OCF members visit Romania’s Pro Vita Ministry

Source: The Orthodox Church in America

April 28, 2016

Fr. Robert [center] and 11 OCF students meet with Bishop Varlaam [right of center] while ministering at the Pro Vita orphanage in Valea Plopului, Romania. Fr. Robert [center] and 11 OCF students meet with Bishop Varlaam [right of center] while ministering at the Pro Vita orphanage in Valea Plopului, Romania.
    

Eleven American students belonging to Orthodox Christian Fellowships [OCF] around the US, led by Priest Robert Miclean, OCF and Annapolis College Ministry Chaplain and Pastor of Holy Archangels Mission, traveled to Romania in early March to minister to orphans and families at the Pro Vita Ministry in Valea Popului.

“Pro Vita began offering a safe place to give birth as an alternative to abortion to women in cricis pregnancies,” said Father Robert. “The ministry has grown to house over 400 orphans and abandoned children in addition to abused women and their children and the dispossessed aged.”

The mission trip was one of several OCF “Real Break” ministries providing an alternative to “Spring Break.”

In recognition of OCF’s Pro Vita efforts and Father Robert’s five years of leading similar groups, His Beatitude, Patriarch Daniel of Romania sent his blessing and greetings to the team through His Grace, Bishop Varlaam, with whom participants had the opportunity to discuss a variety of topics including the situation of the Church in Romania during communist times and today. On behalf of Patriarch Daniel, Bishop Varlaam presented books to each OCF member.

“The trip was a life-changing experience for many of the students as they learned to come outside themselves to love and serve in Christ’s name,” Father Robert added.

The Orthodox Church in America

5/4/2016

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Danson onganga7/21/2020 9:30 pm
Dear servant of the Lord I pray that this letter will find you and your ministry team in faith.We are always happy and excited indeed to know you and the good work you are doing for the sake of advancing the kingdom of the Lord. Therefore we are happy and impressed to know your ministry and your great teachings you provide at your saints for effective and Christianity faith based. We are a small church that is interesting on spreading the truth from the Bible , as it's written in Matthew 28:1_9 and Acts 16:19_10. Us a small church we recognize the Lord Has called us to minister the need kinds( homeless and poor) I use my little resources and church offerings to have food, clothes and school fees for these lovely kinds. Please your honor and love pray for for us, support this lovely kinds in prayers as often as you are able and whenever the Holy spirit prompt you directly in your heart. It's my great desire and prayers to affiliate with your ministry. May you please your honor and love to plan a trip to Kenya and fellowship with us during our church conference.please remember us and the need kinds in your prayers, us we continue reaching people with the truth of God's word. The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance on you, and give you Peace. Warm regards, Yours faithfully, Pastor Danson.
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