In God we trust
When we say, “I reached the bottom”, we expresses the end of human ability, capability or power. We at PTJM Romania experienced another level of this expression last week when “the bottom dropped out”. I will give you a few examples:
- Our PTJM Romania office was robbed last week.
- Two of our vehicles were damaged while parked.
- Ben (7) was hit in the head by a heavy piece of metal
- Alex (3) swallowed a large coin. Two days later, she developed high fever, was dehydrated and admitted as a patient in the same hospital we care for the orphan children.
This is not all, but enough to make a point; we are under spiritual attack and need your prayers. More than ever under these circumstances, I realized that God is there even when the bottom falls out; His grace is sufficient and enables us to move forward. It is in these kinds of situations that the believer experiences God’s presence and provisions. When He is the only one we have, we realize that He is the only one we need. His grace is sufficient, and we need to learn to let go and learn how to lean on Jesus. When the bottom drops out, when there are no crutches, no resources, no one to turn to; Jesus is sufficient and He is always there.
While going through this valley of tribulations I asked myself, “Am I really trusting God? Is God real even in these circumstances? Am I experiencing a religion or a relationship?” Only when the bottom drops out we discover who we really are and who He truly is. As I searched my soul, I was not certain what the answers would be but in the end, I discovered that love and faith are His gifts and we need to practice and cultivate them in order to stand firm in difficult times. “He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.” (Ps 62:6)
PTJM and the Bucurs lost much during the last few days but gain even more, more faith and love for God, more friends and prayer partners. While we are under attack by the enemy, we are more than conquers because we are His and that settles it. Thank you so very much for partnering with us financially and in prayer for the work we do in Romania.
Cornel & Karen Bucur
When we say, “I reached the bottom”, we expresses the end of human ability, capability or power. We at PTJM Romania experienced another level of this expression last week when “the bottom dropped out”. I will give you a few examples:
- Our PTJM Romania office was robbed last week.
- Two of our vehicles were damaged while parked.
- Ben (7) was hit in the head by a heavy piece of metal
- Alex (3) swallowed a large coin. Two days later, she developed high fever, was dehydrated and admitted as a patient in the same hospital we care for the orphan children.
This is not all, but enough to make a point; we are under spiritual attack and need your prayers. More than ever under these circumstances, I realized that God is there even when the bottom falls out; His grace is sufficient and enables us to move forward. It is in these kinds of situations that the believer experiences God’s presence and provisions. When He is the only one we have, we realize that He is the only one we need. His grace is sufficient, and we need to learn to let go and learn how to lean on Jesus. When the bottom drops out, when there are no crutches, no resources, no one to turn to; Jesus is sufficient and He is always there.
While going through this valley of tribulations I asked myself, “Am I really trusting God? Is God real even in these circumstances? Am I experiencing a religion or a relationship?” Only when the bottom drops out we discover who we really are and who He truly is. As I searched my soul, I was not certain what the answers would be but in the end, I discovered that love and faith are His gifts and we need to practice and cultivate them in order to stand firm in difficult times. “He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.” (Ps 62:6)
PTJM and the Bucurs lost much during the last few days but gain even more, more faith and love for God, more friends and prayer partners. While we are under attack by the enemy, we are more than conquers because we are His and that settles it. Thank you so very much for partnering with us financially and in prayer for the work we do in Romania.
Cornel & Karen Bucur
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