This week we celebrate Palm Sunday in Romania, and we expect the church attendance to increase. We pray that the preaching of the Gospel will bring forth much fruit. Two weeks ago we organized an evangelistic event in the new youth building in Tinca. We had a Romanian worship and praise band and guest speakers from Calvary Chapel Ft. Lauderdale. We had a wonderful time together with a few hundred people in attendance. During the first part of the program the children had a time of worship. The exuberance and joy they generated was contagious. Following this the young people and adults worshiped God with tears in their eyes and thanked Him for the new building. This wonderful gift they received from God gave them the opportunity to be together with so many unsaved friends in one place and listen to the Gospel being presented. We believe in the coming months will see many people coming to know the Lord in Tinca, through similar events in this new facility.
There are more things to do until the building is completely finished but we began using it to reach the community with the Gospel. We still need to install the heating and the water/sewage system and do the landscaping. Please consider helping us with a small donation to help complete this project for the glory of God.
Answer to Prayer
One year ago we found two girls, Alina 5, and Alexandra 2 ½ years old, wandering the streets of Sabolciu. When we began the construction of the church in Sabolciu we provided food for the girls every day and some of the Christian Gypsy families in Sabolciu helped with clothes and food from time to time. Alina and Alex lived in a box bigger than a dog house, but a lot colder and dirtier.
We found out that the two girls had a mother but she was not able to take care for them. Most of the time the mother was gone and at times disappeared all together. We looked for her and when we ran out of options we called the Child Protection Agency. We waited in vain almost 7 months for the Agency to do something. Nothing was done for the girls. When we finally decided to take Alina and Alex off the streets and place them in our Foster Care ministry we were threatened by the authorities with the removal of our license. Again we decided to wait and see what the government would do about the girls.
We waited until we could not wait any longer. With the approval of the grandmother we took the girls out of their misery and placed them in a temporary shelter. When the government authorities found out that we got involved in “their case” they threatened us again. After weeks of prayer, waiting and dialogue we were finally allowed to place Alex and Alina in our Foster Care ministry. What a joy it was for all of us to see these two girls saved from their misery. Only by God’s intervention and lots of prayer this issue was resolved favorable. We praise God for this successful rescue. I firmly believe that without a prompt intervention both Alex and Alina would be dead today. Imagine two small children wandering the empty streets in the middle of winter with no food, heat or a roof over their head. We praise God that they are safe now; have a loving family, lots of food and a warm place they could call home. We thank you for making this rescue possible.
With every new rescue, there are new responsibilities and new expenses. We need now to find sponsors for Alina and Alex. We covet your partnership in prayer and support and ask you to help us with this need. If you fill lead to do so, please fill the enclosed card and mail it to us as soon as can.
Cornel & Karen Bucur
Please pray for:
● Church Planting Ministry: workers to help carry the load of ministering to the needs of the people.
● Funds to finish the building in Tinca
● Orphan Mentoring Program: our staff, for patience and love for the 115 teenage orphans
● Foster Care Ministry: the foster families that care for the 33 children
● Oradea Children’s Hospital Ministry: the abandoned orphans and our staff working there
● We praise God that we were able to rescue Alina and Alex
● The Bucurs: protection and strength to oversee all the ministries
● More partners to join our prayer and support team
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