In 2000 Dana and Brandi Bates founded New Horizons Foundation and launched Viata. Viata, a ministry of Young Life, teaches Romanian youth trust, responsibility, honesty, courage, hope and other character traits which have been devastated by communism. Through two proven experiential education strategies—adventure education and service learning—Viata is facilitating a shift in perception away from a win-lose way of thinking toward a win-win cooperative ethic and the long term benefits that result.
One incredible opportunity that Dana has been working on, giving him new opportunities for far reaching relationships has been in the development of world-class Mt. Biking in the Jiu valley in which they live. Here is a great video produced by a charitable organization that heard about what he is doing and wanted to come alongside in an incredible way.