Adalberto & Miranda Hawkins
Administrators of Poarta Oilor - Sibiu
Adalberto and Miranda Hawkins got married in 2020 and have a son, Enzo. Adalberto was born and raised in Colombia. He has a bachelor degree in Finances and International Business. During a Disciple Training School with YWAM in 2014, he felt God calling to be a missionary to France. He moved to France in 2016 and got his masters in hotel management.
Miranda was born in Pittsburgh and has a degree in social work. In 2019, she moved to Paris to be a full-time missionary, reaching out to asylum seekers and refugees. During their years in Paris, they served primarily with refugees and victims of sex trafficking.
They started bringing French teams to Romania on short term mission trips in 2021, and moved there full time in January 2023. While they are passionate about sharing the Gospel and teaching people to obey Jesus, they desire to equip other missionaries to go and reach the lost. They hope to encourage more youth to discover the mission in the coming years and support local missionaries in the field through discipleship and leadership training. Currently, they are the managers of Poarta Oilor (YFC Romania’s camp site). In the long term, their goal is to extend their work to anti-human trafficking efforts in Romania.
When they are not serving or working, Adalberto loves spending his time reading theology and skateboarding, and Miranda enjoys cooking and playing with their dog.
You can reach them on Instagram: @thehawkins.eu.