Today began with another Romanian breakfast of assorted meats, vegtables and bread. We have started each day gathered around the large dining table listening to wonderful stories from our hosts and sharing some of our own. Our friends here have been a blessing to us and their warm hospitality has overwhelmed us.
After breakfast we were off to lead the second session of our leadership conference. Today we talked about the importance of being willing to go wherever God leads us and how everyone in the church has a role in that Kingdom work. I shared our Parkwood philosophy that “You cannot stay where you are and follow God!” Daniel spoke about the importance of discipleship and the study of God’s Word to see where God is leading. Jim shared about the importance of creating a good process and framework for bringing as many as possible into the work that God reveals. Roger finished the morning by sharing his testimony of his faith journey and how the committment to missions has been the natural result of this Kingdom vision at Parkwood. What a blessing to be here representing our wonderful church family!
Tomorrow we will begin with a prayer meeting at Hope Baptist church in Arad and then Daniel, Reed and I will be preaching at three more churches in villages around the area. Jim and Roger will be sharing testimonies and Adam and Matt will be leading worship. Please pray for us tonight since our services about 4am your time. We will be praying for you as well as you hear the Word of the Lord from Jeff Willetts, Pastor at Calvary Hill and former member of Parkwood!
Blessings!