Team member fee is only $2785 and includes Round Trip airfare, most of your meals, all ground transportation, hotel and host lodging, admission to sightseeing attractions such as Dracula's and Peles Castle, some of the VBS materials and building materials related to the project. We don't have any hidden costs as some others have. Your team will assist much-needed indoor and outdoor so much needed maintenance and repair works to a Local Pastor's House. We will also assist selfless, volunteers and local churches by hosting a three days-long VBS, engaging in street evangelism and prayer walk within a rural community. This will be the time of your life!
This is Pastor John Vlad. Long ago he was known as a harsh and violent man. Almost 25 years ago, Jesus revealed Himself to John, in one of the most tense moments of his life, when he was eager for inner peace and restoration over his almost broken family.
His life was turned upside down, and from a violent husband, he became a man of peace in his community.
He had ever since a great desire to let everyone know that the old John has passed away, and a new John, a totally changed man, was changed by Jesus Christ and ready to live for Him.
Now he is a local pastor in one of Romania's poorest and remote areas, in the Oltenia region, in the Lisa village of the Olt Shire, the village where he was born.
This village doesn't have a local store, the closest one is about 20 minutes long drive away.
He has a heart for his village and for the surrounding communities, where the evangelical presence is almost none.
Alongside a group of devoted Christians from Transilvania, he is developing a local Community Center that will serve as a local canteen for the people in need, as a worship place, and as dorms for the teams that will come alongside to help in furthering the Kingdom of God.
But today, is not about the community center. Today is about John. Almost 4 months ago, he had a heart attack, a heart attack that nearly killed him. The Lord made a miracle and his life was preserved.
There are a few options available for us to keep John alive. One is to replicate, or to clone him, the other is to work alongside him to extend the well being of his heart.
Because we are looking at the later option, I will introduce in a few images, John's house, made out of dirt and, full of cracks, in desperate need of a new roof, of a central heating system, of tile works, and outside insulation.
John's heart won't make it over the winter, if he doesn't have the same temperature across his entire house.
This is why, Commit Ministries International is extending this invitation to you, to be a part of the next team that will work at John's house.
May 21-31, 2026 offers you the opportunity to save a life, and staying in a gap for a man of God that works in a dry mission field, to serve through VBS in the life of children of the Lisa Village Community, through street evangelism and prayer over the region.
Reach out to us at commit2go@gmail.com, or to office@commitministries.net, and ask for an application form. If approved, you will be part of this extraordinary serving team in Romania.
