KPM serves Moldova since October 2009 until now with their spiritual leaders. They changed their life value and love God more because they experienced God’s love through Tres Dias. After then, we have taught them BIM seminars which are biblical business methods. We also counsel each Christian Business Leaders who are Moldovan spiritual leader’s disciples through webinar. Hence, Christian Business men have grown up gradually.
Background the close of World War II. Although the country has been independent from the USSR since 1991, Russian forces have remained on Moldovan territory east of the Nistru River supporting the separatist region of Transnistria, composed of a Slavic majority population (mostly Ukrainians and Russians), but with a sizeable ethnic Moldovan minority. One of the poorest nations in Europe, Moldova became the first former Soviet state to elect a communist, Vladimir VORONIN, as its president in 2001. VORONIN served as Moldova's president until he resigned in September 2009, following the opposition's gain of a narrow majority in July parliamentary elections and the Communist Party's (PCRM) subsequent inability to attract the three-fifths of parliamentary votes required to elect a president and, by doing so, put into place a permanent government. Four Moldovan opposition parties formed a new coalition, the Alliance for European Integration (AEI), iterations of which have acted as Moldova's governing coalitions since. Moldova experienced significant political uncertainty between 2009 and early 2012, holding three general elections and numerous presidential ballots in parliament, all of which failed to secure a president. Following November 2010 parliamentary elections, a reconstituted AEI-coalition consisting of three of the four original AEI parties formed a government, and in March 2012 was finally able to elect an independent as president. As of late May 2013, the ruling coalition - comprised of two of the original AEI parties and a splinter group from a third - is called the Pro-European Coalition. In November 2013, the Moldovan Government initialed an Association Agreement with the European Union (EU), advancing the coalition's policy priority of EU integration.
Languages: Moldovan 58.8% (official; virtually the same as the Romanian language), Romanian 16.4%, Russian 16%, Ukrainian 3.8%, Gagauz 3.1% (a Turkish language), Bulgarian 1.1%, other 0.3%, unspecified 0.4%
Religions: Orthodox 93.3%, Baptist 1%, other Christian 1.2%, other 0.9%, atheist 0.4%, none 1%, unspecified 2.2% (2004 est.)
Population: 3,583,288 (July 2014 est.) Country comparison to the world: 132
Pastor Veliki in Moldova received start-up training and funds from KPM to establish an internet café business. As his business grows more successfully, God is using Pastor Valiki and his family with increasing influence to spread the gospel in Moldova.
In 2014, he started a photo studio business, and his company’s profit grew over five times.
“Recently, there were less customers visiting our internet café because of the spread of smartphones. We still gave thanks to God and asked for his guidance following the teaching that we learned in KPM training. In that time, a photo studio right next to our store was closed. Many people who came for that store came into our cafe and asked what had happened to this photo studio, and even asked me if I could take a picture for them. So I brought my camera, made a small place at the corner of our café, and started taking pictures for them. Now our profit grew over five times in this year. We obeyed the teaching from KPM training that we always need to be sensitive to God’s voice and customers’ need, and our business expanded.”
Larisa in Moldova almost went bankrupt, but after receiving mentoring and funds from KPM, she started a sewing machine import business. Through this experience, she grew in her faith that God is the Provider, and shares her testimony with others.
In 2014, God answered her prayer and guided her to expand her business. Now she is operating another business across her previous store.
“A few month ago, I was praying for business fund of thousand dollars. One day, a sewing machine manufacturing company contacted our store and wanted to work with us, saying that they will give us commission if we sell their products. After that, a customer visited our store and made bulk purchases of the sewing machines, telling us that they are opening a clothing factory. After he left, we calculated the commission, and it was exactly thousand dollars. The manufacturing company who offered the sewing machines was very surprised for the fact that it was their first time receiving a huge order like this. God is faithful and He is our resource.”
Larissa Machinskaya (Owns a sewing machine import and a clothing shop), Moldova
Pastor Yurii Boyarkin is a pastor of a church in a village in Moldova, and owns a wig store. Through KPM, Pastor Yurii was able to receive business training and a loan to help grow his business. Currently, Pastor Yurii has fully paid his loans back to KPM, has expanded his wig business to five different locations, and is currently planning to export his wigs overseas.
Yuri Boiarkin (A pastor and owns a hair selling business for wig), Moldova
Vladimir Filev is a pastor in the village of Burlaceni, 160km south of the main capital of Chisinau in Moldova. He has a wife and 3 children, and owns an electrical service company.
“I used to work for a Moldovan gas company as an electrician, but in 2007 I decided to start my own electrical service business. My dream was to have my own business, so that I can have more time for ministry at my church, and also have time to go to seminary for more Biblical training. I struggled my first year and couldn’t make a profit, but I was eventually able to have enough customers to make a small profit the following years. I kept working at the Moldovan gas company because I couldn’t make enough money… I felt so limited with my time trying to work and maintain my business at the same time.
In 2010, I met Missionary Kang, and he gave a seminar on being a Christian business leader. I learned how to be more effective in doing business and ministry at the same time. I also learned how to develop strong partners, and how to get people to invest in my business. Before learning these things, I was afraid of taking risks and making changes in my business, but after the seminar, I understood a lot more about what steps I needed to take, and how to manage risks to my advantage.
Since then, I’ve been able to expand my business, and have been able to set contracts with the government to reconstruct the electrical wiring for the schools in my village, and also in nearby villages. I also have contracts to maintain some of the houses in my village for regular maintenance and upgrades. One idea I am pursuing now is to open an electrical shop in my village. The nearest store is in Chisinau (160km away), and I know that if I open a store here, many customers will be able to purchase from me and not have to travel so far.”
Vladimir Filev (Owns an electronic component store), Moldova