On to Sibiu

  Dear Friends,

   The Board at Project Hope for the Children and I have been so excited about an opportunity to expand and help even more children! earlier in the year we were asked if we could start helping a pediatric hospital in the city of Sibiu, Romania. We researched how that would look and the woman, Cornelia, that would be handling the distribution of the supplies. After sending down a small bath of supplies Cornelia approached the Nursing Director about something permanent.After a phone interview with Alina, the hospital invited us down for a full interview when I would be in the country.

   On Thursday, Alina and I started out early in the morning via train for Sibiu. It is an eight hour trip on cold war trains with filthy bathrooms~ needless to say it was not a comfortable trip. However, the countryside was lovely and when we reached the city of Sibiu, Alina and I were treated to a city filled with beauty!

   Friday morning we arrived the hospital around 10am for our interview and were very warmly greeted by Cornelia and the Director of Nurses, Carmen. God gave me the words (in Romanian) to introduce myself and the ministry and how he hoped to help the social babies. Alina was able to explain her job in Oradea and how we operated there. We stated that we wanted to help the whole child as much as possible. Not just with diapers and wipes, but with stimuli such as: music, color, pictures, baby gear and loveys for their cribs. Amazingly, Carmen readily agreed to anything we wanted to do!

   We will be supplying one ward for now and hope to increase next year to the full hospital next year. This one hospital would cost about $6,000 a year. Our hospital in Oradea costs over $6000 a year and some of the other foundations we help cost us between $1,000-2,000 a year. This does not include operating and travel expenses or Alina's salary. Please pray that more donations come in the next couple of months so that we can continue to cover everything!

  The babies were so sweet in Sibiu and I regret that I cannot post pictures of their adorable faces due to confidentiality, but I can show you some other pictures of our time there!



  Oradea Train Station                                          Pediatric Hospital of Sibiu

L-R  Cornelia, Alina, Carmen, Ramona       Cornelia, our liaison
        Enjoying the beauty of Sibiu

For more pictures of our trip you can find us on facebook 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Project-Hope-for-the-Children-Inc/146117805560061

Ali and I were so blessed by the warmth and excitement that the hospital showed us and we are excited at this new opportunity to serve the children of Sibiu! Thank you for your part in that!

~Mona

Visit to Tinca

One of the many places I went this year was to Tinca where Romanian Relief and Forget Me Not Ministries are located. I was able to see RR's Medical Clinic again this year where they give ultrasounds, medicines and counseling. PHFTC was able to donate about $500 worth of diapers to the children that they have in their group homes and foster care.

I also had the privilege of visiting Forget Me Not Ministries again! This year I was able to see the garden that the Roma's have planted under FMNM's supervision and was able to attend a Joy Beadz session. I have been selling the bracelets as a fundraiser for both of our ministries this year and it has been great for both our foundations! PHFTC was able to purchase about $500 in diapers and wipes for one of the projects FMNM has.
Here are some pictures from there!

Thank-you to Sarah, Lavinia, Rachel and Dave for your hospitality! Can't wait to see you next year!  ~Mona

Only 5,000 Miles and Five Days Away!

The Baby Hospital in Oradea

 Dear Friends,


  I leave this coming Thursday at 7:30 pm for Romania! I am so excited and so blessed to be traveling over there again and for the outreach that Project Hope for the Children has! The first three images to your left are the hospitals we help put supplies in, whether on our own or in collaboration with another foundation, in Oradea.

 

Infectious Disease Hospital

  The image at the bottom of the page is the new hospital about 4 hours away that Alina and I will be having an interview at while I am there. We have already sent a small amount of supplies there and the trial went very well. Now the hospital is hoping we can do something permanent for their social babies, as do we! Please pray that all goes well with the interview!

The Tuberculosis Hospital

  Thanks to all of you who have donated in the past several months- I never take it for granted! However, I am still hoping for about $1,000 more to come in. With increasing needs and places asking for assistance, we will have no issues spending the money that has come in! Isn't that a great problem to have!

    If you have wanted to donate and haven't yet there is still time! You can donate on the website via our PayPal button or mail a check to Project Hope for the Children Inc., 6983 Chase Rd, Fabius NY 13063. I will be keeping you updated while away on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Project-Hope-for-the-Children/146117805560061. If you haven't liked us already, now would                                                        be a great time to do that!

                                                                                              Many Blessings to you All,
                                                                                                Mona

the new hospital we hope to sign a contract with

Many Things Going On

The Latest at PHFTC

Hello Everyone!

  I know it has been a long time since I have done anything online including blogging, Facebook or emailing, but that does not mean that nothing has been done! On the contrary, things have been so busy on this end that I feel I now have a part time job!

    I am so very proud and excited to report that we are now Project Hope for the Children, Inc!We are still pending with the Federal Government, but we have five years to complete paperwork and fully stamped for approval! Our treasurer is working on the paperwork so I know it will not take that long, but for now we can act as a not for profit!

   We have set up a bank account and you can now donate directly to Project Hope for the Children!!!  Pompey Community Church is still working with us as we transition over the next couple of months so don't panic if you donate through them; we still have our accounts open with them. I am so thankful to God and everyone that has helped with making this possible!

   Another exciting thing to report is my upcoming trip to Romania! I was able to purchase tickets for around $1,600. I have never paid that much before so it was a bitter pill to swallow, but I am traveling alone this year so it essentially took up the price of what 2 tickets cost. 

   I leave July 31st and return August 15th. Please keep me in prayer as I my itinerary leaves very little room for delays. Also, Jack will remain behind with the children and work his day job and care for the kids with the help of our sweet sitter, Brittany! Thank-you Brittany!

   Another praise is that the owner of the apartment where we stayed last year is letting me stay for free this year! This is one less cost for the ministry! Thank-you Florian! 

  I am excited to see how our hospital is doing and hold those precious babies! Also, we just received permission today to interview and be introduced to a new hospital in Romania! We are very excited to have this opportunity to start a work in another hospital and care for the babies there! Please continue to pray that Alina and I have a good meeting in August with the hospital directors and we can set up something permanent there! 

   We still need a few more thousand dollars in donations in the next month to meet our budget! If you want to help this year, we would love to accept your donations! You can donate by sending acheck to Project Hope for the Children at 6983 Chase Rd, Fabius, NY 13063 or by going to http://www.projecthopeforthechildren.blogspot.com and giving through PayPal there.    I will be sending out a list of things we need to purchase for me to take over in the next email.

 Have a wonderful day!

Mona

Lots of News!

Good Afternoon from Sunny NY!

  I just wanted to update you on what has been happening with the Ministry lately!

I am excited to report that we have submitted our corporation request to the State and are hoping to start operating as Project Hope for the Children soon! We will have a very busy Summer as we  do the necessary things to get us up and running while fundraising and speaking for this year's trip. And speaking of trips, I am excited to say that I will be returning in August for two weeks!

Along with that announcement come a couple of prayer requests. First, the ticket prices are astronomical! Double and Triple what I have ever seen!  I am looking at between $1600- $1800 round trip- and that does not cover all the transportation expenses involved! Please pray that I can find a good itinerary for a reasonable price!

This year I believe I will be flying solo. This has not happened in over 5 years and I know I will miss my babies dearly( and enjoy some refreshment alone). Please pray for Jack, Katie, Andrew and Babysitter Brittany while I am gone!

And lastly, please pray for the funding to all come in! We have had some requests for more supplies and are venturing into another hospital. This Spring is an experiment to see how it goes but by Fall we well might be supporting another baby ward. Last year we also contributed to two excellent ministries run by friends that are doing fantastic work in the town of Tinca and I would love to bless them again this year if possible! We need to raise about $10,000 in the next few months to cover the budget for the entire year!

 If you have never, ever given to PHFTC before and think that this is a great ministry, please consider giving this month! I cannot imagine how much would come in if everyone who has never given would donate just $10 to PHFTC! We could come close to covering the budget needs and could aid so many people! I love our faithful givers and am so encouraged by them, but I know there are so many of you who support this Ministry and would like to take the next step by giving a gift of $10 or more. Please consider!

 You can donate through PayPal via our website:
 http://www.projecthopeforthechildren.blogspot.com or you can send a check to 6983 Chase Rd, Fabius, NY 13063. Make the check out to Pompey Community Church; Memo Line - Project Hope for the Children. A tax receipt and thank you will be sent at the end of the year:)

Many Blessings,

   Ramona Petrella Cummings

Help Wanted

We all have several gifts and talents that God has given us that bring us and others pleasure and sometimes even bring in an income! I have some too, however, I seem to be lacking in the tech area. Computers are frustrating to me, though I enjoy the benefit of them sometimes.

In short, PHFTC needs someone who will volunteer their time to help me update things for our growing Ministry. This special person would need to have knowledge of Blogs, Websites, Mail Chimp, Social Media and Marketing would be a huge plus! I enjoy learning, but find that I have a hard time teaching myself and fitting that in with my family life.

If any of you would be interested in helping PHFTC out in this way please call or text me at 607-591-1065 or email me at ramonasmail2002@yahoo.com.

Blessings,

Mona

Fundraiser Success!

Hello Everyone!


  I have an exciting update about our 11 on 11 Fundraiser in March! We had 11 people either donate or commit to donate to the Ministry! In total we raised $1,134! What a success! I want to give a big thank-you to Jeff, Mike, Kelli, FCC Mission Group, Thomas, Kevin, Sid and Belinda, Clara, Heather, Charles and Gloria, and Steve and Amy.


Just recently PHFTC has been asked to send supplies to another pediatric hospital in Romania. I am excited to think that we have the money to branch out like this and help the babies in a hospital that resembles 2003 conditions! The babies have nothing and what does come in gets stolen from them! Please pray that we might be able to permanently expand to this hospital and help make a difference. I am hoping to visit these babies in August if possible!


I am starting to schedule my fundraising/speaking schedule so if anyone knows of a church, civic organization or group that might be interested in having me speak please pass on my information to them! You can check out schedule page on the website to see where I'll be! 


Also, for you Face Book users please consider liking our PHFTC page so your friends can check us out! It is a simple, easy and effective way for a non profit to get advertising~ Thanks! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Project-Hope-for-the-Children/146117805560061?ref=hl


Have a wonderful day!


Mona
607-591-1065
prietenptfb@yahoo.com