River of Life Ministry is a loving Christ centered community of care homes, providing needy Romanian women, children, and elderly, a haven of refuge and hope.

The American founders, leaders, organizers, and overseers of this ministry are Doug and Roberta Moore, International Messengers missionaries who have been living and serving in Romania since the summer of 1998.

 The River of Life Humanitarian Foundation is a ministry located in Romania with the primary purpose of helping the most vulnerable segments of this society by sharing the Gospel with them in very real and tangible ways that may conclude in saving faith, genuine heart transformations and changed lives for:

• At risk pregnant women and their children
• Needy elderly
• Abandoned children  

Our role, as founders, leaders, organizers, and overseers of the River of Life Foundation, is to communicate and maintain the original vision and overall scope of the River of Life Care Home, Elderly Home, Residential Children’s Home, and outreach ministries, as the day to day hands on leaders, overseeing the daily operating of all facets of the work, including planning and hosting short-term mission teams coming to ROL. 

We work with our excellent Romanian staff team, making this vision into a reality and helping it to grow. We also communicate with our international ministry and prayer partners regularly about the ongoing work and needs of the ministry as the Lord leads and directs.

Please download our ROL Newsletters here: ROL News

   River of Life Christian Care Home

This maternal care home began as the core of River of Life ministries. It serves as a home of love, encouragement and guidance, for needy pregnant teens and women who want to be able to keep their babies and children and not abort or abandon them, but need support to be able to do so.

The pregnant teens and women who are admitted into the care home aren’t here just because of an unplanned pregnancy; they have absolutely no other option of a place to live or way to survive. They come from generational cycles of abuse and dysfunction; have no family support system, little or no education, job skills or social skills and they and their children are socially and medically at risk.

Romania has the highest abortion rate and child abandonment rate in all of Europe and also leads Europe in human trafficking. The types of teens, women and children we serve are the most at risk to be included in these statistics.

Some of the pregnant women grew up in orphanages, lived on the streets, or came from abusive families. These women and their children require intensive intervention to enable them to function at a level that affords them a meaningful and productive life. Of the mothers and children that come to the Care Home, 80% stay for one year or less while 5% have stayed for five years or more.

We have always felt that everyone who comes here is someone the Lord has drawn here because He is at work in their lives, and joyfully, we have seen this to be true!

   "Maria" Elderly Care Home

"Maria" House is an assisted living elderly care home, located on River of Life property, for needy Romanian women, who are in the last months or years of their lives. 

Two mothers, who are certified and experienced in caring for the elderly, live in this home, with their children. The mothers care for up to four elderly women full time, providing meaningful work for the moms in exchange for their families' room and board. 

Having the willing and genuine help of these women helps us as a ministry and helps them as well. They receive the assistance they need to raise their children as they in turn serve others. Our existing staff continue to oversee and mentor the moms, as well as to oversee necessary medical intervention and provide meals for the elderly.

   River of Life “Emanuel” Children’s Foster Care Home

Unfortunately, even with help and support, some mothers are unable or unwilling to stay with their children and raise them well.

 "Emanuel" Children's Foster Home is for children under the protection of a court order, providing them with a safe, stable, and loving Christian home environment, located within the River of Life Ministry grounds.

Options are very limited for such children in this society. There are no foreign adoptions and only a very small percentage of children are adopted by Romanians. A residential Christian Children’s Home is one of the best options available, offering safety, stability, and the best possibility of a hopeful outcome for these children.

   ROL Community Outreaches

River of Life Ministries is involved in a variety of evangelistic community outreaches throughout the year which include: 

• Two church plants which host programs for women and children as well as evangelistic events for the villages.
• Distributing clothing and supplies throughout the year to needy elderly and families in three different villages, plus preparing and giving out approx. 400 gift packages each Christmas.
• Hosting an elderly day program, one day per week, for elderly women from two villages.