some things in life that happen in such a coincidental way that it could only have been God’s doing. My job at Children to Love...
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Jul 23, 20243 min read
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A Girl With A Dream In Her Heart
Gabi was born and raised in Romania in an unbelieving family that struggled financially, and at the age of six, her family connected...
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Jul 12, 20242 min read
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Wise and discerning, gifted of God
Yesterday was a good day! By the grace of God, the day dawned, and He blessed me to engage with other followers of Jesus Christ at...
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Oct 24, 20232 min read
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I just returned from Ukraine 🇺🇦
My husband and I just returned from Ukraine. We spent a week visiting our CTL ministry partner Future for Children, spending time with...
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Sep 21, 20232 min read
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Conflict at the Thai-Myanmar Border
Last September while on a trip to Mae Sot, Thailand, I met an interesting family that had recently been displaced from Myanmar due to the...
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Apr 12, 20233 min read
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Children to Love Celebrates 30 Years!
Written by David Inlow David is a long-time Children to Love volunteer and supporter, and he has traveled overseas countless times to...
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Mar 30, 20232 min read
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Our fourth annual Gift of Giving
Jeremiah (top right) is a boy with special needs who lives at Mercy Childcare Ministry's Mercy Village in Uganda and was able to...
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Feb 9, 20232 min read
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Greeted With Warmth And Love
I came back from Thailand with my heart filled with love and concern for the people I met. One of the most impactful experiences for me...
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Oct 13, 20222 min read
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