Our turn!

It has been my privilege to have Pastor Rick Reynolds and his wife Patty visiting us these last two weeks. Pastor Rick taught another successful session of the Men's seminary class, but us women also got some excellent teaching as Patty taught the Ciumeghiu women on Effective Parenting. We had an all time record attendance of 13 women and everyone walked away with some new ideas. Pray that these women will view parenting as a way to lead their children to Christ and that they will understand the God can use even an uneducated mother to teach His ways of Life. Patty and I also held a special women's class in Tinca the following Wednesday. About 20 women attended and we taught "How to Wait for the Lord's return." The women were thrilled to have a class especially for them after seeing how their men have benefited from the seminary classes. Pray that each woman will continue growing spiritually and actively wait for the Lord's return. May the Lord be praised by His daughters' service and living as well.

ALMOST done!

Spring has sprung in Romania. The trees are in bloom, people are out planting gardens and we all are enjoying the sunny weather. This week was my lull before the storm as we prepare for another week of Men's Seminary class, March 14-17 and as we prepare for baptisms & Easter. (Romania celebrates Easter on April 28th this year.)
Today I want to show you a picture of the Ciumeghiu Classroom construction. We are so close to finishing that we can taste it, but sadly we have taken a break from construction due to lack of finances. Many factors including the devaluation of the dollar, cost of manual labor, and higher cost of materials have contributed to this fact of life. We are now all praying for the Lord to provide to help us finish this faith project. We estimate that total finishing costs will be around $5000. A gift of $500 would pour the concrete floor and make the room usable during the summer time. Please pray with us that the Lord will not only finish His building, but also strengthen our faith through this downtime. We praise the Lord that He is working mightily in the Ciumeghiu church and look forward to another baptism on April 20th. Thank you for your prayers for ALL the work the Lord is doing in Ciumeghiu. May we be able to say like Paul that in whatever state we are in, we have learned to be content. Kim