We continue to see God's blessing on the work here in the Brasov area.  Last week the Brasov Church voted to pay their Pastor's monthly salary.  This is a huge step forward!  The also have begun to take more responsibility for the care of their building and have assumed their part of the utilities for the Brasov Building.  Pastor Luci is doing a great job as Pastor.  I am overjoyed to see him taking the leadership role.  He is showing great maturity and wisdom.  The Church at Brasov enjoyed a great attendance this past Sunday.  Also services in Feldioara were attended well.

 

The Church in Feldioara last week extended a call to Bro. Ioanuts (Johnny) from Constanta, as their Pastor.  Bro. Johnny has accepted and will be moving here to the Brasov area in March.  Bro. Johnny has been preaching since he was 14.  He is now 26 years old.  He has worked with Bro. Gary Santino in Constanta and also worked with Bro. Jim Black for two years in Bucharesti.  I look forward to his coming to work with us.  I will work along side Bro. Johnny to help bring the Church in Feldioara to greater stability.

 

Kim has continued to work with the Children's Home.  Today she helped Hospice with some special request needs.  The help is for terminally ill patients and their families.  Also they are trying to get permission to return to some of the area orphanages to do Bible studies with the children.  We have done this for a number of years but when the change Directors we usually have to go through the permission process all over again.  Pray that we will be able to get back into the orphanages so that we can teach the children.

 

Also as a prayer request, we have requested 5 year visas from the government.  Pray that they will be granted.  We have been only getting 1 year visas and they are expensive. Also a 5 year visa saves the headache of all the red tape each year.

 

Thanks again for your prayers and encouragement.

 

Jerry & Kim

January 13, 2009

Once again I apologize for the long silence on this blog.  I find it hard sometimes with our busy schedule to find time to set down and update the blog.  I am thankful to have it and will try to be more diligent in this New Year.

 

I thank each of you for your faithful support both in prayers and finances.  God's blessing were many in 2008.  We praise the Lord for all that was accomplished.  There were several saved and baptized.  We accomplished a lot of work at the Camp and had a great Camping season.  We moved the children and their Foster Home Parents into an apartment created at the Brasov Church.  We had another successful Fall Semester in our Bible Institute.  We welcomed Brother Jim Black and his family to work with us here in Brasov.  Last of all we saw the Church in Brasov call Bro. Lucian Anghel as Pastor.  The Church ordained him on December 7th 2008.

 

We look forward to what God has for us in 2009.  We know as always there will be mountain tops and valleys.  I'm thankful for the valleys that make us appreciate the mountain tops even more.  We will begin our Spring Semester of Bible Institute on the 17th of January.  We look forward to the Medical Team from Faith coming in May.  We plan to come in for furlough after the Medical Team.  We have not decided as of yet how long we will be in the states.

 

Please keep us in your prayers.  I will try to keep the blog updated.  Don't give up on me.

 

Bro. Jerry