From Kevin Hoy, CEO, April 2024
Dear Smiles Family and Friends For those who just celebrated Easter, Blessings to you in the Name of the Risen Lord.For those of us on the Eastern Orthodox Calendar, like most of Romania, we wait for the Official Easter here on May 5th, but I encourage celebrating the Risen Christ every day, so we have... Read More
From Maria, Director of Missions, April 2024
Alive … “He is not here. He is ALIVE”. What amazing news! To know that we serve a God that IS ALIVE…not once or twice a year but EVERYDAY!!! As I do my report most of you celebrate Easter. I pray that you had a good time together with the family. As the Orthodox Easter is... Read More
Sunset House, Cihei: Update & Gallery, April 2024
The Grand Official Opening of Sunset House, gets closer by the day. Actually, as of April 1st, we have 194 days before the real Celebration and Thanksgiving begins. As we move beyond two years of construction, having broken ground on April 3rd, 2022 we are truly amazed at what God had done during these past... Read More
From Adi, Director of Outreach, April 2024
Spring, inside and outside … This season is a great, wonderful time for everything to re-start, to refresh and get ready for something new. This is something that happens both around us and inside our hearts, as the renewal of thoughts, hopes and desires could be exactly what the warming weather can be for the... Read More
Luke, UK Development Ambassador, April 2024
Hello everyone, The start of this new month finds me back in Romania. My time in the UK was full, fun and productive and I’m sure the rest of 2024, based more in Cihei, and around the other Smiles projects, will be likewise!In February and the start of March, my presentations continued, and they were... Read More
Prayer & Praise, April 2024
Please pray for us because when you pray, God hears more than what you say, answers more than we ask and gives more than we imagine in His own time and in His own way. Praise God for… The Good News of the Gospel shared through all the activities of Smiles work in Romania. The... Read More
From Kevin Hoy, March 2024
Dear Smiles Family and Friends Does the pace of life sometimes ‘scare’ you? One thing that does scare me is hearing people say, “Since retirement, I am busier than ever!”That would be one good reason I may never retire! I could not imagine being busier than I am currently. But being busy for the Lord is... Read More
From Maria, Director of Missions, March 2024
Fly Time flies, we fly….and as each morning begins, and each day comes to an end, I take it as a blessing that I’m alive and healthy! I can’t believe how fast life goes! I might be getting old and that makes me to be more philosophical.The Bible talks a lot about life, about counting... Read More
Container Challenge 2024 – Wish List
If you are in the UK, we are in need of specific items to be donated to Romania.(see Wish List below). From Ballymena, Northern Ireland we have a 40ft Container going to Romania in April 2024. Please email: info@thesmilesfoundation.org or call the office for more information. From the mainland, the coordination point is Leeds, with... Read More
Sunset House, Cihei: Update & Gallery, March 2024
The Grand Official Opening of Sunset House, gets closer by the day. Actually, as of today (March 1st), we have 228 days before the real Celebrations and Thanksgiving begins. As we complete nearly two years of construction, having broken ground on April 3rd, 2022 we are overwhelmingly amazed at all that God had done these... Read More