College for Orphans (Romania)

We have noticed that when most people think about orphans they usually think about a baby or a young child. In many cases, orphan children are much older than how we picture them. Then, when they grow up and become orphan adults we tend not to think much about them anymore.

The future of an orphan child in Romania is very bleak. Without a family to support them there are not many possibilities of obtaining a good career when they grow up. Many orphan adults end up working in the fields or in another low paying job.

Unfortunately, some orphan adults turn to a life of begging on the streets or to a life of crime. Some end up in jail or they become substance abusers. Some of the girls get pregnant at a young age. We have seen them put their own children in orphanages like they were when they were young...the cycle continues! Our 'College for Orphans' fund is designed to break that cycle!

We desire to see all of the children from the Sanctuary Orphanage have a hope that they can be all that God has created them to be. Romania has a very good educational system. There are several colleges within a one-hour commute from the Sanctuary Orphanage. It costs approximately $1,000 a year for tuition to go to these colleges. Anyone may attend if they have good grades.

Right now, the oldest children at the Sanctuary Orphanage are finishing their last years of high school. Our 'Outings for Orphans' fund is prepared to offer them full scholarships to attend the college of their choice once they finish high school. Our fund will also pay the full tuition for any child who would rather go to technical school instead of college.

Many people are not expecting that an orphan child will do much with his or her life. We believe God has called us to show His love in the most practical of ways. We believe enabling orphan children to go to college is one way to help them explore all of the possibilities of what God created them to do. It is wonderful to see these lives that were once thrown away now restored by the love of Jesus Christ. It will be wonderful to see what they will do with their lives with an advanced education. We are expecting to attend many graduations in the coming years. We will rejoice in God's goodness.