Our Team

Eberhard & Elke Beck

God writes his special story with our lives. We both grew up in Germany. Ebbe was an aerospace engineer and Elke an optician when we heard God’s call to serve him fulltime. After our theological education at Regent College in Canada, we joined Torchbearers at Schloss Klaus, Austria to prepare for the ministry in Romania. In 1997 we moved…

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Florin & Dana Șaitiș

Hello! I am Florin. I am married to Dana and we have 4 children: Paul, Tania, David and Iosif. I enjoy living life at its fullest, and I have a heart for encouraging those who face difficulties and have lost their hope. At Purtătorii de Făclie I am involved in camps and clubs for children…

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Stefan & Michaela Sailer

We are the Sailer family. Our home has been the black forest in Germany. In 2014 we moved to Romania to become part of the PdF Team. Stefan works mainly at camps and oversees the IT and the high ropes course of PdF. Michaela is …

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Sorin Stoica

I am Sorin, born in Micești, Prahova county. I enjoy going up in the mountains, helping with outdoor camps, and serving the Lord with the gifts He has given to me. I work at PdF in maintenance and on the building site…

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Anne & Friedemann Heienbrock

We are Anne and Friedemann Heienbrock from the beautiful Ermstal in southern Germany. We enjoy walking in nature and hiking in the mountains. Friedemann has completed a few years ago his civil service in the PdF-center. Since October 2015 we are part of the team. As a skilled carpenter Friedemann takes care of everything that…

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Ana Răşcanu

My name is Ana and I grew up in an area of Romania that is known for its earthquakes. PdF is not a place where you are shaken physically, but certainly an environment where God will touch your heart and sometimes even changes your life. God called me this year (2014) to be part of PdF and…

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Florin Pojoga

Hello. Until now I was involved at PdF as a volunteer in camps. Thanks to this, I could see how God uses PdF ministries and the people who come here in order to transform the participants. Now I changed to „the other side”. God gave me the oportunity to be part of the staff here and to get involved…

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Tihamér Szász

Hello, my friends call me Tihi, and even at the time when I attended as a young boy at the PDF-camps. Later I worked in the camps as a volunteer and now I’m part of the PDF team. I participated regular as a child and teen at the PdF-camps. These camps changed my life. In…

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Raluca Florea

Hello! I’m Raluca and I’m married to Gabriel.
I enjoy hiking, discovering new places and practical activities around children. I am originally from Ploiesti with a short passage through Campina and a long stop in…

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Jonathan & Amelia Beck

Hello! We are Jona and Amelia Beck and we are both staff at PdF. We met each other here at the Survival camp in 2019 and we got married in September 2022!

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Daniel & Abigail Trumpp

Hello, we are Abigail and Dani Trumpp and are both serving at the center since 2019, which is also the year we met. Abigail is from the US and came as a Bible student for the Mission Bible School. Dani is from Germany, and came for volunteering on the construction team. We could see how God was leading our paths together…

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Robert & Fivi Topală

Hi! We are the Topală family: Robert, Fivi and Leah. We love nature, we love hiking, we enjoy any outdoor activity. Another thing we have in common is food. Not only enjoying a tasty meal but also cooking one. What is the common denominator?…

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Erzsébet Farkas

Hi! I’m Eli and my first experience at PdF was in 2018 at survival camp. Since then, I’ve come back every year to help with outdoor programs, and I’ve been working at PdF since April 2023. When you can’t find me at the front desk, I’m involved in outdoor events…

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Samuel & Christine Blutbacher

We are Christine and Samuel Blutbacher, with our little daughter Hannah. We serve as missionaries at PdF in Romania since January 2024. Before we came to Romania, Samuel was a youth pastor and Chrissi a preschool teacher. We both pursued our theological studies with the goal of entering missions. God has given us a passion for evangelism and an enthusiasm for sports and community…

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