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Moldova Welcomes New National Director

Justice & Mercy Moldova has a new National Director! Gicu Luchian stepped into the role on June 1, bringing more than 14 years of professional experience in banking, financial services, and microfinance, along with a heart for serving others and investing in his community. Gicu has already had a full …

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Growing Faith in Italy

By Olivia Potter, Mission Trip Participant When our mission team first arrived in San Giuliano, outside Milan, what struck me most was how familiar it felt. Despite this being my first trip to Italy, I instantly felt at home. The Schaafsma family’s long-term investment in their community is tangible. From …

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Never Too Late to Be Seen

Do you remember what it felt like to be a teenager? The tension of no longer being a small child but not yet being an adult. You still depended on the people around you, even as you began to figure out where you fit in the world and imagine what …

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Building the Bridge to Independence for Teens

In Justice & Mercy Moldova’s Transitional Living program, social workers serve as the bridge between crisis and independence. They balance case files and paperwork with the needs of the young people behind them. They monitor academic progress, coordinate with families and schools, and create an environment where teenagers feel safe …

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A New Home for a New Beginning

Fran’s story of hope in the Amazon When Fran escaped years of abuse, she didn’t know what the future would hold. She only knew she had to get her three young sons to safety. By God’s grace and with tremendous courage, she seized an opportunity to begin again. When our …

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Trading an Anniversary Trip for a Mission Trip

By Ryan and Nanette O’Grady When we first started talking about celebrating our fifteenth wedding anniversary, a mission trip wasn’t what we had in mind at all. We had been saving for a trip to Western Europe, dreaming about places like Ireland and Switzerland. Around that same time, however, Mission …

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Inside the Long and Patient Journey of Teen Healing

When teenagers move into Justice & Mercy Moldova’s Transitional Living program, alongside their personal belongings, they’re often carrying years of grief, rejection, instability, trauma, or unhealthy patterns that have shaped the way they see themselves, others, and even God. JMM’s psychologists provide a safe place to process the emotional wounds …

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When Prices Rise, Vulnerable Families Feel It First

Moldova’s government is currently considering one of its most significant tax reforms in years. Because so many of you pray for, sponsor, and serve alongside the people of Moldova, we wanted to share what these proposed changes could mean for the families and communities we love. One of the proposal’s …

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When Faith Takes Root

Written by Eugen Advahov, Spiritual Formation Director, Justice & Mercy Moldova Recently, our church in Chisinau, Church Without Walls, celebrated a special occasion: the baptism of two remarkable young women in the Transitional Living program, Ana and Alina. For me, this moment was deeply personal. I have known them since …

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Three Weeks in the West, One Faithful God

Written by Anna Townsend, JMI Missionary in the Amazon Long before we set foot on the far and muddy riverbanks of Tefé, God was already there. For many years now, God has been tugging at our hearts with a vision to see the Western Amazonas region reached by the Gospel. …

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