New Blessings, New Challenges

Over the last three weeks we have seen the Lord once again work through summer camps in Moldova to touch many young lives. There were approximately 350 young people who participated this summer. Somewhere between 200 - 250 children attended the children's camp and approximately 80 teens attended the youth camp. We considered ourselves blessed to have such a turn out. We are praying now that the Lord will help those who made decisions for him and that those who already know him will purpose to live out their faith in the communities as they return home. Please pray with us that God would do this.

The Children Enjoy Game Time At Camp

As You Can See It Was Hard To Fit All The Children In

Bill Preparing To Share With Teens Who Attended Camp

Bill & Naty Challenging Young Believers To Be Faithful Witnesses At Home

While we were at camps we had the opportunity to visit with Misa Cariavan, a good friend. A few years ago Misa was appointed by the Baptist Union of Moldova to represent youth ministry all throughout the Republic of Moldova. During his time at his post he has had the opportunity to minister to literally hundreds of young people. Yet during this time he has become troubled by an ever increasing need in the country. Below is a short interview where Misa explains the need. Please be in prayer with us about this challenge.

In addition to doing the work at summer camps we were glad to have a little time to visit with Naty's family and friends. As many of you know, Naty's dad has Hepatitis C to which there is no known cure. We were so glad to have the additional time with him and we continue to pray for God to heal him or provide a way that he might be able to receive a liver transplant that could save his life. Please pray along with us concerning this situation. Pray that God will continue to grant Andrei strength to serve in the ministry God has called him too and that the family will have grace to help him as he has need. Pray, if God is willing, that he might grant him more time to serve in the ministry either by medical provision or maybe by God sustaining him and giving him additional time. We greatly value your prayers concerning this.

With Some of Naty's Family & Friends At Home In Moldova

Around the first of June we began a new project at the church in Bucharest. Because of God's bountiful blessing to the church we have had to expand the building a bit. The back of the building has always had a fellowship hall that we could use part of the year. The reason is that the room was not insulated well, nor was it equipped with heating or cooling when it was built. Yet because of the growth of the children's ministry of the church we have had to try to find more space. We were no longer able to sacrifice this space during the cold months of winter. Therefore, we took on a new project a few weeks back to completely insulate the room and floor, install heating and put in new access doors to create a greater flow for the room. The reason we share this is to simply praise God for a few things. First, for the growth in the children's ministry that made the upgrade necessary. Second, for his provision to be able to make the upgrades the room needed and last for a church that is so interested in doing all they can to be able to see the ministry of the International Church continue to grow and impact lives in Bucharest, Romania. We praise God, He has been very good to us!

The Fellowship Hall After The Upgrades Were Completed