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August
2004
In This Issue
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Message from Ben Kubassek, Executive
Director
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Uncle Hardi settles in
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Mangalia social project
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Tuzla Community Centre
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Sommer family
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Medgidia church dedication
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Valu Traian outreach
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Mangalia church completion
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Kogalnicanu kids home
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 God
wants to love His children through you…
For the past few years I have asked myself the question
many times over: “why do I do what I do?” Why not go back to living a
normal life … going to work every day … building homes ... building my business.
Why not be normal? What’s normal anyway?
It seems that the answer I keep hearing is: “God wants
to love His children through you.” I have come to believe that God really could
feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to care for the orphans and widows
all by Himself, but He chose to carry out that task through people like
you and I. Those of us with children know the joy it gives us to make our
children happy. We feel pain when our children are suffering. As parents,
we all sleep better when we know our children are safely tucked into a
warm bed. We love our children and want what’s best for them. God wants
the same for His children.
It’s an exciting time for our family…our daughter will
be getting married this fall. My wife, Elizabeth and I wish all the best
for Krystal and Eric and pray God’s richest blessings on their lives
together. |
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www.handsforhumanity.org
email: ben@kubassek.com
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In
May my Uncle Hardi moved to Medgidia to work for Hands For Humanity. He
has been busy running the feed mill, managing the crops, coaching our
chicken growers, preaching in the local churches, teaching at pastor’s
conferences, unloading containers and distributing relief donations to
local churches, setting up feed distributors, and etc. He is a real
blessing to the Romanians and great blessing to me by taking a big part of
the load I was carrying.
Thanks Uncle Hardi, for your
willingness to serve, your love for people, your concern for their
spiritual wellbeing, and as well for their physical welfare.
Thanks for
letting God love his children through YOU! |
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“we still need
sponsors for 10 homes @ $10,000 each…please pray for provision for the
Mangalia Social Housing Project.” |
 Mangalia
Social Housing Project
Community development is a
primary focus of Hands For Humanity. HFH is partnering with the City of
Mangalia in an exciting project to integrate Gypsies into the Romanian
society. The first phase of the project includes 18 small homes. The
second phase planned for next spring will include a kindergarten/
alphabetization school building. The building will also serve as a
church/community for the Romi living in that community.
Please pray for provision for this
project. This project will require funds to purchase building materials,
donations of building materials, and team of volunteers to complete the
construction this fall. |
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Tuzla Community Centre
 Tuzla
is located 25km.south of Constanta, Romania. The Second Baptist Church
from Constanta has been planting a church in this village over the past
five years. HFH has acquired a parcel of land in Tuzla to develop a
community centre building which would serve as a daycare centre,
alphabetization school, and a place for the church to meet.
We
are looking for a church in North America to take on this project by
committing to raise the $25,000USD still needed to complete the project.
To date the local church has raised $7,500 towards the construction costs
and HFH has received $3,000 worth of building materials which have been
donated towards this project. |
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 Sommer
family moving to Romania
Martin and his wife, Clazina
were in Romania last September to see first-hand what God is doing in
Constanta County through HFH. Martin is a framing contractor and house
designer, just the kind of person we have been praying God would send to
Romania to help coordinate the many building projects we have on the go in
that country. The Sommer family with their five children plan to move to
Romania this fall. Please pray for all the details to be worked out and
that funds would be provided to make the move possible and for living
expenses while the Sommer family is in Romania for the next year. |
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“thanks to all who generously gave and to those who came and helped bring
this project to reality.” |
 Medgidia
Church dedication in Sept.
The
big day has finally arrived! After four years of hard work and believing
God for a miracle, Betleem Church in Medgidia is finally completed and
plan to celebrate with a dedication service on Sept. 26, 2004. Thanks to
all who donated to this project. Pastor Vasi and his team are making a
tremendous difference in Medgidia and surrounding communities. |
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“special thanks to our dear
friends who sponsored this project |
 Valu
Lui Traian church holds first outreach event in June
Marcel Iordaci is a local church
planter from the Basarabi Church and has made it his mission to plant a
church in the town of 15,000 people just west of Constanta.
In June the church was finished
on the inside and a special outreach event was held with great success.
The exterior of the church still needs stucco and will be completed this
fall. |
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 Mangalia
church completion this fall
Thanks
to our faithful donors this project is nearing completion as well after 6
years of construction (or should I say waiting for funds). Interior work
is progressing and a team from a church in Suceava will come in Sept to do
the exterior stucco. |
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Kogalnicanu
 project
needs finishing touches
Our Hutterite friends from
Manitoba have been big contributors towards this project.
Project Romania Rescue rescues
kids from the streets of Constanta. Hands for Humanity is honoured to be
able to help PRR carry out their mission. Please consider making a
donation towards the $10,000 still needed to complete this building and
get it filled with kids. |
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 Your
gifts help us make a lasting difference
Hands For Humanity supports
Betty Meduta and her ministry team by providing space in our community
centre for programs that reach many poor children in the city of Medgidia.
Please pray for Betty…she’s making a BIG difference in many little lives!
Please help us fund the operating costs of the community centre so that
Betty and other missionaries and church groups can continue to have free
access to a building which allows them to carry out their mission of
“letting God love His children through them”. |
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 Your
gifts let GOD love His children through you
Your gifts towards child sponsorship help us
complete projects that will make a difference that will last through
eternity. Because you give, HFH is able to ship a container every month
filled with clothes, food, medical equipment and construction materials.
Annie Glenn from Washington DC returned home in May
after serving the kids in Medgidia for 6 months. Thanks Annie for
investing yourself into the lives of those sweet kids. Thanks for letting
God love them through you! |
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www.handsforhumanity.org
ben@kubassek.com |
Thanks for being a blessing!
Your
generosity has made it possible to bless many people and complete many
projects to date in Romania. Because you gave, people are being trained
for the Great Commission…because you gave, children are being fed…because
you gave, we can carry out the Great Commandment! Thank you for your
faithful giving!
Thanks
for letting GOD love His children through YOU!
Blessings to all of you,
Ben Kubassek,
Executive
Director |
