From Adi, Director of Outreach, September 2023
Summer progress – Outreach activities As always, through the Summer in particular, the high temperatures add to the pressure – and the recent heat wave that struck us was quite strong, and only just finished a several day stretch peaking around 39-40 Celsius (104F). These values that are a little bit too high even to... Read More
Luke, UK Development Ambassador, September 2023
Hello everyone, August has finished and we are now into our last week of nine consecutive Mission trips, which is both sad as teams are inspiring and vital to the staff and people here: but also, a slight relief as it has been a very intense time, full of lots of wonderful work and a... Read More
Sunset House, Cihei: Update & Gallery, September 1st, 2023
August has been a very hot month with temperatures around 37.5C (100F) for much of the month. Hot weather during construction work is hard, especially when much of the work is on the roof, with no protection from the extreme heat. After the challenges and stress of a difficult July, the new crews appeared to... Read More
Prayer & Praise, September 2023
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
Luke’s Itinerary 2024
Luke Wathen, our UK Development Ambassador, is travelling around England, Scotland and Wales. (Adrian Pogue covers Northern Ireland, please contact him at adrian.pogue@thesmilesfoundation.org). Meetings open to the public: January 2024Sunday 7th January: Wigton Methodist Church (am)Sunday 14th January: Patna Waterside Church of Scotland, Patna, Ayrshire Sunday 14th January: Bellsbank Church of Scotland, Dalmellington, AyrshireSunday 21st January:... Read More
Kevin Hoy, CEO & Founder, August 2023
Dear Friends, I do apologise for this update being a few days late, but as I advised you in July, the August Update would be a couple days later due to holidays and the demands of Mission Teams. But here we are, and what a start to the second half of 2023! July has been... Read More
Maria, Director of Missions, August 2023
Energy Booster! There are so many, so called “magical foods & drinks” that are meant to give you an energy boost once you have them! For me, the first mission team that we had here in Romania in July, was having the required effect:)! They were providing me an ‘energy boost’ that I greatly needed,... Read More
Sunset House, Cihei: Update & Gallery, August 1st, 2023
July has been a very challenging, stressful and difficult month with Sunset House construction. Whilst some progress has been made, and July got off to a reasonable start, we hit some major unexpected problems, which climaxed in the middle of a very busy Mission Trip and shocked everyone involved in the management of Sunset House,... Read More
Prayer & Praise, August 2023
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
Kevin Hoy, CEO & Founder, July 2023
Dear Friends, Welcome to the second half of 2023! Isn’t that extraordinary? We are already in the latter half of the year. I truly cannot believe the speed at which time passes. But I am reminded by so many events around me that time does move, and move fast, and I am bracing myself for... Read More