Since 1966, Blythswood Care has combined the Christian message with practical help for those in need. Whether through filled shoeboxes at Christmas, relief and development aid or social projects for young and old, Blythswood brings hope to thousands in Europe, Africa and Asia. Blythswood is committed to long-term care projects in Romania, enabling disadvantaged children and young people fulfil their potential. With the support of people like you, Blythswood provides loving care for body and soul.
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27 October 2026
Daniel Centre
Cristian, who has taken over the Blythswood Romania leadership and responsibility for raising 40% of their current funds to fully fund the Daniel Centre in the next 5 years, travels back to Spain every 2 weeks to take the service at the small Romanian church there just north of Valencia where he has served for 2 years. He hopes to continue doing this for the next 6 months. His wife and 2 daughters have now settled back in Cluj.
Balazs’s wife Agnes has now interviewed all but 4 of the leaders of the shoebox programme and their teams in different East European countries including Serbia, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Albania and Moldova. Responsible for safeguarding internationally, she has also been taking an online UK-based safeguarding course which starts at 22.00 Ukrainian time and finishes after midnight. Two of Blythswood’s Ukraine partners, Serve Now in Kiev and Heritage in Odessa, are running very successful after-school programmes for children in the basements of their buildings since children in the public schools are constantly having their education interrupted by the Russian drone attacks.
Blythswood’s 7 leaders are now addressing “wildly important goals” to double the number of children they help in 5 years.
Talita Kum
Adi, challenged for Talita Kum to be self-funded within 5 years, wants a volunteer in Austria (from where Adi gets the stock for his 3 charity shops) to open a warehouse there to gather donations for Adi and his helpers to make regular and fewer trips to collect these donations with their 3.5 ton truck and so continue to efficiently and effectively help the children of the Roma population.
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