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Teen Spotlight: Alina

In this Q&A, Alina shares highlights of her experience in JMI’s Transitional Living Program. Currently in her second year of the program, she has shown herself to be incredibly responsible and hardworking. Her native language is Russian, but there were only Romanian-speaking groups for her to study in. So, she …

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Teen Spotlight: Daniel

In this inspiring Q&A, we sit down with Daniel, a teenager from Falesti district, who shares his transformative journey as part of JMI’s Transitional Living Program. From spiritual growth and education to learning essential life skills and building lasting relationships, Daniel opens up about how the program has profoundly shaped …

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Urgent Effort to Bring Warmth and Hope to Moldova This Winter

As temperatures plummet, the situation in Moldova’s rural villages has become increasingly dire. Thousands of families are enduring an unprecedented energy crisis, leaving many without reliable heating or electricity. Freezing temperatures, rolling blackouts, and skyrocketing energy costs are devastating some of the region’s most vulnerable communities. Our Moldova National Director, …

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Why We Work in Moldova

Justice & Mercy International exists to promote Gospel-centered, sustainable life change for the poor, the vulnerable, and the forgotten. In Moldova, our focus is on protecting at-risk children and teens from the devastating realities of human trafficking, poverty, and family instability. Through our local staff, we care for vulnerable children …

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Why We Work in the Amazon

The Amazon is one of the most breathtaking places on Earth—a region of beauty, biodiversity, and cultural richness. But it is also home to profound challenges. Vast in size and need, this region is where Justice & Mercy International has been called to serve, promoting Gospel-centered, sustainable life change for …

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Our First Jungle Church Mission Trip

Written by Neia Lucena, Justice & Mercy Amazon Missions Assistant Justice & Mercy Amazon is committed to taking the love and redemption of Jesus to places that have not yet heard of Him. In the Amazon, we have the privilege of doing so in partnership with jungle pastors through the …

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How We Care for Vulnerable Children in Moldova

WATCH THE STORY Pastor Edward Petrenco and his wife, Anna, have dedicated their lives to ministering to vulnerable children in rural villages. “There are dysfunctional families, broken families, incomplete families; there are families destroyed by alcohol. The most important need is the safety of children,” he says. “They genuinely don’t …

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Louie’s Shoes: A God-Moment in the Amazon

Written by Jackie Heberle, Amazon Mission Trip, August 2024 If there is one thing I have learned over the years concerning mission trips, it’s that plans change, timelines move, and God works despite it. Actually, I think He orchestrates it. On this, my third trip to the Amazon, these things …

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