CRM - Empowering Leaders

Nathan & Roxana Burke: 

After an initial visit in 1999, Nathan returned to live in Romania in 2001 . In addtion to becoming familiar with the language and culture, Nathan has been learning about ministry to orphans and to the poor by working for many years in ministries started by Romanians. 

Nathan's primary focus is working with fatherless children. Today Nathan and Roxana are working with orphans who are transitioning out of the orphanage and into real life. Their aim is to walk along side of these youth--supporting, encourageing, and praying for them as they try to become established on their own.

In 1999, Nathan met Roxana who was involved in her church's ministry with orphan children. However, romance didn't bloom until 2004.  In May 2005, Nathan and Roxana were married.

Abigail Sutton: Abigail graduated from Wheaton College in 2005, so is at the beginning of her journey in many ways. She spent Fall 2005 to Spring 2006 with InnerCHANGE in Los Angeles, learning what it means to live in a community, to value and be valued by her neighbors, and to find God's strength and joy in dark places.

This first year in Romania her focus is on learning both language and culture, and beginning to be comfortable in an unfamiliar country. One idea which really excites Abigail is that God loves each individual with a love we cannot earn, we cannot lose, but we can only learn to accept. She enjoys having opportunities to help others believe and live in healthy relationship with God.