Omega Challenge Eastern Europe Ministry Trip 2003

The students and leaders from Summit's Omega Challenge program (2002-2003) left on their Ministry trip to Romania and the Ukraine on Saturday, April 26. Their reports and pictures are provided here. The teams ministered in five areas:

Romania

The burden of a tragic past lies heavily upon Romania. The moral vacuum left by Ceausescu's Communists has been replaced by every kind of social evil. Substance abuse, prostitution and violent crime are all on the rise. Romania has one of the highest abortion rates in the world. With freedom has come wealth for a few, but grinding poverty for the majority, leaving many to spend most of their income on food alone. Religious freedom is a treasured gain. The government, at the urging of some Orthodox leaders, has set tight restrictions on the activity of other religious groups. In Romania, only 2-4% of Orthodox believers take their faith seriously.

Ukraine

In the Ukraine, the aftermath of both independence and the Chernobyl disaster still have tragic impacts. Poverty rather than riches has been the outcome of freedom for many. The vacuum left by Communism has often been filled by violent crime, the breakdown of family structures and sexual immorality leading to the spread of AIDS in an already shrinking population.

Zach Wylie
Omega Director
Zach's Email: omega@summitpacific.ca

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