The New School Year Begins

Yesterday at the International Church we had a great day. We hosted our annual 'Welcome Back Barbecue' to welcome back to Bucharest many who had been away and many of those who visited. We estimated that there were as many as 100 in attendance. We trust if God is willing, that many of those who visited for the first time yesterday will return in the future to either worship with us or learn more of what it means to become a believer in Jesus Christ. We ask you to pray for those who visited. Pray that God will bring them back to the church and that those who do not know Christ will come to a place where they put their trust in Christ for forgiveness of sin and eternal life.

The following is an introductory video that the church in Bucharest uses to introduce visitors to the church. I thought you might enjoy seeing it. We hope it will give you a better understanding of what God is doing at the International Church.

As We Conclude The Summer ...

It is amazing to think that the summer is almost over. Children are returning to school and many of our church members who have been away visiting their homes in different lands are returning to Bucharest. So in keeping with this time of year Sunday the International Church will be hosting our annual "Welcome Back Barbecue". We ask you to please keep this time in prayer as many visitors will be visiting the church for the first time. We trust if God is willing, that we will be able to develop some new relationships that will open the door for the gospel.

This past Sunday afternoon we were honored to be asked to join a local church in Moldova for the baptism of several new believers. It was exciting to see what God is doing in the lives of these new believers. The following should give some sense of what being baptized in Moldova is like.

Another Summer In The Books

We wish you could have been here to see. The camps were a resounding success once again. In all three camps or bible schools we saw somewhere between 400 - 500 children and teenagers attend. We were very encouraged by the nature of each as well. Many of those who knew Christ were challenged in their faith. There were also those who came to know Christ for the first time. God has blessed far above and beyond what any of us are deserving of, HE IS GOOD!

Kids Camp 2009



Teens Camp 2009

Camp Life

A Special Message For You

"Thank You!"

Going To Moldova

In the morning we will be traveling to Moldova for a week of youth camps. We want to specifically ask each of you to be keeping this time in prayer. We ask you to pray for the following:

1. Please pray for the current political climate in Moldova. Currently there is a move by some in government in Moldova to completely outlaw the use of or participation in any sort of religious camping experience. We ask you to pray that the Spirit of God will prevail upon the hearts of the leaders of the country to keep this from happening.

2. Please pray for the hearts of the young people who are attending the camps. Pray that Holy Spirit will illuminate their eyes to the truth of the gospel and that those who have not trusted Christ yet, will do so.

3. Please pray for some challenging situations with some families in Moldova that Naty and I are dealing with. Pray that God will give those involved the desire to do right and to work to restore relationships that have been broken.

Once we return from Moldova we will give you a full report about how the camps went. As always we thank you for your participation in the work here and we continue to pray that our Lord is blessing each of you richly.

The Long Days of Summer

Yesterday was a wonderful day of worship at the International Church here in Bucharest. We have been encouraged by the willingness of the congregation to continue to attend even during these days when most tend to leave and vacation. Last evening approximately half the church gathered together at an elders home for a time of fellowship and barbecue. It was a great time. We are beginning to see some great things happen through events like this. During the barbecue one family invited some friends from Canada who are working in Bucharest for the next few years. This opened the door to the development of a new friendship with this family. We are praying that God will allow this relationship to continue to grow so that we might be able to invite them to the church and to hear about Christ. Also a dear lady from Japan who attends our church has been praying for her husbands conversion for several years now. We have been very encouraged recently as he has begun to start to attend the worship services and last evening he joined all of us for our time of fellowship. We trust, if it is the Lord's timing, that he is close to giving his heart to Christ. Please pray for him.

Last, this coming week we are going to Moldova to assist with summer camps for teens. Please keep this time in prayer. Every summer this is an important time of teaching and evangelism as many young people put their faith in Christ. In addition, with the tense political climate in Moldova their are many who would like to keep such events from even taking place. So we ask you to pray for everyone's protection as well. With God's help we believe we could have another camping season to celebrate with many putting their trust in Christ. Thanks again for your part in what God is doing in Romania and Moldova, each of you are a real blessing!