Bogdan Pop

Biography

Hi. My name is Bogdan Pop and I am married to Andrada.

We live in Sardu which is a village near Cluj-Napoca.

I have lived in Sardu all my life and come from an Eastern Orthodox Church background. When I was 9 years old Bob & Edith McDonald and Liz Face came on a mission to our country. I attended some of their meetings and heard the Gospel explained.

In 2014 I became a Christian and started to read the Scriptures. My subsequent conversion to Christ came with a call to be part of the Roma Church community in Sânpaul, where I am still serving.

I have had the privilege of being involved in several short term missions in Eastern Europe and to be trained through the Elim Missions Academy programme.

Currently I am part of the Corabia Foundation team where I am involved in ministry to children and teenagers and the Roma Church.

I also work in farming and my wife Andrada is a health care professional in the hospital.

Fundatia Corabia/The Corabia Foundation

The foundation is based at Casa Sperantei (House of Hope) in the village of Sardu near Cluj-Napoca in northwest Romania.

The main focus of the work of the mission has always been to bring the good news of salvation to the children and teens of “Zona Sanpaul” (an area of six villages including Sardu. This began with team mission visits from 2002 until Casa Sperantei was built in 2005, providing a permanent base for the work which was first stated by Glenn and Tracy Wilson then Bob and Edith McDonald and currently Liz Face, who lives in the house and heads up the work of the mission. As the work & ministry grew, a youth centre was added in 2009 followed by a centre in the Roma community in Sanpaul in 2014.

As well as the regular activities each week, there are children`s clubs in the different villages, teens` social night, all age Bible study and involvement in the Sanpaul Roma Church. The Foundation hosts mission teams from the UK, Europe and America who join in the work with the children and teens, evangelism, teaching, and practical work. Following the rebuild in 2018 (due to a fire), teams of up to 20 can be accommodated (depending on how the team is made up and their requirements). The Foundation also provides short and long term placements for individuals and is particularly keen to offer placements to those considering going into long term mission a taster/training experience.

There is a team of people involved in the work including Bob and Edith McDonald (now based in the UK), Bogdi Pop, Gabi Boanca and Iulia Dancan from here in Sardu and Paul and April Lawrence from the USA, as well as Liz Face. The Foundation has also made strong links with the local Pentecostal church and a Baptist church in Cluj and other Christian ministries in Romania and churches in the UK, Denmark and America.

In recent times the Foundation has been involved in both facilitating and delivering training, particularly in the areas of mission, discipleship and church leadership.

The house, Casa Sperantei, and youth centre have also been made available to local churches and Christian groups to run camps and Bible study weekends, when not hosting visiting teams.

The Foundation is funded by contributions from churches and individuals who feel led by God to support the work.