Country Profile: Moldova
English / Româna
With a population of 4.5 million, Moldova is the smallest and most densely populated of the former Soviet countries. It is also considered one of the poorest nations in Europe, with an annual income of about $880 USD. It is home to a mixture of peoples - Moldovans, Russians, Ukrainians, Bulgarians, and a Turkic people group, the Gagauz. The Moldovan people are mostly Orthodox. Although few attend church and many have never heard the Gospel, the Moldovans are considered spiritually open. Evangelical churches are growing despite occasional persecution and increasing poverty.
In 1998 OM started a team in Moldova which has now grown to a big team of about 40 people with ten different nationalities. More than half of the team members are locals.
Training
The OM Moldova team works alongside existing churches to help them be more active in sharing the love of God, discipleship and developing new fellowships. They help to raise awareness of missions in churches and encourage Moldovan Christians to be more involved in local and world missions. This is done partly through discipleship and missions training programmes, like “Challenge Into Missions”, a ten-week programme which is held twice a year, involving both theoretical training and practical outreaches in Moldovan towns and villages.
Another programme called “DELTA” is aimed especially at young Moldovan believers who think about leaving their country in search for a better life abroad – a problem very common in Moldova which also affects the church. Through a year of serving in Moldovan churches they can grow in dedication to serving God wherever they will go, and hopefully many will develop a vision for mission in their home country.
Many nationals have been serving on the OM team in Moldova, while several have gone into missions in South and Central Asia, Northern and Central Africa and the Middle East. Short-term teams have participated in the Love Silk Road campaign in Central Asia. Every summer, OM Moldova receives a significant number of international teams who spend two weeks reaching out to Moldovan villages through day camps for children, sports camps or building playgrounds.
Local ministry teams
The base team is located in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova. There are also two local Ministry Teams. One team is based in Paicu, a small village in the south of Moldova. This team started developing a new fellowship some years ago, and also faciliates feeding programmes and other much-needed ministries to children and the elderly. In 2009 they started to reach out to five other villages in the area.
The second team is based in the north of Moldova, and works in the small town of Rezina and surrounding villages, which is one of the least evangelised areas of the country. They support the local churches in reaching out to their communities through outreach programmes, relief projects for children and elderly, or youth programmes such as Sports Ministry and English lessons.
Sports
Sports Ministry has become an important aspect of OM Moldova's ministry with 15 soccer teams trained by Christian coaches throughout the country. OM Moldova provides training for the coaches and organises tournaments and summer camps.
Literature
OM Moldova is helping to make good Christian literature available in the national languages, Romanian and Russian, by importing books and selling them at reduced prices, especially in rural areas where people usually have no access to literature.
Relief and Development
Moldova has a very high rate of unemployment, especially in the villages. This is the result of 70 years of oppression as a member of the former Soviet Union when private enterprise was forbidden. Nowadays, many people try to find work in other countries, leaving their children in the care of grandparents or neighbours at home. OM Moldova wants to help develop an infrastructure in Moldova to enable micro-businesses and job creation. An intensive business course is hosted regularly, and of the business plans submitted by the end of the training, some are selected to receive credit from OM Moldova. OM also has several Day Centres throughout the country where extremely poor children can receive a hot meal and help with their homework after school. Various Elderly Projects also provide hot meals or monthly food parcels for poor elderly.
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Cu o populatie de 4,5 milioane de oameni, Moldova este cea mai mica si cea mai dens populata tara a fostei Uniuni Sovietice. Este de asemenea considerata una dintre cele mai sarace natiuni ale Europei, cu un venit apoximativ de 880$ pe an. In Moldova traiesc popoare diferite: Moldoveni, Rusi, Ucrainieni si un popor Turc numit Gagauzi. Poporul moldovean este in general ortodox. Desi putini oameni merg la biserica si poate nu au auzit Evanghelia totusi ei sunt considerati un popor deschis din punct de vedere spiritual. Bisericile evanghelice cresc chiar daca au trecut si prin persecutie si sunt foarte sarace.
In 1998 OM a inceput o echipa in Moldova si aceasta a echipa a crescut acum pana la 40 de persoane avand zece nationalitati diferite. Mai mult de jumatate din membrii echipei sunt din Moldova.
Instruire
OM Moldova lucreaza impreuna cu bisericile deja existente provocandu-le sa fie mai active in evanghelizare si ucenicizare. OM incearca sa faca cunocute nevoile care exista la nivel mondial si provoaca crestinii din Moldova sa fie mai implicati in misiune mondiala si locala. Aceasta se face prin mai multe metode, una dintre ele este ‘’Provocare la Misiune’’ un program de zece saptamani care are loc de doua ori pe an, acest program are o parte teoretica si una practica care este realizata prin evanghelizari care au loc in satele si orasele din Moldova.
Alt program de instruire se numeste ‘’DELTA’’si are scopul sa provoace tineri din Moldova sa nu plece peste hotare la munca dar sa ramana aici in tara si sa ofere un an in slijba lui Dumnezeu. Una dintre problemele cu care bisericile din Moldova se confrunta este tocmai faptul ca tinerii pleaca peste hotare in cautarea unei vieti mai bune. Slujind un an in Moldova acesti tineri cresc in dedicare in slujirea lui Dumnezeu si se doreste ca ei sa creasca in viziune pentru misiune mondiala.
Multi oameni din tara au slujit cu OM in Moldova iar cativa au slujit in Asia Centrala si de Sud, Africa Centrala si De Nord, si Orientul Mijlociu. Echipe pe termen scurt au participat la Campania Love Silk Road in Asia Centrala. In fiecare vara OM primeste un numar semnificant de echipe internationale care petrec aici doua saptamani slujind in satele moldovenesti prin tabere de zi cu copiii, tabere de sport sau construirea locurilor de joaca pentru copii.
Echipe locale
Baza OM se gaseste in Chisinau, capitala Moldovei. Mai exista de asemenea doua echipe locale. O echipa este bazata in Paicu, un sat mic din Sudul Moldovei. Cu cativa ani in urma echipa aceasta a inceput plantarea unei biserici in sat si de asemenea are un program de hranire a batranilor si lucrare cu copiii. In 2009 au inceput sa lucreze in cinci alte sate in aceasta zona. A doua echipa se afla in Nordul Moldovei si lucreaza in orasul Rezina si in satele din jurul orasului, aceasta regiune este una dintre zonele cel mai putin evanghelizate. Echipa slujeste biserica locala in lucrarea de evanghelizare, proiecte de ajutor, lucrarea cu batranii sau cu copiii prin lectii de engleza, cluburi biblice sau sport.
Lucrarea prin Sport
In acest moment, Lucrarea prin Sport a devenit un aspect important al lucrarii OM Moldova, avand 15 echipe de fotbal care sunt antrenate de antrenori crestini. OM ofera instruire pentru acesti antrenori si organizeaza campionate si tabere.
Literatura
OM Moldova ajuta la raspandirea literaturii bune in limbile Rrusa si romana. OM importa carti si le vinde la un prêt mai mic mai ales in zonele rurale unde oamenii nu au acces la literatura.
Ajutor si Dezvoltare
Moldova are o rata foarte ridicata a somajului mai ales in sate. Aceasta este rezultatul a 70 de ani de asuprire ca fiind parte din fosta Uniune Sovietica unde afacerile private erau interzise. In ziua de azi multi oameni incearca sa gaseasca de lucru peste hotare lasandu-si copiii in grija bunicilor sau a vecinilor. OM Moldova doreste sa dezvolte o infrastructura in Moldova care sa ajute afacerile mici si sa creeze locuri de munca. Cursuri de afaceri mici sunt tinute in mod regulat si cursantii care au scris un plan de afaceri bun primesc credite pentru a incepe o afacere mica. OM are de asemenea cateva Centre de zi unde copiii saraci primesc o masa calda si sunt ajutati cu temele pe acasa. Lucrarea cu batranii ofera de asemenea mancare calda sau pachete pentru batranii saraci.
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