The Person God Uses
“For you see your calling, brothers” (1Cor 1:26, WEB)
Each year we have mission groups from different churches come and serve with us here in Romania. Every time they leave, our hearts ache. The friendships developed during this time, the experiences we shared, the mighty presence of God seen at work in our lives and in the lives of those we minister to brings us close to each other and closer to God. In time, many of these people had become my heroes. They left western comfort, vacation time, families, and other pleasant situations and came across the world to work with a missionary family they only heard about and with people of a different race, language and culture. Many come motivated by one thing, to share the love of Christ with people in need.
As I observe each group upon arrival I always wonder about each person; what made him come, what is she able to do, what each person have to share? At the end of each trip, we are always amazed how God used each individual. I want to share with you a few things I noticed about the person God uses.
· Doesn’t think much of himself
· Marvels at why God chose him
· Doesn’t talk much but listens intensively
· Has little natural ability or experience
· Knows his poverty and dependence on God
While the team blesses us in many ways, at the end of the stay, two things are visible; the powerful relationship they have with God and the flagrance they live behind. In the words of Oswald Chambers, “The main thing about Christianity is not the work we do, but the relationship we maintain and the atmosphere produced by that relationship.” In the Old Testament, the people that were at the Temple carried with them on their clothes the flagrance of incense. Everybody they met on their way home knew they spent time with God. When we maintain our relationship with God, something happens and those around us know it. His presence in our lives is powerful in their nostrils. “God chose the foolish things of the world...God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised...that no flesh should boast before God. (1Cor 1:29, WEB)
We praise God for the team that came from River Oaks Community Church in Goshen, IN to serve alongside us recently. We had a blast doing God’s work together and many lives were touched.
The babies we care for at the Oradea Children’s Hospital, the children in our foster families, the young men being discipled at Placement Center nr. 2, the new believers in the three Gypsy churches started in Lugas, Sabolciu and Tinca, all of them were able to observe true Christianity and are able to benefit and be changed by God because men and women that walk with Him visited them. In Romania and elsewhere God is doing His work through people that think a lot about Him and very little of themselves.
As we are busy more than ever during the summer months, please continue to help this ministry through your financial support and prayer.
In His Grace,
Cornel & Karen Bucur
Prayer Requests
Please pray for:
† Construction Project in Tinca: For funds to finish the church building that will be used for Youth Ministry and for Gypsy School of Ministry.
† Construction Project in Sabolciu: for a work team that will remodel the old building, build the new church, build water well for the Gypsy community and a playground for the children.
† The children (33) in our Foster Care ministry.
† Orphans (22) abandoned at the Oradea Children’s Hospital.
† Orphan youth (90) at CP2.
† More partners to join our prayer and support team.
“For you see your calling, brothers” (1Cor 1:26, WEB)
Each year we have mission groups from different churches come and serve with us here in Romania. Every time they leave, our hearts ache. The friendships developed during this time, the experiences we shared, the mighty presence of God seen at work in our lives and in the lives of those we minister to brings us close to each other and closer to God. In time, many of these people had become my heroes. They left western comfort, vacation time, families, and other pleasant situations and came across the world to work with a missionary family they only heard about and with people of a different race, language and culture. Many come motivated by one thing, to share the love of Christ with people in need.
As I observe each group upon arrival I always wonder about each person; what made him come, what is she able to do, what each person have to share? At the end of each trip, we are always amazed how God used each individual. I want to share with you a few things I noticed about the person God uses.
· Doesn’t think much of himself
· Marvels at why God chose him
· Doesn’t talk much but listens intensively
· Has little natural ability or experience
· Knows his poverty and dependence on God
While the team blesses us in many ways, at the end of the stay, two things are visible; the powerful relationship they have with God and the flagrance they live behind. In the words of Oswald Chambers, “The main thing about Christianity is not the work we do, but the relationship we maintain and the atmosphere produced by that relationship.” In the Old Testament, the people that were at the Temple carried with them on their clothes the flagrance of incense. Everybody they met on their way home knew they spent time with God. When we maintain our relationship with God, something happens and those around us know it. His presence in our lives is powerful in their nostrils. “God chose the foolish things of the world...God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised...that no flesh should boast before God. (1Cor 1:29, WEB)
We praise God for the team that came from River Oaks Community Church in Goshen, IN to serve alongside us recently. We had a blast doing God’s work together and many lives were touched.
The babies we care for at the Oradea Children’s Hospital, the children in our foster families, the young men being discipled at Placement Center nr. 2, the new believers in the three Gypsy churches started in Lugas, Sabolciu and Tinca, all of them were able to observe true Christianity and are able to benefit and be changed by God because men and women that walk with Him visited them. In Romania and elsewhere God is doing His work through people that think a lot about Him and very little of themselves.
As we are busy more than ever during the summer months, please continue to help this ministry through your financial support and prayer.
In His Grace,
Cornel & Karen Bucur
Prayer Requests
Please pray for:
† Construction Project in Tinca: For funds to finish the church building that will be used for Youth Ministry and for Gypsy School of Ministry.
† Construction Project in Sabolciu: for a work team that will remodel the old building, build the new church, build water well for the Gypsy community and a playground for the children.
† The children (33) in our Foster Care ministry.
† Orphans (22) abandoned at the Oradea Children’s Hospital.
† Orphan youth (90) at CP2.
† More partners to join our prayer and support team.
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