As we draw to the end of the year of 2012 we want to take a moment to thank each of you for your continued partnership in the work God has called us too here in Romania and Moldova. As we take stock of all that God has done we can have no other response than to say, "We've been blessed!" We've been blessed by God's blessing upon the work of ministry, we've also been blessed by your partnership in the ministry. Therefore, Naty and I thank you for the sacrifices you have made. We realize for many around the world times are very difficult and we thank you for continuing to consider the work in Eastern Europe through your prayers and gifts. Our prayer for each of you this Christmas is that your lives would be blessed richly by the presence of God and that He would draw you and your families closer during this holiday season, Merry Christmas to each of you.
Since the last time we updated you we had an opportunity to visit with Naty's dad. This is the first time we have seen him since the transplant surgery. We have so much to be grateful for this Christmas and as we celebrate our Savior's birth we thank him for the grace He has given Naty's dad by saving his life. As you can see below he is doing well. He has lost a significant amount of weight, but the doctors seem to be saying he is recovering from the transplant nicely. We thank each of you for your prayers and concerns for brother Andrei over this past year. We ask each of you finally, to continue to keep him in your prayers by asking God to give him a full recovery.
Naty's dad during his visit a few weeks ago
December 8th the International Church celebrated it's annual Christmas celebration. This was a wonderful time as we gathered together as a congregation to celebrate the birth of Christ. This is a time when many in the church invite their friends who would not normally attend church to come and hear a proclamation of the good news of the gospel. Through the years many unbelievers in our community have been introduced to Christ through the Christmas celebration, this year was no exception. Please pray for those who attended this celebration who do not know Christ. Pray that God would use the seed that was planted in them during the Christmas program to bring them to come to know Christ in a personal way.
Bill & Naty making a presentation during the Christmas program
Part of the children's presentation during the Christmas Program
