February has been filled with many difficulties, but the Lord has been blessing His people through it all.
The Ciumeghiu church has seen great spiritual growth in the last two months. Last Sunday,
5 people were baptized and welcomed into the church and
1 woman accepted Christ as her personal Savior. The couple in the front left of the picture were saved two years ago at Evangelistic meetings and finally are taking this first step of obedience in their walk with God. They have come through many struggles and we were all crying with joy to see them obey their Lord and be baptized. There are too many blessings to comment on, but I do want to list some below so you can praise the Lord with us.
*Praises:
1)
60 children attending
Ciumeghiu kids class and
10 women attending Ladies
class.
2)
10 people baptized in 3 churches: Sanicoleau Romani, Telechiu, & Ciumeghiu in the last month
3) My coworker Tim Fink ordained
1 deacon in his church in
Osherhei.4) I received another
one year residence visa.
5) My coworker Sandy and I had a
relaxing trip to London for a BMM European Missionary Conference. It was a wonderful time to meet others and encourage each other in the struggle to "gain ground" in the battle for our Lord.
6)
Ciumeghiu classroom construction is progressing well! Electricity has been installed so the men finished plastering the walls this week. The false ceiling/attic area will now be built and if good weather persists the concrete will be poured for the floor.
The mayor has even promised to give us $400 to help with the building! A true miracle when there isn't even a road to the church. :)
Thank you for your prayers and consistent giving towards this project.
*Prayer Requests:
1)
March 1,2 - Evangelistic meetings in Ciumeghiu
2)
March 3-6 - Men's seminary class in Tinca (American pastors are coming to teach this course)
3)
March 6-9 - Evangelistic meetings in Tinca
4)
Spiritual growth of new believers and the recently baptized.
5)
Wisdom as I continue to train and disciple in
Ciumeghiu. I am praying about what to teach in both the children's and Ladies' classes when we finish our current series in May.
Thank you all for your love, prayers and support. I wish you all could come and SEE with your eyes how the Lord is working. All praise to His name! Kim
It has been my privilege to have Pastor Rick Reynolds and his wife Patty visiting us these last two weeks. Pastor Rick taught another successful session of the Men's seminary class, but us women also got some excellent teaching as Patty taught the Ciumeghiu women on Effective Parenting. We had an all time record attendance of 13 women and everyone walked away with some new ideas. Pray that these women will view parenting as a way to lead their children to Christ and that they will understand the God can use even an uneducated mother to teach His ways of Life. Patty and I also held a special women's class in Tinca the following Wednesday. About 20 women attended and we taught "How to Wait for the Lord's return." The women were thrilled to have a class especially for them after seeing how their men have benefited from the seminary classes. Pray that each woman will continue growing spiritually and actively wait for the Lord's return. May the Lord be praised by His daughters' service and living as well. 
