Often Bob makes the 15 hour trek from Brasov to Odessa to deliver humanitarian aid to our churches. This batch of aid came from our Birmingham friends - THANK YOU!!
Iris graduated in May from an Intl school in Brasov. She is taking a semester off before university, and working as a media director.
One of the great joys of making the drive to Ukraine is reconnecting with our leaders and friends in Odessa.
Bob often tries to stop over in Izmail to help at the Life Care Center, our crisis pregnancy center. He gives free photosessions to the families that attend our "school for moms".
Over Winter break Emily came to visit us in Romania with her boyfriend James!
Living in Romania gives us the opportunity to have some interesting "field trips" with our Ukrainian friends, including some beautiful castles!
Some Ukrainian friends from a recent excursion to Castle Corvin.
Romania has some amazingly winding roads!
Our journey to Ukraine takes us through dozens of small Romanian villages, and they all have storks!
Romania boasts the largest bear population in Europe. Sometimes we'll pass them hanging out by the side of the road.
The beauty of Romania.
When we first arrived we began a worship service for displaced Ukrainians, and continue to do so.
packing for another trip
Andrea's Bible study for women
Pit stops along the road to Ukraine.
Our faithful 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe, that only breaks down once we get home (so far....)
The Odessa team, now in Brasov
Grilling out in Romania with our Ukrainian brothers and sisters.
Just how many people CAN we fit in our car?
Visiting with the Kadyans in Odessa
Helping some of our Ukrainian friends relocate back to Odessa.
Volunteering at a summer camp for displaced Ukrainian orphans.
We live in a small town called Codlea, and for many in the Roma community, this is the preferred method of travel.
We've crossed the Romania/Ukraine border so often that we're now regularly invited to join the captain of the ferry that crosses the Danube.
A gift of grapes from friends along the Izmail road.
Reuniting with friends in our Odessa church.
Ukraine isn't the only country with abundant sunflower fields!
One of the canola fields near our home.
The view from our balcony.
Spending time with loved ones before they move on to new places.
Iris has become a key member of the Transylvania Ultimate Frisbee league here in Brasov.
Bob did some maternity photos of the daughter of a local Hungarian pastor recently.
Andrea in the harvest field...
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Meet the Burnhams
Bob & Andrea Burnham have been missionaries with Mission to the World since 1995. Bob, a Pensacola, Florida, native received a business degree in Nashville from Belmont University. Andrea grew up in Littleton, Colorado, and received her architecture degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Their passion to tell others of the forgiveness and reconciliation God offers through Jesus Christ led them to each join MTW separately and meet while on the same Co-Mission team in Izmail, Ukraine, where they served from 1995-97. They grew to love the Ukrainian people—as well as each other.
After marrying in 1998, the Burnhams relocated to Atlanta where Bob worked as MTW’s recruiting director. In 2001 they returned to Ukraine where Bob began overseeing MTW's church-planting work in Ukraine's southern region, including Odessa, Belgorod-Dnestrovsky, and Izmail. They came alongside the newly formed churches and served in evangelism, discipleship, and hospitality. When Russia attacked Ukraine in February 2022, the Odessa team evacuated to neighboring Romania, where they minister to the physical and spiritual needs of displaced Ukrainians and regularly deliver humanitarian aid to the resilient churches in Ukraine. The Burnhams have three daughters: Abigail, Emily, and Iris.
They appreciate your prayers for wisdom and the ability to faithfully teach God's Word and live in Christ-likeness.
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