Latest news on Ukrainian refugees

Originally published in Veritas View, Fall 2022 Newsletter

As we wrote in our last newsletter, we accommodated four Ukrainian refugees, one man, two women and a child in the Historical Building of Veritas Foundation. In June, Vlodimir returned to Ukraine. Because one of the refugee women was expecting a baby in August and we wanted to provide a more homey environment for them, they have moved into an apartment provided by the Church of the Nazarene in Sighisoara.

Following a request from PATRIR, the Romanian Peace Institute and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in Romania, represented by Bethany Serengheu, UNHCR project manager, Veritas has rented PATRIR a historic building on the Veritas Center campus. This space will be used as a support hub for the protection of the Ukrainian community in Sighisoara. We hope for a good and long-lasting collaboration.

House on the Rock

In past issues of this newsletter, we wrote about the opening of a museum on the top three floors of the House on the Rock building. Because of the Covid pandemic and the huge drop in tourist traffic to the citadel in the past two years the museum has closed. We are very disappointed, as it fit so well with the original goals of the House on the Rock to provide educational opportunities to the community

Now, in partnership with Nazarene Compassionate Ministries we are providing two classrooms and a dining room at House of the Rock for Ukrainian children to help them integrate into the community.