March 2014 Trip

By :Rev. Jay Roberts / Staff Evangelist – Hope Aglow Prison Ministries, Inc.

The opportunity I had to serve with Foundation for Hope in Romania was a blessing, and a privilege.  It never ceases to amaze me how God ministers to us when we attempt to let Him minister to others through us.  My participation in Foundation for Hope Romania 2014 proved to be such an experience in multiple ways.

Most of the ministry I am involved in takes place in Virginia state prisons as Staff Evangelist with Hope Aglow Ministries, Inc.   We do have the privilege from time to time to share ministry in […]

by Jay Roberts

Thursday, March 13 – Cighid

Today was a very special day. We went to an orphanage for abandoned children, a facility that is now home for many mentally challenged adults persons. Some are also physically challenged. This was a challenge for me as Elizabeth and I have ministered before at the Lynchburg training center. What was then and I felt would be particularly hard for me is when these folks attempt to communicate with me and I cannot understand them. Some just make chattering sounds, some just look and make various noises or touch a lot. Why it […]

By Laura Boyer

Awesome, powerful last few days here. I’ll let Dustin and others explain in detail, but we have seen so many pictures of God’s grace in the lives of people here. Hearing stories of answered prayers and transformed lives makes me stand in awe once again of the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We have seen precious servants of Christ reaching out to the orphans, widows, and the helpless and giving their entire lives to serve them and bring the Good News of the Gospel to them. Yesterday in Tinca I saw the greatest poverty I’ve […]

By Jay Roberts

Wednesday, March 12, we had the privilege of ministering in two areas. One was in Dumbrava where God had led a man to take homeless elderly people into his home and he founded a ministry that takes in folks who are ejected from the hospital, are sick, injured and there are no other places for them. He said the provision is minimum at best in the way of shelter, clothing, food, and basic needs. Some are mentally challenged and others are physically challenged. Some are both. We went room to room sharing a song, shaking hands, hugging, […]

By Jay Roberts

Sunday, March 9 God answered the prayers of many people by opening the door for my entrance to minister in the prison in Oradea this morning. Nicu (“Nick” in English) gave me a ride to the prison where we met three other local men from the church with whom we’d share the time in ministry. Nick was my interpreter and it was truly a blessing to have him by my side sharing the gospel. Working with interpreters has certainly served to provide a humbling perspective as to how insignificant we each are on our own. How clearly […]