Charity Mission - New Hope

Charity Mission - New Hope is a small charity working in Moldova serving those with disabilities, serving the poor and sharing the gospel. One of their main activities is running a Day Care Centre for children with disabilities for whom there is minimal state provisions.

Petru and Antonina Chirica founded this work and are still involved in its leadership. Petru is a Baptist pastor and leads a church in a small village called Fagureni. Antonina is trained as a teacher and works in their Day Care Centre. They have 5 children: Doina, Catea, Daniel, Emanuela and Petru-Marius. Doina is now also heavily involved in the leadership of the charity.

Petru and Antonina were commissioned from their last church to start a new church in Fagureni. When they were starting the church they met a lot of opposition from the villagers and even received death threats because of what they were doing. Shortly before Petru-Marius was born they felt God was calling them to work with disabled children. Petru-Marius was born with Down's Syndrome but this only strengthened their resolve to start this work.

In 2006 CtK member Ian Hames met Petru and Antonina at a European Disability Conference. After that Ian visited them and set up a partnership whereby we can support them in their wonderful ministry with prayer and financial giving. Several members of the CtK congregation have also visited to help with their annual summer camp.

The Charity Mission brings the love of Jesus to their community by providing:
A day centre where disabled children play and learn together (there’s no schooling for children with additional needs in Moldova).
Massage and speech therapy.
A support group for parents to get together and encourage one another, helping to relieve the sense of hopelessness and isolation.
Humanitarian aid – distributing food, clothing, blankets, medicines and toiletries.
Summer Camps for disabled adults and children; friends from Christ the King support the children’s camp both financially and by volunteering to help.

Please pray for good health and clear vision and strategy as the Charity Mission team look to God to grow this life-changing ministry. Please pray for funds to give these children a better future.