This is a blog by Chelsea Cordell
(and Wes Webb, left)
In an environment where 50% of the population has already immigrated out of the country, and he himself has lost 70% of his church to immigration, he still carries a torch of hope for his nation.
He and his family run several social programs in his village of Cornesti in the countryside of Moldova.
They have tutoring and after school programs, children’s Bible programs, a church, sewing programs to support the orphan shelter, as well as a farm which is getting started and meant to support the orphan shelter.
They feed the local children whose parents are absent because of work or can’t afford to feed them.
They take care of 15 orphans: feed, clothe, shelter, educate, etc. so that they don’t end up drinking alcohol, doing drugs, or worse, being trafficked.
And that’s a real problem.
In this same sleepy Moldovan town where kids play in the streets and there is a biweekly market, there is danger of human trafficking.
Here are some facts that I didn’t know before arriving here:
1. Moldova is the #1 country in Europe for trafficking and
2. It is also one of the world’s poorest nations
“Funny” how those two things coincide.
Moldovan is comparable to Swaziland’s poverty level, yet it exists in Europe where there are no breaks in weather or the costs of living.
It is a picture without hope — desperation leads people into terrible industries or immigration. The spirits of comparison, failure, and hopelessness rest heavy here. I’ve felt it myself.
But here’s the issue.
It’s starting to wear on Vitale and his family — and the money is running out quickly. It costs $2,000.00 USD to keep the orphan shelter running.
Sponsorship, due to unyielding and unavoidable circumstances, has been cut off. Integrity has been tested and found true in this dedicated servant of the Moldovan people, but the cost has been high.
Vitale isn’t able to pay for his ministry on his own. It is his dearest dream to become self-sustaining through raising chickens and muskrats and selling them. But he isn’t self-sustaining yet. With the withdrawal of the financial support he’s had thus far, he is unable to afford to keep up the ministry.
But there is still hope.
And here comes the good part.
YOU and I can help.
He is in desperate need of our support.
He is praying for our help.
He is waiting on God’s answer and provision with all the patience of an anxious father because these orphans will be kicked out of the house if funds don’t come in. And they are at the highest risk of being trafficked as they have no homes to go to if they have to be kicked out in the streets of Moldova.
Every hour in Moldova, 4 people die, 5 immigrate & 6 people immigrate. That’s not even counting the many who are drawn into being trafficked, some drugged, some tricked, some “willingly” go because of desperation and lack of education and employment opportunities.
This is a place where might always wins, right only rarely does, and Vitale stands in the gap fighting for the least of these.
Please help him fight.
If you are interested in donating, the best way is to email Vitale directly and he can give you more information at [email protected]. You can also see more information about his ministries at the following blog site: www.sinai30.blogspot.com
So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.
