I come from a non-Christian family where there was little mentioned about God. All I got to hear about Him was from school. Every night I used to say the Lord’s prayer several times. Sometimes I used to attend the church. For me, God was like a grandfather who could help me at any moment, but still I did everything through my own strength. As a 2nd year student, I heard the Gospel from a CRU volunteer. At that moment I didn’t open my heart door to Jesus. Then I was invited to a weekly student meeting. While attending these meetings, I met a CRU missionary who challenged me to be part of his discipleship group. I didn’t really know what it was about but, I accepted. At these meetings, I came to understand the Gospel more clearly. Over time I received Jesus as the Lord and Savior of my life.
From that time, my life started to change. I began to make more effort to grow spiritually, to know the Bible, and develop my relationship with the Lord. I joined the student team where we prayed, studied God’s word and shared the Gospel together. I started to proclaim the Gospel to my parents, grandparents, friends and colleagues. I got actively involved in the local church, where I was baptized later. My parents have been very opposed to my involvement and baptism. The Lord has worked in their hearts and they have calmed, accepting my vision and beliefs.

I grew up in a christian family, where from a young age I was taught christian principles. I knew how a good girl has to behave but that can only be seen from the outside. At a young age I started to ask questions about my inner emptiness even if I received love from my parents. I knew about the love of God from the Bible but I was feeling different inside. These contrast was killing me inside. In order to hide these struggles I was demanding a lot from people that were close to me. In 2009 at a conference for youth I saw an illustration that stuck with me. A person walks on a cable through a gap. He is carrying a heavy backpack. If he doesn't have any help from the outside he cannot go through. At that moment I understood very clearly that I am that person as well and without God I cannot get rid of the sin that's in my life- selfishness, demanding love, complaint, pride etc. Then I prayed honestly for the first time and asked Jesus to come into my life, to free me from the heaviness of my sin and its consequences. The next day my life was changed in a supernatural way somehow. Then God started his process to change my heart that still continues and will till the end of life here on earth. But the emptiness inside turned into love of God. When I understood that I He accepted me and saved me of my sin finally my relationship with God became alive but not only to do something because I have to.

10 years ago, I (Mihai) decided to become a missionary in student ministry in Moldova. At this time, 8 years ago, I (Tania) became a member of the mission in Ukraine. We have seen a calling to serve students independently. Five and a half years ago we became a family and God blessed us with a handsome boy Dominic, he is one year and three months old. We still see the calling to serve in God's field here in Moldova and abroad. We really love what we do. We are very glad to see how the Lord uses us in His ministry.