It's been a special month here. The ministry in Pasat is going well. Although we haven't had any visitors lately, we continue to visit them and use every opportunity to proclaim the will of God.

Sadly, it seems that most of the people refuse to come because of Ionel's mistakes. It may be an excuse, but they keep bringing it up. Two people who used to come to church no longer come because of that. In spite of that, we are happy to see God at work among us. Regarding Ionel's situation, I have only good news. As I told you before, he had colon cancer and had to have surgery this last summer. This disease motivated him to rededicate himself to God. After this trial, both Ionel and his family have had a totally different attitude about God and the church. He is doing well now and I am glad to see him growing spiritually. The church services continue to take place in his home. Generally speaking, the church from Pasat is getting more and more mature and this is good news for us.

The situation is pretty much the same in Grusevca as there are no visible changes. I keep investing time and energy with the hope that God will save people from this village. I got to know the church better and have come to realize that it is the people from the church who need to repent first and then others. It seems that the number of members has been decreasing instead of increasing. I have faith that God will work here and His name will be honored. I pray that He will save people living here according to His will.

Molodia

I can't tell you many things about this village. We've only had three meetings this month with only three people who showed up the first few times and two the third time. The situation here is not good. There used to be a Pentecostal church here. The people wanted to raise their children  according to Baptist teachings. There were once 24 members, the oldest being in his 50s. Now, there are only three people left. It is a difficult and sad situation. During the short life of that church only five people became Christians. Some of them went to other churches and others were just left outside. During our meetings this month, we tried to find solutions. We asked God to give us a vision. Molodia is a village with perspective and potential.  It is a rather big village where the people have a decent standard of life.

We will have to replant the church here but we'll need a good foundation. I believe we need to start a church that looks for unsaved people in the village and not for the people from the former
Pentecostal church. This is my vision right now for this village. I pray that God will continue to
enlighten me more and more. I want to be useful in this village. Given the situation, I had to go back to one of the Lord's commands that I had sort of neglected lately. That is discipleship. I have already started to make the necessary steps in this respect and I think I will see results soon.
Continue to pray that God will fill us with His Spirit and guide us.