A sponsorship program of For God's Children International
About Sponsorships
SPONSOR ROMA (GYPSY) STUDENTS
To make a donation, please utilize the options below.
There are three ways to give.
Credit/Debit Card
You may donate online by clicking on the Sponsor button below. You will be redirected to PayPal - this allows you to use your credit/debit card or PayPal account if you have one. You may donate a one-time gift, or you can set up monthly donations.
Choose the desired Sponsorship from the dropdown menu while giving online!
Suggested Donation: $75/month, or $750/year
Mail a Check
Please make your check payable to For God's Children International.
Mail it to: FGCI • P.O. Box 434 • Council Bluffs, IA 51502.
You may note specific designations or projects on the check memo line.
Automatic Bank Withdrawal
You may set up monthly automatic withdrawals from your bank account. Please click on the "Bank Withdrawal" button to download the form. Then, please mail the form to: FGCI, P.O. Box 434, Council Bluffs, IA 51502.
FGCI has been working with Roma (Gypsy) children and young adults in Vulcanesti, Moldova, since the early 2000s. Seldom do kids from this village finish elementary school, let alone high school [We hope to change that!]; even fewer continue their education in college. Some contributing factors to this problem are: 1) the local school system ends at eighth grade; 2) ambivalent attitudes among the Roma culture about the necessity of education; 3) the inability—due to persistent poverty and joblessness—to pay for school fees, supplies, books, and travel to and from high school daily.
FGCI has spent many years encouraging Roma teens to finish high school. Currently, we are sponsoring two Roma high school students who are working toward attaining their diplomas. We believe that the courage and discipline exemplified by these students will motivate their Roma peers to desire a higher level of education for themselves, while convincing Roma parents of the priceless value of a good education for their children.
This school year (2020-21) we will also begin sponsoring children to go to elementary school, especially now that the Vulcanesti elementary school may be closing. We would also like to help Romanian students from the government orphanages by providing math tutors during their final year of high school.
The cost to sponsor a Roma student is $75/month, or $750 for an entire school year (10 months). Your SponsorLink gift will help Roma students with the cost of school fees, books and supplies, plus daily transportation to school (8 miles one way) via public transit. [It may also provide money for lunches.] Once you become a sponsor, FGCI will send you the names of the students being sponsored, along with other details about them. To become a sponsor, begin by clicking on of the donate buttons above.
[SponsorLink Student Sponsors’ funds are pooled together to offset the monthly budget for all of the students being sponsored in this program.]
SPONSOR FOSTER CHILDREN
To make a donation, please utilize the options below.
There are three ways to give.
Credit/Debit Card
You may donate online by clicking on the Sponsor button below. You will be redirected to PayPal - this allows you to use your credit/debit card or PayPal account if you have one. You may donate a one-time gift, or you can set up monthly donations.
Choose the desired Sponsorship from the dropdown menu while giving online!
Suggested Donation: $50/month for ¼ SPONSORSHIP; $100/month for ½ SPONSORSHIP; or, $200/month for FULL SPONSORSHIP
Mail a Check
Please make your check payable to For God's Children International.
Mail it to: FGCI • P.O. Box 434 • Council Bluffs, IA 51502.
You may note specific designations or projects on the check memo line.
Automatic Bank Withdrawal
You may set up monthly automatic withdrawals from your bank account. Please click on the "Bank Withdrawal" button to download the form. Then, please mail the form to: FGCI, P.O. Box 434, Council Bluffs, IA 51502.
Since 2000, FGCI has owned and operated a Christian foster home in Nisporeni, Moldova, called "Home of the Good Shepherd." Our first family of foster children have grown into independent adults who know the Lord Jesus and are active in the Church. [We still keep in contact with them!] Some have married and started families of their own. Several have graduated from universities. A few are developing their own businesses. All of them are working hard to be good employees. Currently, our second family of foster children is being cared for in the Home of the Good Shepherd under the loving care and guidance of Moldovan Christian foster parents, Vlad and Carolina Pogor (pictured at left).
Home of the Good Shepherd administrative and operating costs, and the salary for the Pogors are paid from FGCI’s General Fund and designated gifts. Your sponsorship helps us cover each child’s individual care costs, such as food, clothing, school fees and supplies, tutoring and therapy, medical/dental needs, etc. These individual care costs amount to over $200/month/child. [SponsorLink Foster Child Sponsors’ funds are pooled together to offset the monthly budget for all of the foster children being sponsored in the Home of the Good Shepherd.]
Once you become a sponsor, FGCI will send you the names of the children being sponsored, along with other details about them. To become a sponsor, begin by clicking on of the donate buttons above.
SPONSOR THE SUNSHINE ROOM (InSNC)
To make a donation, please utilize the options below.
There are three ways to give.
Credit/Debit Card
You may donate online by clicking on the Sponsor button below. You will be redirected to PayPal - this allows you to use your credit/debit card or PayPal account if you have one. You may donate a one-time gift, or you can set up monthly donations.
Choose the desired Sponsorship from the dropdown menu while giving online!
Suggested Donation: $25 - $100/month
Mail a Check
Please make your check payable to For God's Children International.
Mail it to: FGCI • P.O. Box 434 • Council Bluffs, IA 51502.
You may note specific designations or projects on the check memo line.
Automatic Bank Withdrawal
You may set up monthly automatic withdrawals from your bank account. Please click on the "Bank Withdrawal" button to download the form. Then, please mail the form to: FGCI, P.O. Box 434, Council Bluffs, IA 51502.
For twenty years, FGCI has been working in Zebil, Romania, at a government-operated center for children and adults with special needs. In 2014 while on a visit to the Zebil center, FGCI Executive Director Joel Burkum met a young lady who served as the inspiration for FGCI’s new InSNC (Individual Specialized Needs Care) program. When Joel met Ionela and heard her story, he was moved to establish the InSNC ministry to serve adults and children with special needs living in Tulcea county. In 2017, FGCI hired two full-time Romanian social workers to serve in our therapy room (Sunshine Room). They provide one-on-one therapy sessions daily for the severely-challenged residents at the Zebil center. We have already begun to see dramatic improvements in the lives of the Zebil residents being served in FGCI’s Sunshine Room.
We are seeking monthly sponsors for our InSNC programs. Any donation amount helps us continue to cover the salaries of our two social workers and the materials needed for our daily Sunshine Room InSNC program. Currently, our InSNC program operating and staffing costs are approximately $625/month ($7,500/year). These costs are paid from FGCI’s General Fund and designated gifts. To become a sponsor, begin by clicking on of the donate buttons above.
SPONSOR MEDICAL NEEDS
To make a donation, please utilize the options below.
There are three ways to give.
Credit/Debit Card
You may donate online by clicking on the Sponsor button below. You will be redirected to PayPal - this allows you to use your credit/debit card or PayPal account if you have one. You may donate a one-time gift, or you can set up monthly donations.
Choose the desired Sponsorship from the dropdown menu while giving online!
Suggested Donation: Any $ Amount
Mail a Check
Please make your check payable to For God's Children International.
Mail it to: FGCI • P.O. Box 434 • Council Bluffs, IA 51502.
You may note specific designations or projects on the check memo line.
Automatic Bank Withdrawal
You may set up monthly automatic withdrawals from your bank account. Please click on the "Bank Withdrawal" button to download the form. Then, please mail the form to: FGCI, P.O. Box 434, Council Bluffs, IA 51502.
Whenever possible, FGCI helps to cover the cost of medical needs for the kids we serve in Romania and Moldova. We also provide advocacy and help to cover health care expenses for the residents whom we serve at the Tulcea county government centers for adults with special needs. Through our sponsors, we have paid for the costs of minor and major dental work, medication, medical exams, surgeries, blood tests, x-rays, eye exams, glasses, food, clothing, and transportation. These medical costs can range from $25 to $1,000+ depending on the severity and complexity of the medical need.
Your monthly donation or one-time gift will help to cover the costs of medical emergencies and dental/health needs of the kids (and adults with special needs) whom we serve in Romania and Moldova. FGCI-Romania and FGCI-Moldova staff members will ensure that the funds are used wisely. They will also provide Christian counseling and support for each child or adult with special needs. To become a sponsor, begin by clicking on of the donate buttons above.
Food & Supplies for Poor Families
SPONSOR MINISTRY PROGRAMS
To make a donation, please utilize the options below.
There are three ways to give.
Credit/Debit Card
You may donate online by clicking on the Sponsor button below. You will be redirected to PayPal - this allows you to use your credit/debit card or PayPal account if you have one. You may donate a one-time gift, or you can set up monthly donations.
Choose the desired Sponsorship from the dropdown menu while giving online!
Suggested Donation: Any $ Amount
Mail a Check
Please make your check payable to For God's Children International.
Mail it to: FGCI • P.O. Box 434 • Council Bluffs, IA 51502.
You may note specific designations or projects on the check memo line.
Automatic Bank Withdrawal
You may set up monthly automatic withdrawals from your bank account. Please click on the "Bank Withdrawal" button to download the form. Then, please mail the form to: FGCI, P.O. Box 434, Council Bluffs, IA 51502.
Due to the Coronavirus lockdown, many Romanians and Moldovans have suffered severe financial hardships, especially poor families and widows in small villages. With the support of our sponsors, we have sent food and supplies to several poor families and government orphanages.
If you would like to help us provide for needy children and families, please click on one of the donate buttons above.
Weekly Roma Bible Study Group
SPONSOR MINISTRY PROGRAMS
To make a donation, please utilize the options below.
There are three ways to give.
Credit/Debit Card
You may donate online by clicking on the Sponsor button below. You will be redirected to PayPal - this allows you to use your credit/debit card or PayPal account if you have one. You may donate a one-time gift, or you can set up monthly donations.
Choose the desired Sponsorship from the dropdown menu while giving online!
Suggested Donation: $100/month, or $900/year
Mail a Check
Please make your check payable to For God's Children International.
Mail it to: FGCI • P.O. Box 434 • Council Bluffs, IA 51502.
You may note specific designations or projects on the check memo line.
Automatic Bank Withdrawal
You may set up monthly automatic withdrawals from your bank account. Please click on the "Bank Withdrawal" button to download the form. Then, please mail the form to: FGCI, P.O. Box 434, Council Bluffs, IA 51502.
FGCI has been working with Roma (Gypsy) youth in Vulcanesti, Moldova, since the early 2000s. Each summer, FGCI leads a three-day VBS program for Roma children in Vulcanesti. After our three-day VBS, approximately 25 teenagers spend a week at our Bible camp learning more about Jesus. During the school year, we continue working with our Roma friends at weekly youth group meetings. Approximately 40 youth attend the Bible study meeting each week. During these meetings, our FGCI-Moldova staff member, Vlad Pogor, encourages the youth to continue seeking God and His will for their lives through Bible teaching and preaching, worship, games, craft activities, excursions, and by providing leadership opportunities.
To provide these weekly Bible youth meetings, it costs $100/month ($900 for a full school year). Your SponsorLink donation covers the costs of transportation (16-mile round trip plus occasional excursions), Bible materials, snacks, and crafts. To become a sponsor, begin by clicking on of the donate buttons above.
Children's Bible Camp
SPONSOR MINISTRY PROGRAMS
To make a donation, please utilize the options below.
There are three ways to give.
Credit/Debit Card
You may donate online by clicking on the Sponsor button below. You will be redirected to PayPal - this allows you to use your credit/debit card or PayPal account if you have one. You may donate a one-time gift, or you can set up monthly donations.
Choose the desired Sponsorship from the dropdown menu while giving online!
Suggested Donation: $125/child/camp, or $2,500/camp for 20 children
Mail a Check
Please make your check payable to For God's Children International.
Mail it to: FGCI • P.O. Box 434 • Council Bluffs, IA 51502.
You may note specific designations or projects on the check memo line.
Automatic Bank Withdrawal
You may set up monthly automatic withdrawals from your bank account. Please click on the "Bank Withdrawal" button to download the form. Then, please mail the form to: FGCI, P.O. Box 434, Council Bluffs, IA 51502.
Each summer, FGCI provides several weeks of Bible camps for the kids we work with in Romania and Moldova. In Romania, approximately 80 children and teenagers from the government-run orphanages attend our camps. In Moldova, 20-25 Roma (Gypsy) teenagers from the village of Vulcanesti attend our Bible camp. Bible camps usually begin on Mondays and end on Saturdays. Camps are filled with Bible lessons, memory verses, craft activities, games, excursions, campfires, small group Bible studies, fellowship, and evening chapel (singing, prayer, dramas, testimonies and a Bible message). All Bible camps are led by FGCI staff and FGCI short-term missions team members. After each camp season ends, our local FGCI staff and volunteers continue investing in the lives of "our kids" through monthly and weekly Bible study groups. [One example is our weekly Bible study group at the Roma (Gypsy) church in Vulcanesti, Moldova.]
All campers attend camp at no cost. A week of Bible camp costs $125/child or $2,500/camp for 20 children. FGCI sponsors Bible camps from our General Fund and designated gifts. [SponsorLink Bible Camp Sponsors’ funds are pooled together to offset the costs for all children attending FGCI-sponsored Bible Camps provided in Romania and Moldova.] Your donation covers the cost of food, transportation, housing, and Bible lesson material for each child. To become a sponsor, begin by clicking on of the donate buttons above.