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| Love the leaves |
Fall also brings with it teams from CCBCE, which is the Calvary Chapel Bible college in Budapest, Hungary. This year was no exception with us hosting a fantastic team, that was able to bless the kids in the orphanage, our afterschool program, share their testimonies at an English camp Natalie Bridges teaches weekly, to helping and participating with our 13th annual woman's fall tea.
We had 40 ladies attend this year and the speaker this year, Jen Criswell, shared on the woman surrounding Jesus, we were able to record the session with an audio recorder and will be sharing that on the church facebook page soon. Some of the ladies asked if next year we could start video recording the teachings like we do with our Sunday morning services so that they can share it with those around them that might be interested that could not attend or have never attended.
In between all of these things, we divided the team up and had them help with practical projects around the church property. That needed to be done and through it all, they served and blessed us in the most amazing ways. With a couple of evenings spent sharing stories from all our lives and answering any questions, that they might have had.
Through this team, God also stirred in the heart one of the girls to come back and spend her 40-day internship with us over Christmas.
It was also during this time that Brian took a quick trip to Brasov to pick up some friends, The Criswell's, who are going to be staying with us for a few months as we seek the Lord on developing a discipleship program for the Romanian churches that would be a catalyst for equipping leaders for the work of the ministry and planting more churches.
I am going to finish this update with a great example of how we see God use these different outreaches to develop relationships with people and then watch God take their lives that were separated from him pursuing their own purposes and plans and rescuing them, redeeming them and then building something new. I first met Bogdan through a weekly English class that Natalie Bridges teaches. He was in his description a rocker, came from a broken home, his dad lives in a city about 5 hours away, his mother out of the country, both of them remarried with children from their second marriages. Bogdan came to know the Lord in high school and continued with his studies in medicine. He is now a practicing doctor and recently I had the privilege of being apart of his wedding to his new bride. Hearing them say their vows, and celebrate their day was a testimony to how God is in the process of making all things new no matter how they initially start. Watching God first move within the heart of Bogdan and then use him to share the good news with his half-sister who is now saved and his cousin has been awesome to witness. He is still the God who takes things that are broken and separated from him and brings them into his family and transforms them into a masterpiece through his grace.
Here are some highlights:
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| racing the sunset in the Fall |
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| Team from CCBCE |
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| 13th annual woman's tea |
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| Taking the boys out for dessert |
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| Hanging out with the team |
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| Hanging out with the team |
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| Natalie and Crina the dynamic duo |
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| Finalizing some items for the tea |
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| November 1st is the day of the dead in Romania |
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| Quick prep for a long drive with the necessities |
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| The midweek study in Romans |
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| Work project |
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| Paint prep |
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| Waiting for another coat |
Things to be praying about:
The woman's tea went really well and all of those who attended had good things to say about it. We ask that you would continue to pray seeds of the gospel to find good soil and that it would produce lasting fruit in the lives of these women.
Pray for Renee, who is coming for her 40-day over Christmas.
Prayer for the finances for braces for Ryley. The cost for this is going to around $1100 for the whole treatment.
Prayer for a team to come and help with the English camp next summer (July 22-26).
Prayer for God to provide a new church building that will better meet our needs.
Prayer for a team to come and help with the English camp next summer (July 22-26).
Prayer for God to provide a new church building that will better meet our needs.
Prayer for one of the music teachers at the kid's school. Brian had an opportunity to share the gospel message with him and invite him to church. He seemed very open to the Gospel message. Prayer for God to continue to draw him into his kingdom. Prayer for Brian as he keeps in contact with him
Prayer also for Kellen and Jen Criswell, who are coming over to stay initially in Bistrita. Kellen is looking to help start a discipleship, pastoral training school in Romania. Kellen and I are traveling to Brasov for a monthly meeting to begin discussing and planning the next steps with the other pastor's please pray for a fruitful time.
Prayer for our outreaches this fall and through the new year. We are planning on building manager with dad's and their kids in the later part of November and are also asking for some of the men who do not have their own children to consider being a dad for some of the kids who don't have a dad.
Also wanting to be a blessing practically in the community we want to put together some meals for those who may not have the ability to provide a nice Christmas dinner for their families.
Continued prayer for the formation of the advocacy team for Brian and Cynthia, led by Greg and Suzanne Porterfield. Pray that God would add more to the group and give them a heart for Romania.
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