Inn of Love, Moldova
THE INN OF LOVE — DANCU, MOLDOVA
In Dancu village many people live below the poverty line. Old people are without someone to care for them and with no income they are desperately in need of support. To help the most vulnerable in the community a service has been started providing nutritious meals twice a week: 20 people are brought into the Inn and 20 others who are housebound are visited. Some of the people visited haven’t eaten in the previous 2 or 3 days; others won’t have seen anyone since the last time they were visited and are desperately lonely. The first time we visited, many people were in tears that someone cared for them.
This has now evolved into feeding 40 people twice a week on a Monday and Thursday. This from Chris Ducker who runs the project
"This afternoon we fed people at the church and at home as usual, though we also gave them a plate of biscuits and sweets as a treat, together with a printed card with a Bible verse and a message from our team. In the last month 2 of our old people have died so it was sad to be missing them.
So far, 53 meal days and 2107 meals served up! This project continues to make a big impression and a big difference in Dancu. We've had people asking if they can join up but we're at full capacity as things stand"
Chris and Helen are hoping to extend the Inn of Love from 2 days to 3 days. This would cost another £2,000 a year to cover food costs and wages.