It's been over a year since we introduced you to Elvis, a Ukrainian refugee attending the Eastern European Bible College in Oradea, Romania through your support of RTC. Since then, Elvis completed the Bible college program and moved closer to the Ukrainian boarder to work with children in need.
In a recent conversation with Andy, Elvis shared that he is thankful for the investment by RTC in him and that he is praying God's blessing over the ministries of RTC. He asked for prayer for God's guidance and protection and also His kindness as Elvis grows in the gifts and fruit of the spirit. He also asks for prayers for good health for his parents who are still in Ukraine. Elvis shared that he is having lots of opportunities to engage in social ministry and preaching and is confident that God is working in his life.
We hope you will be blessed to hear from Marius Ban, President of EEBC, about the work Elvis has done since graduating and the ways he is using the investment of RTC in him as a leader to transform communities.
“At the beginning of the war, Elvis moved to Romania and enrolled in the one-year program in Missions and Media at EEBC. During his time here, he took courses in photography, sound, Christian Doctrine, Apologetics, Christian Spirituality, and Social Transformations. For Elvis, theology is never just theoretical—it is always lived out and finds its fullest expression when it is lived among the most vulnerable people around us. Naturally, he was always seeking opportunities to help.
While at Bible school, Elvis was deeply involved in practical work organized by our school, including visiting elderly people, teaching Alpha Courses to a group of Roma youth, and organizing sports activities for young orphans. Additionally, he regularly prepared and served food to homeless people in Oradea, a commitment he maintained throughout the year.
It comes as no surprise that after graduating from EEBC, Elvis moved closer to the Ukrainian border, where he is now active in the Ukrainian Church and ministers to a group of 40 orphans who were relocated to Romania due to the war. On his last visit to our school, he requested 100 Bibles in Ukrainian. We are proud to see our alumni continually on the move, always ready to see the face of Christ in the vulnerable other.”
