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Saturday, 12 December 2009 05:43

There are several projects that were started this month. One of them is the evangelistic project with the English language. Last year we did several English classes with Chris, a teacher from England. We kept in touch with him and developed a vision. We started English classes in our church for the purpose of evangelism. There are 54 students, twenty six of whom are Christians. Each Christian had the opportunity to bring a non-Christian person to these classes. My wife and I brought a family who are our neighbors to this class.  Many times we invited them to church, but they always had excuses for not coming. They agreed to attend the English classes and we believe they made a step forward. We continue to pray for them and thank the Lord for the progress they have made. Some of the students that came with us to the summer camp attend these classes twice a week. We have the opportunity to build deeper relationships with them. There are also some new people. Sergiu, who is around twenty years old, came to church to learn English. He wants to visit America for one summer. The Lord gave us the opportunity to share the Gospel with him.

Along with my wife we visited Oxana several times this month. We tried to take care of her and her nine month old girl, Andreea. They live in a rented house by themselves. We continue to pray for them and help them as we can. I believe their greatest need is to be encouraged and visited.

In the counseling ministry I continued to meet Eugen, my disciple. I want to teach him to be responsible. Another authority in his life is his Christian father who went to work abroad. This has resulted in Eugen going through a responsibility crisis.

I also started counseling meetings with Vera and Pavlis. Vera is a young girl from the older youth group. I intend to talk to other young people for counselling. I continue to meet with Slavic for marriage counseling. I thank the Lord for the way he reacted to my advice regarding his plans for the future. The new strategy for the ministry is my concern for each of them personally. I also want to offer them a youth meeting. I have organized a fellowship and prayer evening. I will organize other festive meetings occasionally.

Regarding the family ministry this month, we attended Victor and Silvia's wedding. They are new believers in our church. It was a great opportunity to proclaim the Gospel during the religious ceremony. Almost all of the guests were non-believers. We have helped Victor and Silvia to grow spiritually and were glad they decided to be baptized. Everything happened almost as in Acts. During one of their visits in our home, Victor said, "Why aren't we getting baptized?" I explained to them that their desire was normal after one had received the Lord Jesus. They decided to be baptized during the next baptismal service on October 18.

We continued the evangelism project in the twelve areas. I shared the Gospel with around 30 people including some young people. We discussed about God and his imperatives. As a youth pastor for the south area I planned and prepared a biblical competition between churches. I am glad to be useful for other youth leaders by discussing with them about their vision. I helped Igor from the church in Gotesti and Jora from the church in Badicu.

 
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