Make a Difference
Help for today. Hope for tomorrow.
Since 2022 we’ve been bringing aid, hot meals, medical care and children’s camps to people affected by the war in Ukraine. When disaster strikes, we also help in Turkey, Romania and other countries. We do it because we love people, and because God loves them.
Who we are
Compassion turned into practical help
Make a Difference began in the first days of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. We are a Christian humanitarian association from Baia Mare, Romania, and our team has made more than 70 trips into Ukraine to stand with families, children, the elderly, displaced people and soldiers on the frontline. When disasters strike elsewhere, we help there too, as we did after the 2023 earthquake in Turkey.
Why we do it
We love because He first loved us
Everything we do starts at the cross. Jesus gave His life for us when we had nothing to offer Him. That love changed our lives, and it’s why we keep going back to Ukraine.
So when we deliver a heater, cook a meal near the frontline or sit with a child at camp, we want people to know two things: we love them, and God loves them.
We bring practical help because people are hurting. We share the good news of Jesus because it is a hope no war can take away.
“We love because he first loved us.” 1 John 4:19
Urgent need right now
Heat for Kyiv this winter
Last winter we delivered 100 gas heaters in -15°F cold. 170$ buys a heater with a propane cylinder for one home.
What we do
Four ways we make a difference in the lives of people affected by war.
Aid to Ukraine
Food, heaters and other essentials, delivered by hand to families in Kyiv, Kramatorsk, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Odesa and other communities in need.
Encouraging soldiers
We cook hot meals for soldiers near the frontline with our smoker (BBQ) trailer and give them waterproof Bibles, so they know they’re not forgotten.
Camps for children
Every summer since 2022, 50–70 children affected by the war join our camp in Svitlovodsk for games, worship and the message that they are loved.
Medical teams
In 2026 we brought 3 medical teams to Ukraine: CERT International in Mykolaiv and Kherson, and Medical Mission Outreach (MMO) in Poroshkovo.
Frontline kitchen
A hot meal, close to the frontline
Our smoker (BBQ) trailer goes where soldiers need a break the most. We cook hot meals on the spot and spend time with them.
Along with the food, we give out waterproof Bibles provided by Biblica.
We also pray for the soldiers. Chaplains join us too and spend time talking with them.
Children’s camp
A few days of joy and hope
From 2022 to 2026 we ran 5 camp editions for children and young people affected by war, with 50–70 participants every year.
Campfire evenings, creative workshops, small-group talks and worship. Even when the air-raid sirens go off, we try to give the children a few days of joy, friendship and hope.
Medical teams
Medical care where it’s needed
In 2026 we brought 3 medical teams to serve in Ukraine: CERT International in Mykolaiv and the Kherson region, and Medical Mission Outreach (MMO) in Poroshkovo, western Ukraine.
The teams checked blood pressure, tested eyesight and handed out reading glasses to people in communities affected by the war.
Our work in Turkey
Emergency aid and tents
Tiny houses and clean water
Clean water in Hatay
Latest updates
News from the field
Stories from our latest trips, missions and projects.
Light in the Dark: Power Stations for Ukraine
Last winter, together with Don Fredricks of Communities of Hope, we delivered more than ten EcoFlow solar power stations to soldiers, chaplains, pastors and volunteers across Ukraine. This winter we are doing it again.
Introducing Sviatoslav Yurash, Ukraine’s youngest MP, at the Honorary Consulate in Cluj
Alexandru introduced Sviatoslav Yurash, the youngest MP in Ukraine’s history, to the Honorary Consul of Ukraine in Cluj-Napoca. Universities, the Ukrainian community in Romania and partner cities were all on the table.
We got the smoker, and it’s already cooking!
By God’s grace and the generosity of several donors, we got a second smoker, and a better one than we planned. It has already fed our church team and 13 German volunteers. One more step: €2,000 to get it ready for the road.
Our impact
Get involved
Every act of kindness counts. Here’s how you can make a difference with us.
Donate
Support aid convoys, frontline meals and children’s camps.
750 lei buys a heater with a propane cylinder for a home in Kyiv this winter.
You can give by card (RON, EUR or USD), through PayPal or by bank transfer.
Volunteer
Join the team on convoys, delivering aid to our partners in Ukraine and to soldiers on the front line.
Help us collect aid here in Romania and prepare the transports.
Volunteer at our camps for internally displaced children and young people, or help us cook hot meals for soldiers.
Pray with us
Pray for the people we serve: families, children, the elderly, displaced people and soldiers on the frontline.
Pray for our team on the road and for our partners in Ukraine.
Pray that many in Ukraine will come to know the love of Jesus, a hope no war can take away.
Donate by card
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Let’s make a difference together
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