Today the team spent the morning (Thursday) in Timeroarsa, a city about an hour from Arad. We stood in the town square where the revolution began for the country of Romania. In 1989 a Christian pastor spoke to thousands gathered in the square and asked the people to join him in prayer. Soon the communist soldiers began to shoot into the crowd. Many were killed but the path to freedom could not be reversed. We visited the Orthodox cathedral where the fleeing Christians were locked out and left to the mercy of the soldiers. It was sobering as we thought of the sacrifices made by many that we might hear the Gospel in our own country but that we so often take for granted.
We then went to the House of Hope, a home for the mentally and physically disabled. We shared music and a meal with them. We also built some shelves for the ministry and shared fellowship with the residents.
Tonight the team split up and led worship at two different churches. Reed preached in Arad and I preached in the village of Mikolaka. Both teams were overwhelmed with the committment of the Romanians to prayer in the services. Prayer was central to the worship. At one service the host pastor had the people of the congregation stand and pray for Parkwood and a revival in the United States. Needless to say, the team reunited and expressed a profound sense of awe. We feel that we are more the recipients of God’s grace rather than the deliverers of grace.
We are praying for you! Please keep praying for the team as we continue to serve the Lord and thank you for the privilege of representing our church family in this country.
Blessings!
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