October 2008 Update

1 Corinthians 13:8 "Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away."

The leaves were turning and the mornings were getting colder. We couldn't help but notice that Fall was in the air. But the month of October also started with something else in the air. LOVE. We began the month with our annual Ladies Tea. Our theme this year was The Ultimate Romance. It was an amazing event this year. Many of the ladies even thought it was the best one we've had yet. It was our goal as a church body to pamper and romance the ladies from the time they arrived. We had several ladies attend from within our congregation of course but they also brought several others from other churches, their places of work and their friends. As they entered the room it was like walking into a wedding reception. Everything from candles and roses to tulling and flower petals. The teaching was all about how we will find our ultimate romance in God rather than

putting such pressure on our spouses to fill the expectations we have that they don't even know about. The ladies left blessed, refreshed and 

wanting to take some romance home with them. We had made hundreds of heart shaped "flower petals", with romance scriptures on them, to sprinkle all over the tables and not one was left to cleanup at the end of the tea. Over half of the ladies asked to take them home to use. That was a blessing to see how impacted they were to the point taking these little things home with them.

Please Pray specifically for Cristina's aunt and uncle we have been praying for them for the last 4 years for salvation. Her aunt actually came to church a couple of weeks ago and really liked it. She went home shared the whole message to her husband and all of the neighbors. Please pray that the Holy Spirit would continue to draw her to the Lord along with the whole family. She wants to start coming to every study that she can. So we pray that the Holy Spirit would bring conviction and transformation.

Prayer requests:

Upcoming events:
Pray for the upcoming Gospel class that Calvary Chapel Bistrita is hosting on November 15th. It will be  3 session event that covers an in depth study of the gospel. This will be open to anyone and everyone that is interested. So please pray that we would see believers and non believers alike come and learn what the Gospel is really about.

Pray for the foundations class that has started. That people would be grounded in the word as we look at the basics of Christianity over the next 8 weeks. 

Prayer for a leadership class that Brian is currently working on for the spring. That people in the body would have a desire and be equipped to the serve the body here in Bistrita.

Prayer Requests for needs:

Prayer for financial provision, specifically monthly support, for New Beginnings, This is an NGO that is part of our ministry here specifically tasked with ministering to Romanian orphans. Here is a new video about the specific needs of this ministry  http://nbromania.org/about-new-beginnings-romania.php

Prayer for Romanian Parents for one of the Family Centers. Currently the leadership is rotating through on a daily basis and its difficult with having our own families to take care of along with other responsibilities. Its also hard on the kids because of no stability.

Prayer for safe travels for the Fouts coming to visit this winter. Prayer for the provision for their travels. 

Prayer for divine appointments when they are back in the states and sharing about Romania. That people would have a heart to pray and become involved in Romania. 

Prayer for the anointing of the Holy Spirit on the church and that people would have a passion for Jesus.

Pray for one one of the young people, Andrea, who is currently out of fellowship because her parents do not want her to come to church and is making some very poor decisions in her life.

Pray for a couple in our fellowship who are new converts. 2 of their children are Orthodox and because their parents have left the orthodox church their is a huge strain in their relationship. Prayer for peace and love within the family.

Prayer requests for health issues:

Prayer for Leana and Ionela mom who is failing in her health.

Prayer for Adriana and Vasi's little girl Patri, she has been very sick lately with coughs and colds. Prayer for healing for her body and protection against the bugs.

Prayer for Adi's mom who has Diabetes she has been have trouble keeping her sugar levels in balance. Please pray that the doctors would find the correct medication to help with this

Prayer for salvation:

Pray for salvation for Crina, Roxanna, Bobbi, Claudiu, Dorina's family, Cipri's family, Ioana, Cezar, Vali and Maria