David Gal-Chis

2015

Oradea, Romania

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Seeing Yourself In Them: Romania

David Gal-Chis (2015: Oradea, Romania) will serve with Charis Foundation’s “A Chance for Everyone” project in Oradea, Romania, mentoring boys at the Village of Hope orphanage. Fluent in Romanian and English, he will teach English language skills and tutor them academically. Living alongside the boys, he will also teach practical life skills, support humanitarian efforts, and provide aid to disadvantaged Rromi communities.

Hello! My name is David Gal-Chis and I am just a man who has had an extraordinary amount of overwhelming, indelible grace poured out upon him and who wishes to give in return. I was born in Romania and through an incredible set of events, my family and I moved to the United States four days before my third birthday. Leaving everything behind and starting from nothing, we worked hard and by God’s grace made a life for ourselves here. Since, I have been blessed to be able to come to Belmont University in Nashville, TN where I am currently a sophomore studying Biomedical Engineering, an individualized major created through the Honors Program.

 

However, though Romania was out of sight for a time, it was never out of mind and I always desired to go back there and help my people. This hope and dream was realized when I had the honor of receiving the Lumos Scholarship. I will be returning to my hometown Oradea where I will work with the Charis Foundation to improve the lives of the local community. I will be accomplishing this in part through need-based response to problems that arise, especially helping the impoverished communities in the area. I will also accomplish this by working in the orphanages.

Because I am fluent in both Romanian and English, I will be teaching the children English as a part of their schooling there as well as helping them develop a good work ethic and basic life skills. My goal beyond that is to love these orphans and provide them good support in their personal lives. These children have never known a sense of family or community before and we both have so much to learn by simply doing life with each other.

I chose this project because I have a specific heart for these people, in whose place I could have very easily been and it is an amazing opportunity to give of myself to others, which is one of my biggest goals in life. It will be a deep and purposeful experience and I highly await sharing it with you through my blog!

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Home Town: Mt. Juliet, TN

Major(s): Biomedical Engineering

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