Twenty kilometers outside of Bucharest, in the locality of Balotesti, is a place where young ladies find help to rebuild their lives and to live free from drugs. The center for girls, House of Joy, functions under the umbrella of Teen Challenge Romania. The need to provide a home just for girls became apparent gradually.
Teen Challenge is an organization that operates a support program for people with an addiction to drugs. The first center for boys in Romania was inaugurated in 2007 near Bucharest, in Gradistea. According to statistics it is estimated that there are over 100,000 drug users in Bucharest.
Nicky Cruz, The Cross and the Switchblades movie antihero came to know Christs love when pastor David Wilkerson shared the Good News to him in the 1960s. The Puerto Ricans life was transformed and Nicky Cruz now spreads Gods Word to people around the world. Just recently, he was in Romania together with pastor Gary Wilkerson, David Wilkersons son.
Fifteen years ago, in Bistrita, the groundwork was laid for a project dear to the heart of Jacob Murza, which resulted in the building of nearly 60 social residences in several localities in Bistrita-Nasaud County, for homeless people. Improper living conditions of the poor moved the heart of Mr. Murza who became involved in helping them.
Signs of the Times was the 12th edition of a wonderful series of Prayer for Israel conferences held in Romania each year. It was organized by Alfa Omega TV in partnership with Christians for Israel international association and the Romanian Prayer Network, hosted by Maranatha Baptist Church in Timisoara.