Home of Hope
A Transition Home for Young Women
Christmas at the Home of Hope is a joyful time. The young women receive gifts from their sponsors and celebrate the birth of Jesus. Above: The girls pose in their new scaves which were hand made for them by a group of women at Sunset Presbyterian Church, in Portland, Oregon.
In the current situation in Romania, HHMI has recognized the need for additional transition homes for young people in potential crisis situations leaving the state orphanage system. Many of these identified candidates have resided their entire life in state run Placement Centers for orphans or on the streets. Due to lack of education in the areas of basic life and job skills the transition home offers a refuge to learn the most fundamental aspects of living. Additionally, they are provided the opportunity to develop a life long relationship with Christ.
These young people are vulnerable to negative influences because of their life experiences in the orphanage system. The Home of Hope Transition Home offers a structured, safe and spiritually nurturing environment for the young women residing in our care. By comparison, the young adults leaving the Child Placement Centers have little or no life skills. HHMI actively brings the Gospel to these young women with a wide reaching community based spiritual discipleship program, and helps to meet physical needs through humanitarian support. These young people now have an opportunity to live up to God's intended potential for each one of them.
The Home of Hope currently provides these deserving individuals with access to job opportunities and vocational education in the county of Sibiu . It provides a safe and structured environment for these young women as they learn to become functioning members of society. The home allows them to live in a family setting with positive adult influences. Additionally, the home works to accommodate female sibling groups. Most importantly the Home of Hope embraces these young adults with the love of Christ, cultivating and encouraging spiritual maturity as they grow in their personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
The girls try out the new van provided by HHMI's faithful friends and partners at HHMI's first annual fundraiser.