Timothy House - Casa Timotei Resita

	Amanda (33) Children’s Clubs I am married to Steve, and together we came to Resita in October 2006 to work with No.1 Baptist Church to help realize the vision of Casa Timotei. I am involved directly in the children’s clubs and communication with our UK supporters. However, my main role in Casa Timotei is to provide a behind the scenes support for all the projects through things like administration, praying for the Befriending Team, washing for the Clothing Bank, and of course, looking out for the director’s welfare! Casa Timotei provides an opportunity to serve God and to show the people of Reşiţa the hope that comes from God’s love.
	Ana (60) Meals Team I am a member of No.1 Baptist Church, Reşiţa. My role in the Church is to participate each month in the Sisterhood prayer meeting. In the same way each Thursday after the evening service I help prepare hot meals for those who need it. Casa Timotei is an opportunity to serve God and non-believers.
	Andreea (22) Befriending Team Hi! My name is Andreea, I am 22 years old, and I am a student at the faculty of Economis Science and Administration in Buna! Sunt Andreea, am 21 de ani si sunt studenta la facultatea de Stiinte Economice si Administrative in Reşiţa. I involved in this project because I want to do more for God and to serve Him more than I have done up to now. Casa Timotei is a help for the needy, a light for the inhabitants of Reşiţa, a way for people to come to know God, and a chance to serve Him.
	Bogdan (20) Befriending Team Children’s Clubs My name is Bogdan-Augustin Benga, and I attend No.1 Baptist Church in Reşiţa I am a student in Computer Science at the University of the West in Timişoara, studying in English. I am the only member of my family who is a believer and who attends church regularly, although I have many relatives who are baptists. I have attended church since 2004, in which time I have come to know about God through many things, and I gave my life to Him on 2 October 2007 at a youth meeting at Bethel Baptist Church in Timişoara. Since then I have striven to be closer to God every day. My role in Casa Timotei is as part of the Befriending team, visiting church members and identifying their material, social and spiritual needs. Casa Timotei, for me, is a team of wonderful people through whom I can become much closer to God
	Cătălin (20) Environmental Protection Greetings everyone! I am in my second year at the University of the West in Timişoara, reading Environmental Science. I come from a family of Christians, comprising eleven members (7 boys and 2 girls.) I also work with the youth groups of No.1 Baptist Church in Reşiţa and of Bethel Baptist Church in Timişoara, helping to lead the worship. I accepted the challenge of working in Casa Timotei because I am convinced that I should start to do something for God. My mission is to help people to understand how important it is to care for the natural resources God has given us. Casa Timotei is an extraordinary vision, a perfect model for us to use to care for other people, doing these things out of our love for God, because "faith without works is dead."
	Claudia (21) Clothing Bank - supervisor Children’s Clubs I try to be a faithful worker for God, and I am a volunteer worker with Casa Timotei. Alongside this I am studying Psychology, being a 3rd year student at the “Titu Maiorescu” faculty. I have been married for two years to Mihai, with whom I want to work as a team for God. My role in Casa Timotei is as the Clothing Bank supervisor. For me Casa Timotei means a second home, a very large family, and with a loving Father who wants to adopt other lost children.
	Iosif (19) Communication Team - supervisor Children’s Clubs My name is Iosif Eliaş, and I am 20. I am a student, and work as the night-time supervisor for the boarders at the Baptist High School. I have a wonderful mother, and two younger brothers aged 16 and 10. I want to be a living witness among my colleagues in order to make Jesus known to them. Casa Timotei means for me a place in which you can find exactly what you need, and in which everyone is welcome.
	Lavinia (32) Befriending Team I am 32 years old and involved in the Befriending team. People and their problems are important to me, and I want to be able to help them. I hope that Casa Timotei will be a place in which everyone will feel loved, accepted and supported.
	Lidia (70) Meals Team I am a member of No.1 Baptist Church in Reşiţa, and my role in the Church is to be involved every month in the Sisterhood prayer meeting. I also serve the pupils of the Baptist High School by offering them a hot meal every Thursday evening, and by giving them Sunday lunch. Casa Timotei is an opportunity to show others around me that I am a child of God.
	Mihai (26) Secretary to the Board of Trustees I am a member of No.1 Baptist Church in Reşiţa, I work for TMK- Reşiţa (formerly CSR), and I am married to Claudia. I want to serve God with a clean heart. I am the Secretary to the Board, and my role is to ensure that the Board’s records are kept accurately, and to keep the minutes of Board meetings together with any other documents. Casa Timotei is for me the place, and the opportunity, for me to make the most of my service to God.
	Oana (17) Clothing Bank I am a pupil in the 11th Grade at the Baptist High School in Reşiţa, and board at the school. I was brought up in a Baptist family from Moldova Nouă, and where I lived until I came to the Baptist High School at the start of the 9th Grade. I am a sociable and communicative person, and I very much like to serve the Lord in whatever way possible. I like to be active and to serve the Lord with everything I have. I feel honoured to be a part of this team in Casa Timotei. I know that the Lord has called me to this work and to be used as He wishes. I thank Him for that. Some words to describe Casa Timotei? Social action. Friendship. Communication. Seriousness. Service.
	Otilia (33) Befriending Team – supervisor With all my heart I praise God because He has straightened out my life and pointed it back towards Him, and that through my faith in Him I can experience joy in everything around me. I have been married for ten very happy years. For the past eight years I have worked as an administrator in the Accounts department of Caraş-Severin County Council, but I much prefer to work directly with people, to befriend, understand and help them and to be for a time a blessing to them. For me, Casa Timotei is a place in which God manifests His love, care, welfare and faithfulness before the people of Reşiţa.
	Răzvan (18) Clothing Bank Children’s Clubs I am student at the Baptist High School. I came to know God about a year ago, and was baptised. I play the guitar, and I like to be useful to others. At the same time I do not like to waste my time on things that do not matter. I like to keep busy, using my free time well. For me, Casa Timotei represents a way by which you can help non-believers to come to know God.
	Rodica (51) Meals Team I am a member of No.1 Baptist Church in Reşiţa, and took early retirement due to ill-health. I am married and have two daughters. My role is to sing in the Church choir and to serve a hot meal to the pupils of the Baptist High School. As a pensioner I have the free time be a part of the Church’s team offering support to families at funerals. Casa Timotei is a special opportunity in our city in which we can serve people in need.
	Ruth (17) Children’s Holiday Clubs Befriending Team I am a student at the Baptist High School in Reşiţa, and I have two wonderful parents, an extraordinary Grandmother from whom I have learned much, and a brother and two sisters whom I love with all my heart. My testimony ... what can should I say? ... I want to be a good example in every way to those around me. For me, Timothy House means an opportunity to serve, and an opportunity for others to see the love of God.
	Sarah (22) Interior Design Team Children’s Clubs I am a 23 year old student in Timişoara, and at the weekends I stay with my parents in Reşiţa, and with my cat Mişa. I don’t have a huge role in Timothy House, but I take pleasure in working with friends in order to bring a smile to the faces of the children who come to the Holiday Bible Clubs. It is encouraging when I know that I am a part of a project that is dedicated to people and their salvation. Casa Timotei is for me a dedicated group of people who have discovered the importance of relationships in winning people for Christ.
	Sorin (36) Board of Trustees Website & Information Technology I have my own business as well as being an Information Technology teacher at the Baptist High School in Reşiţa. I am married and I have a wonderful daughter, Ioana. Everything I have and everything I am I have received from God, and I want to use it all for His glory. Casa Timotei is for me, at this moment in time, a vision which I hope will become reality, one way to help those around us to see the love of Christ.
	Steve (39) Director I come originally from Kettering in Northamptonshire, and until being called to Romania worked for both a high street bank and one of Britain’s leading building societies. I am married to Amanda, and our home is in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. In 2006 I completed my training as an internal auditor, and I also have experience in operational risk management and customer services. My role is to identify opportunities for believers to serve God through Casa Timotei, encouraging and equipping them to meet the challenges of living out their faith in a practical, loving and Christ-like manner. This includes the efficient running of Casa Timotei, recruitment, training and mentoring of team members, establishing and monitoring effective systems of control, and providing management assurance to the Board. For me, Casa Timotei is the challenge of turning the principles of the Christian life into the practical demonstration of Jesus’s love. If you would like to know more about the role of the Director, please contact us at director@casatimotei.ro
	Vali (46) Befriending Team Casa Timotei is a group of people filled with the love of the Lord Jesus, offering spiritual and material support to others.
	Vlasta (15) Clothing Bank Team Children’s Clubs My name is Vlastimila Şveida (my friends call me Vlasta). I am 15 and I am in the 10th Grade at the Baptist High School in Reşiţa. I have a large extended family but I live with my parents and older sister. My family is Czech and we live in a Czech village called Sfânta Elena (Saint Helen). I am involved in the Clothing Bank project, because I believe I should help people. My role there is to help people choose what they need, to befriend them, and to talk with them about Jesus. I thank God that He has put me among people who really want to help others, and to do this for Him. For me, Casa Timotei means a hope for those who don’t know Jesus.