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. \u00a0In 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. \u00a0We visited the Orthodox cathedral where the fleeing Christians were locked out and left to the mercy of the soldiers. \u00a0It 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.<\/p>\n
We then went to the House of Hope, a home for the mentally and physically disabled. \u00a0We shared music and a meal with them. \u00a0We also built some shelves for the ministry and shared fellowship with the residents.<\/p>\n
Tonight the team split up and led worship at two different churches. \u00a0Reed preached in Arad and I preached in the village of \u00a0Mikolaka. \u00a0Both teams were overwhelmed with the committment of the Romanians to prayer in the services. \u00a0 Prayer was central to the worship. \u00a0At one service the host pastor had the people of the congregation stand and pray for Parkwood and a revival in the United States. \u00a0Needless to say, the team reunited and expressed a profound sense of awe. \u00a0 We feel that we are more the recipients of God’s grace rather than the deliverers of grace.<\/p>\n
We are praying for you! \u00a0Please 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.<\/p>\n
Blessings!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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. \u00a0In 1989 a Christian pastor spoke to thousands gathered … Continue reading