In Romania was organized The March for Life, a manifestation for making known the severity of abortion and for obtaining a more friendly legislation for maternity leave and for the protection of traditional family. Peace in the mother’s womb was the title of this year’s edition. The organizers of the March of Life are the religious denominations and the Christian organizations from Timisoara, Romania. The initiator of this movement, father Ioan Chișărău from the Greek-Catholic Church said in his speech that abortion is crime and in Romania 400 children are killed every day though this procedure.
The conflict in Ukraine changed the lives of it’s citizens, but also of it’s neighbors. In Romania, the citizens from the north of the country can feel the results of the war the most: thousands of refugees who crossed over the borderlines to try to find a safe place. From the very beginning, the churches and Christian organizations from the North area of Romania got involved in helping the Ukrainian refugees with everything they need. One of these organizations is Kairos Agency. We will found out how this Romanian association got involved and how the volunteers can be a blessing for troubled Ukrainian refugees.
The Prophetic Times conference recently took place in many cities in Romania. Doctor Baruch Korman, author and biblical teacher from Israel, explained concepts from the Bible that were linked to the original meaning in the language they were written such as Hebrew, Greek or Aramaic. The even was organized for everybody who wanted to know better the Word of God.
The Church, beyond being an institution, represents the community of believers called to take the Gospel to all people. In order to fulfill this mandate, Christians must develop a relationship with God by reading the Scripture, and through fasting and prayer. According to research done by Remus Runcan, Doctor in Sociology, in Romanian evangelical churches, nearly two thirds of believers read only a part of the Bible in a year.
Romania is holding its place among the places in the world with the most abortions, and Timisoara is in 2nd place on the national level with approximately 4,000 pregnancy interruptions per year according to data from the Minister of Health. At the same time, Romania is among the countries with the highest number of teen pregnancies. For this reason, voluteers involved in this civic campaign, 40 Days for Life, want to draw the attention of the community to the tragedy of abortion and the value of life.