Romania June 23, 2011

Hey friends and family.
God has been so good to us this week. It has been very busy. We have not had time for many updates as our days have started early and ended late.
Our SBC missionaries Bob and Gayle Hill have many Roma ministry sites and it has been exciting and rewarding to work alongside Roma & Romanian believers and translators and see how God unites brothers and sisters in Christ through our common bond of Him to accomplish His purposes.
This week we've had 5 teams (2 construction ministry teams and 3 people ministry teams) pouring concrete pads and walkways for two Roma churches, putting up a fence, doing home visits & evangelism, children's programs, student programs, and relationship building. Hundreds have heard the gospel and had their physical and spiritual needs addressed. Our prayer is God would continue to break the bondage of works based theology and they would understand and receive the grace and forgiveness of Jesus. Many believe if they drink and smoke they cannot be a "repenter" and feel they must clean themselves before they come to faith. The orthodox and evangelical churches are teaching this works based soteriology and our missionaries are doing everything they can to gently teach the Truth and turn the tide.
Pray for the servant acts of love and teaching of God's Word and stories to push back the darkness with the Roma.
Praise God for those who have come to Christ.
Pray that more would come and work with this rejected and despised people group.
Pray that might be you.

Praising God for His mighty hand and work.

Your 2011 IWC Braila, Romania team