A message from Iacob Murza who directs the work of building homes for those desperately in need in the Bistrita region of Romania. Grassroots donors provide the majority of the funds (approximately £5000 of UK funds per house) and then Iacob organises local Christians and churches to be involved as well. All the work is […]
Summer means another home in Romania!
Message from Iacob in Romania about the latest home Grassroots has funded for a very poor family: “Here are some pictures from the house in Saanmihai as well as from the celebration. Father of the family used to play violin in the church. There was also friends of family and neighbours. An evangelistic message was […]
Another home rises in Romania
Just received a great set of photos from Iacob – the Grassroots home buillding project director in Romania. This is his email: Hi Sharon, Here are some pictures from Sanmihai where Grassroots has built the latest home. In Sanmihai the Mayor approve to be build on the same places where was the old house so […]
4 more families in cosy homes this winter
It was great to get an email from Iacob this week to tell us the four new houses for very poor families in Romania which we commissioned in the summer will all be secure, warm and dry homes for their families this winter. This was his message: Hi, In the last days of november the […]
Transforming Romania – a video about this year’s team..
Great record of the recent Grassroots team visit to Romania and the partners we serve with both over there and here in the UK. About half the team this year are part of “Equippers Church” from Chertsey. This video was prepared to show to the church during their Sunday services. Many people in the church […]
Shocking Squalor that can be changed – Romania 2015
This whole group of houses is in a terrible state. Grassroots tries to build or rebuild 3 or more homes a year in Romania. These are for families living in a country that spends 3/4 of the year either soaking or freezing and living in houses held together by plastic sheeting and nails randomly […]
Two houses in Romania – families settled in time for winter
Two emails and photos from Iacob: Here is some pictures from Viile Tecii and a small video clip with family singing. The project was completed. In the last week of november they was moved into the new house. They are extremely happy and very grateful. When you told me that you can finance this […]
The house that fell with one touch – REBUILT!
These are the pictures that Iacob sent today of the house that fell down: Here is pictures from Bistrita, Barte family. The construction had to be greater than our model because there is a minimum size for houses in the town (it was the same like this in Viisoara if you remember). Our partners for […]