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Please consider Sponsoring a Child.  Our children need YOU!

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Just $35 per month

This enables us to give much needed care to the children at


Tanner Romania Mission


Matthew 25:40
... '' Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me. ''

Adina      ADINA HAS BEEN SPONSORED!                                                                    

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Adina Ciuria
Age 34
Birthday:
December 22, 1979
Gender: Female
Location:
Nicoresti, Romania

About Adina:
Adina was abandoned at birth by her mother because she is a Little Person.
Adina is one of the most pleasant of our children, always happy unless someone hurts her feelings, then she still needs Tata & Mama.
She works around the house and the garden, is kept busy mornings in our workshop which makes lovely cross stitch and wood items that are then sold to support the workshop and salaries of the children.  Adina is the first to help out and loves going to the elderly to visit.  Adina has no other medical problems except she is short and she considers this an advantage!

Your monthly contribution of $35 would go towards Adina's living expenses— food, shelter, clothing, and any medical expenses. Prayerfully consider giving toward her care and contact Sandie for bank information or use the Paypal option on this site.







Ciprian                                                          

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Ciprian Soare
Age:  19
Birthday:
Sept. 6, 1995
Gender:  Male
Location:
Casa Hannah, Nicoresti, Romania

About Ciprian:
Ciprian is another of our children who is completely dependent in his care.  He is a happy boy and his favorite thing is the cat!  We have cats and dogs for all the kids but he especially enjoys the cat jumping on his lap to visit!

Ciprian was abandoned at birth due to severe mental retardation and cerebral palsy and we have found he is epileptic.  This boy requires many medications.
We also have a local doctor who visits all the residents monthly and we pay him the equivalent of $150.  For this we receive prescriptions and very little care.

Your monthly contribution of $35 would go towards Ciprian’s living expenses— food, shelter, clothing, and any medical expenses. Prayerfully consider giving toward his care.


Gelu                                                                

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Gelu Dima
Age:    30
Birthday: 
March 22, 1984
Gender:   Male
Location: 
Casa Rachel, Nicoresti, Romania

About Gelu:
Gelu is our charmer!  He really loves his mission parents and is not afraid to show it, always making gifts for Mama Sandie and Tata Bruce.  He also has his natural parents who have visited and now phone often.  He would prefer to live at home but the parents are too poor.
Gelu attends workshop, he is the woodworker and painter, he also makes lovely paintings on silk and frames them for sale.  He is a member of the TRM church choir and has a lovely voice.  He is wheelchair bound and has no use of his legs, he does have an electric wheelchair donated from Italy that gets him where he wants to go.
The boys at Casa Rachel chop all their own wood for winter, Gelu is able to help by dragging a wagon full to the barn.  This young man is so pleasant to spend time with you automatically gravitate to him!

Your monthly contribution of $35 would go towards Gelu’s living expenses— food, shelter, clothing, and any medical expenses. Prayerfully consider giving toward his care.


SPONSORED!!!

Maricica                                                        

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Maricica Stanescu
Age:   38
Birthday: Sept. 24, 1976
Gender:  Female
Location:
Nicoresti, Romania

About Maricica:
Now here is a girl after any mama's heart!  She was born the year we were married, so God had this plan for us years before we knew!

Maricica was the meanest girl at the orphanage, she rebelled at everything, often combative and the other children feared her.  When I brought her home to Casa Elisabeta, the other kids in the house groaned.  But God changed all that in just a few weeks.  Now she is the most reliable and loving young woman, she goes everywhere with Mama Sandie, it started in 1991 and is that way today.  The other children in the family look to her for help and answers to problems.

Maricica loves gardening and working with animals, she is gentle and loving, always asking herself, is this what Jesus wants?

Your monthly contribution of $35 would go towards Maricica’s living expenses— food, shelter, clothing, and any medical expenses. Prayerfully consider giving toward her care.





Mihai                                                             

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Mihai Tudose
Age:  21
Birthday: Oct. 12, 1993
Gender:  Male
Location:
Casa Hannah, Nicoresti, Romania

About Mihai:
Mihai, second boy sitting here with Alex, needs total care.  He is unable to feed himself or even speak.  His diagnosis is severe retardation, however anyone can see something else is going on like cerebral palsy.

Mihai's activities are limited to daily massages and stretching exercises, spends most of the mornings outside under the tent since it gets as hot as Texas here in summer!  He loves to eat and its great fun introducing new foods to him, like ice cream!

Mihai was abandoned at birth and came to Nicoresti when he was 3 yrs old, he has lived with us since 2002.

Your monthly contribution of $35 would go towards Mihai’s living expenses— food, shelter, clothing, and any medical expenses. Prayerfully consider giving toward his care.


19 OF OUR CHILDREN HAVE NOW BEEN SPONSORED!  THANK YOU SPONSORS AND GOD FOR TOUCHING YOUR HEARTS!

Mihaita                                                     

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Mihaita Ostafi
Age 22
Birthday :
March 25 1992
Gender: Male
Location:
Nicoresti, Romania

About Mihaita:
Mihaita (mee hi eat sa) came to the mission with a heart condition and was not expected to live through the year.  After discussion with a heart doctor in Romania, it was recommended that he have a procedure Stenoza, to widen the arteries around the heart.  The instrument needed for this was not found in Romania (all for adults) so it was hand delivered to us from Ohio!  So over the mountains to a heart doctor and 2 yrs later, Mihaita was declared completely danger free!
One time while at the market we found a boy that was identical to Mihaita, obviously a brother, the boy was in foster care and we are still trying to locate him so they can have a brotherly relationship, please pray for this.
Mihaita assists with the physically disabled boys at Casa Rachel where he lives, he is able to give baths and help them dress.  He also works at the workshop daily and loves working with Tata Bruce on any project.  Very well rounded young man, he is unable to speak clearly but has progressed since he came to us in 1997.  He understands English and is able to communicate quite well.

Your monthly contribution of $35 would go towards Mihaita's living expenses— food, shelter, clothing, and any medical expenses. Prayerfully consider giving toward his care.

Alex                                                            

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Alex Constantinescu
Age: 22
Birthday:
January 2 1992
Gender: Male
Location:
Casa Hannah, Nicoresti, Romania


About Alex:
Alex is the first boy to make his home at Casa Hannah.  Alex doesn't speak and needs complete care.  He is however very aware of his surroundings and has people that he prefers to be around him.  He can let you know real quick what his needs are.

We have had physical therapist for these children through the years but due to lack of funds we have had to drop that program.  We do the stretch exercises with the residents ourselves.  Alex is on meds for muscle relaxation, otherwise he is a healthy boy.  The older he gets the more I understand that he can be moody and brooding so we pray with him, try to keep him entertained to cheer him.  Sunday church services are his favorite activities.

Your monthly contribution of $35 would go towards Alex’s living expenses— food, shelter, clothing, and any medical expenses. Prayerfully consider giving toward his care.

Romeo                                                        

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Romeo Radulescu
Age:   27
Birthday:
Dec. 13, 1987
Gender:  Male
Location:
Casa Rachel,
Nicoresti, Romania


About Romeo:
Romeo is a loner, likes to do things on his own.  He is great a housework and assisting with the wheelchair residents but also attends TRM Choir even though most times he won't talk.  He could be autistic but certainly does interact with us so his diagnosis is fuzzy.  Very hard to get a true diagnosis on these children/young adults in Romania.  American doctors visiting very often give us diagnosis on the spot.
So this is Romeo, loves to work, gets really excited about going away with Tata in the big van and generally is not a problem for anyone.  He is a sweet young man and easy to love.  Attends church each Sunday and also helps with the Friday Nite Movies!

Your monthly contribution of $35 would go towards Romeo’s living expenses— food, shelter, clothing, and any medical expenses. Prayerfully consider giving toward his care.






Nicosor                                                      

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Nicosor Darie
Age:  26
Birthday: 

Jan. 19, 1988
Gender:   Male
Location: 

Casa Rachel,
Nicoresti, Romania


About Nicosor:
Nicosor has been in our care since we first arrived in 1991, he was the size of a baby due to lack of food and exercise.  He gained strength in his legs but never was able to have the balance needed to walk more than a few feet, so just last year we got a wheelchair for him, for his own safety.
Nico loves to talk, mostly about food, loves his food!  Every Sunday Bruce asks the congregation what they are thankful to God for and Nicosor always says he is thankful that his legs still work!  Nicosor is mentally retarded, physically disabled and yet he recognizes what God has done for him.  He also always thanks God for Mama & Tata. He is a handful to care for but his attitude makes up for all the work.

Your monthly contribution of $35 would go towards Nicorsor’s living expenses— food, shelter, clothing, and any medical expenses. Prayerfully consider giving toward his care.



Florentin                                                     

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Florentin Ibanescu
Age:   32
Birthday:  Oct. 31, 1982
Gender:   Male
Location: 
Casa Rachel, Nicoresti, Romania

About Florentin:
Florentin is the mascot of our mission.  He is the total reason behind the building of the group homes.  I have never seen a child suffer as he did, always picked on, beaten and left without food because he could not walk to the dining area.  He was so tiny, I carried him on my hip everywhere, then slowly taught him to walk, he still does not talk completely (we understand him) and to smile and be happy, he is one of the most changed amongst the orphans.
Florentin now walks to workshop from his home, Casa Rachel, and completes his cross stitch work, he is a master at it, you can see his eyesight is bad but he manages to get some lovely pieces prepared to sell.  He still prefers to work alone and must be pulled into activities such as our spring dance, once involved, he loves it!
Florentin was abandoned at birth, no records on his natural parents and he has never asked about them.

Your monthly contribution of $35 would go towards Florentin’s living expenses— food, shelter, clothing, and any medical expenses. Prayerfully consider giving toward his care.


Tina                                                          

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TINA CALIN
Age:          36
Birthday   Sept. 4, 1978
Gender:   Female
Location:
Nicoresti, Romania

About Tina:
Tina is the girl to call when you need a hand!  She is pleasant and always willing to help Mama with laundry and cooking.  We taught her early on to cook when she came to us in 1994.
Tina was able to complete 8th grade in a special school and then attended our "in house" school for many years.  She is a wonderful cross stitcher and attends the TRM workshop daily as well as assisting the wheelchair kids at Casa Hannah.  This girl loves Jesus with all her heart, when we first taught her about God in 1991, she was amazed that anyone could love her so!  She was abandoned at birth by her nomadic, gypsy parents.  Tina has never inquired about her birth parents, even when offered with that information.
Even though Tina is able to speak and has no physical disabilities, she will always need care due to mental problems, slight they may be.  Tina and Mama Sandie started the widows/widowers food program in 1995, it is a way to check on the elderly and assist when needed.

Your monthly contribution of $35 would go towards Tina’s living expenses— food, shelter, clothing, and any medical expenses. Prayerfully consider giving toward her care.

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Andreea is the latest addition to the Tanner family.  She will turn 4 in November 2014.
We have no information on the parents but we found Andreea in a hospital in Galati and knew immediately that she has a home at Casa Hannah.  Andreea suffers from Cerebral Palsy.

She is so responsive to touch and speech, example when I speak English she ignores me but when I switch to Romanian her eyes pop with attention!


Your monthly contribution of $35 would go towards Andreea's living expenses— food, shelter, clothing, and any medical expenses. Prayerfully consider giving toward her care.
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​ Maria Buruiana was born August 20, 1989, the year of the great Romanian Revolution, so she had only to wait 2 yrs for our arrival to take her home.  During those 2 yrs she suffered from starvation and neglect but she is now a chunky, happy little girl who loves attention and good food!

Maria is completely dependent in her care and has progressed little since her arrival but is in other aspects happy, healthy and cheerful!


Your monthly contribution of $35 would go towards Maria's living expenses— food, shelter, clothing, and any medical expenses. Prayerfully consider giving toward her care.
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Please contact Sandie through this page if you have any questions about donations, if sent directly to our bank, all the money goes to the children/young adults.    God bless you for visiting us today!

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For online donation to TRM please use your bank's online bill pay option with the information below:

Tanner Romania Mission
PO Box 61
Greenville Ohio 45331
Account# Tanner Romania Mission




Matthew 25:40

... '' Truly I tell you, whatever you did
for one of the least of these brothers
and sisters of mine, you did for me. ''
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