A Report for June 2010

Early this month Naty's parents visited with us from Moldova. A few month's back her mother had a routine check-up in Moldova where they found some spots on a mammogram. Her parents came to Bucharest to be sure that what was found was not cancerous. We were thankful to have had the time we had with them and we were even more grateful when we received positive reports back from the doctors Naty's mother came to see. They told her that none of the spots appeared to be cancerous, we praise the Lord for this report.

Enjoying dinner with Naty's parents

As is the case in most places around the world, as the summer months come many take time away and go on vacation. That is the same here in Bucharest. Yet we have been thrilled thus far this summer to see how many are still prioritizing there time on Sunday's at church. Throughout the spring months the church has seen strong, steady growth. That has continued to remain the same as we have entered into the summer, praise God! Below was our first Sunday of the month as we celebrated the graduation of four of our international students. The four students were from Nigeria and Kenya. We pray as they prepare to move to the next stage of their lives that God will use the things they have learned here at the International Church to help each of them go on from this place to places where they will bear much fruit for Christ's Kingdom.

Prayer Time During Worship The First Sunday of The Month

The Worship Team Leading The Congregation In Worship

Celebrating Jennifer's Graduation (She Is Girl In The Middle)

Over spring one of the nationalities within our fellowship that has grown the most is our group from the Philippines. On any given Sunday you may see as many as 20 individuals that originate from the Philippines worshiping with us. This is an exciting opportunity for the church as we now have the opportunity to more directly impact this culture. We are so grateful for those God has brought to the church from there. Recently we had the chance to share the gospel with four new women from this culture. After visiting with them we were able to determine that they are genuine followers of Christ, but two of the women have never been baptized. They agreed that the bible teaches that they should be baptized and soon we will have the opportunity to do this with them. We praise God for the work He is doing amongst the cultures.

At Least Eight Women In the Picture Are From The Philippines
The Others Are Romanian, British, Nigerian and Kenyan