This couple has a vision to supplement the historic evangelism and church planting mission work of their tradition with a mission that addresses in a preventative and enabling fashion the life problems of Romanian children, youth and adults. This is an approach not fully accepted by their own tradition. The country is economically distressed. People need income-producing jobs. Thus was born a work that is developing in cooperation with Romanians a variety of micro-businesses that become the place of employment and training.
Christian principles are part of that enterprise at all levels.
Some fifty-three Romanians and a few Nigerians were employed in these enterprises. The over-all title of the structure is Romanian Renewal Foundation and Dawn Enterprise Services. Sheryl has said that sometimes the second best good news statement one can utter is I have a job for you. Their mission extends also to the Familia Program, housed at a rehabbed building called the Villa, where they work with children and youth and their families. Too many children and youth find a short-lived future in Bucharest as street children.