Bread Breaking Project - Christian Emergency Relief Teams International

CLICK HERE
to learn more

Having been awarded this Independent Charities Seal of Excellence, CERT International ranks in the top 99.95% of Independent Charities of America.

CERT International
3211 Tabor Loop
Crossville, TN 38571
(931) 707-9328


Winters in the Central Romanian province of Transylvania are harsh. For impoverished Gypsy families in small farming villages it can be brutal. Most Gypsy men earn their living by working in the fields owned by others. It's a subsistence living that barely keeps their large families fed. It's not uncommon for Gypsy families to have 8 or 10 children. The homes are small - often only 2 rooms with dirt floors, no electricity, no indoor plumbing and they're usually heated by a small stove that burns corn husks.
In the winter, when there is no work in the fields and therefore no money, there is often little food. Hunger is a big problem. However Pastor Florin Boruga has led the congregation of Betinia Baptist Church in Sighashora, Romania to start mission churches in five Gypsy villages. Betinia Baptist is so committed to their mission work among the Gypsies that they have designated a full 20% of the church's annual budget for this outreach A major element of the mission churches outreach is the "Bread Baking Project". In two of the five villages the churches have constructed large stone ovens in which they bake large quantities of bread during the winter months. The members of the churches then go on visitation in the homes and present loaves of bread as gifts to the hungry families of the village. Not only is this a wonderful act of compassion on the part of the church, but it has also proven to be a great method of outreach. Many Gypsies have been won to Christ and entire families drawn into the churches. Bread for the body resulted in bread for the soul. The bread of dough is used to introduce them to the Bread of Life. Through generous gifts from friends like you CERT International helps to fund the Bread Baking Project. Each of the five churches needs $80 per week to bake enough bread to reach the hungry families of their village. Stone ovens need to be constructed in the three villages that don't have one yet. Each oven will cost $2000 to construct. If the Lord is leading you to assist with this project, either with the purchase of ingredients or to donate towards the cost of a new oven, please go to the CERT Home Page and click on the "Donate Now" button. Bread for the body, Bread for the soul - you can help to provide both for starving Gypsies in Central Romania.