Saturday, July 17, 2010

Stella's House

Phillip Cameron is a preacher, singer, author, and founder of an international missions organization reaching the U.S., Scotland, Romania, Moldova, and more. I'd like to focus this blog post on his missions work in Moldova.

On a trip to Moldova in the early 90's, Phillip witnessed horrible conditions in its orphanages. In a specific orphanage he visited in the small town of Hincesti, babies were literally freezing to death. Over 30 children were dying each year from the cold. Phillip decided he had to do something about it. As a result, he opened a Mission House, called Hebron's Hope, and began helping the orphanage save the children. Since the organization has been working with the orphanage, no more children have died from the cold.

Another particularly sad truth about the orphanages is that they must release the children at the age of 16. This causes many young girls to be easy targets for sex predators on the streets of Moldova. Hundreds of thousands of women are trafficked into the sex industry in Moldova each year. In order to provide refuge for these young girls, Phillip Cameron Ministries built a shelter in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova. The shelter was named after a young girl that Phillip had met on an initial visit to the orphanage and who had died as a victim of sex trafficking. Her name was Stella. The shelter was named Stella's House.


Since the opening of Stella's House in 2006, the need for shelter for these young women has continued to grow. Stella's House 2 was opened in 2009 and Stella's House 3 in early 2010. Construction has already begun on Stella's House 4. All of the houses are adjacent properties and will be one secure campus when the fourth house is finished.


Please Read more about Stella's House and consider donating to the ministry. Without help like this, thousands of children in Moldova will be sent away from orphanages and fall through the cracks never to be seen or heard from again. Donate Money to the ministry to help rescue more girls from the streets. Another really unique and great way to be involved with Stella's House is to buy something from their registry! Through the registry, you can buy specific items that are needed in the homes for the girls. PLEASE get involved with this awesome ministry. It is only through organizations such as this one that human trafficking will come to an end! They can't do it without support, though! Please consider it!

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