ProAct Traders Believes In Giving Back
Many of us at at ProAct Traders have been active in overseas mission work for over 15 years. During that time we have helped 7 orphanages, bought land and built a summer camp for orphans and gypsies and given business conferences in the University system in Bucharest, Romania to help Campus Crusade for Christ.
We support the following organizations on an ongoing basis. If you would like more information how you too can get involved please contact us. We travel to Romania about twice a year. You might even want to come with us.
Here is info from our trip in October, 2009
These are part of the Tanners Mission in Rural Romania. They rescue the worst of the worst from state run hospitals and take them home, feed them, educate them (to the best of their abilities) and give them a life undreamed of before. These are the children with Cerebral Palsy, and major mental and physical handicaps that are simply warehoused until they die. They are neglected, in poor health and most were never even held while they were babies. Unless rescued, the girls end up with a worst fate (as you can imagine).
Casa Elisabeta girls (just one house) shown below.
Please click on the the video below of Anca and Petrica. It is so dramatic for us because we were the first in Romania to be able to mainstream disabled children into public school. Anca and Petrica have always been accepted from day one by their classmates but this year they danced a solo for the whole school and the applause says it all, for two children that could not walk or speak when we found them, they certainly have come a long, long way from that orphanage. Only through God!
I apologize for the poor quality of the video, I was crying through the whole thing.
http://www.youtube.com/user/tannermissions
Visit the Tanner's website by clicking on the picture
Vio and Estera Grigore have been serving children ages 2-20 for 15 years. During the school year they travel 1000's of kilometers teaching in the rural kindergartens and doing "GOOD NEWS BIBLE STUDIES" for children in the small villages that make up the the area of Transylvania (yes, Dracula's old stomping grounds). We purchased some land for them several years ago and built a Christian camp in that area, right next to a Gypsy village.
During the summer, anywhere from 200 - 700 kids attend a week long camp. Those that come are Gypsies, orphans and children through High school age to learn crafts, hygiene, Bible study and of course - Sports. The number of children affected depends solely on the funds raised to do the camps.
Visit their blog here.
You can donate by sending an email to: Click here
See pictures of the camp this summer CLICK HERE
Campus Crusade for Christ Missionaries
For donations: Campus Crusade for Christ Intl.
Jerry and Ulli Lillard: The Czech Republic is the most atheistic nation of Europe. There are far less than 1% Bible believing Christians in this country. This generation doesn’t understand the validity of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and they reject the organized Church. Because of this there is a growing drug culture, a 67% divorce rate, poverty is on the increase and people are beginning to look for answers.
So we are using tools that will speak to this generation of Czechs:
- One such tool is we have started this Community center “Vysocanska Life Center” and through it we can reach families, youth with no perspective, a good cross section of society. We use everyday programs like fitness and wellness etc. to create a community of people interested in 3 things we all have in common: Physical Health, Emotional Health and Spiritual Health
- We teach English to students and this gives us an opportunity to interact "One on One"
- We are highly involved with the city in our area creating activities for children and youth. Giving new perspectives and hope through our Kids Club
- Our church reaches out to the gypsy community and a third of our church is Roma gypsy.
- We are reaching out to the hurting of the city of Prague as well through programs like “Celebrate Recovery”.
We do not charge the community for any of the above - we do ask that they make a donation to defray the costs. As you can imagine, it is never enough. Thank you for helping us reach a modern atheistic nation.
Visit the Lillards personal website by clicking on the picture
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