PROJECT ROMANIA
April 2002
A ministry of Greenacres Baptist Church
4804 Benton Rd. Bossier City, LA 71111 318-746-2291
Pastor: Monroe Mercer
Missionary: Brian Crossley
Field Address: Brian Crossley Brasov 1, P. O. Box CP 73, Brasov, Romania
2200
BIBLE COLLEGE CONCLUDES
April 20th was the last day of Bible College. It's hard to believe the
school year has already come and gone. This was the first year of teaching
for me and I enjoyed it very much. I've begun to lay out the courses I
will be teaching next year and I'm looking forward to the new school year
and new students.
EVANGELISM TEAM
We have located a place to hold our first evangelism campaign in Harman.
Now we have to draw up a rental contract. The process has been very slow
but we're getting closer to a meeting date. I'm hoping to hold our campaign
in June. We hope this will be the first of many evangelism meetings in
the villages surrounding Brasov. A meeting is scheduled with key members
of the team to discuss the details of our first campaign and also to seek
ways to speed up the process of selecting a village, contacting the mayor
and finding a meeting place. As mentioned in previous reports this first
campaign will be a learning experience and we hope to develop an efficient
plan to spread the gospel.
FULL HOUSE (Casa Plina)
The number of people attending who live in the sewers has increased to
15-20. With this new group the ministry is in a state of transition. These
new visitors are generally much better behaved then the village kids and
seem more open to personal relationships. Yet, for some reason they seem
especially resistant to the gospel. I've discussed salvation personally
with a couple of them. They acknowledge their need of salvation and even
say they believe the message. Yet, they are very reluctant to make a personal
decision to ask Jesus for the salvation He offers. Our last meeting in
April one of the underground kids (I don't know what else to call them)
accepted Christ as his savior. His name is Soreen and I feel very confident
his profession is genuine. Please pray for him as it will be very difficult
for him to live for Christ in his environment. Please pray for all these
outcast kids.
OUR HOUSE
The new three are just now showing signs of accepting our authority and
are beginning to obey the rules. I've had much more opportunity to learn
and use Romanian with the kids in our house. This has helped much to learn
the language and I've been trying to teach our family lessons in Romanian.
I finally taught my first lesson without a translator at Full House. We
have to try and find a new place to live and it needs to be big enough
to take in more kids. This will be difficult to find but we're still praying
the Lord will compel some Romanian to donate a home.
Costi, one of our new three has accepted Christ as his savior and is
talking about baptism. Nico has not yet made a decision but has been asking
alot of questions about how to be saved. We are praying and hope to see
her saved soon. (As of the writing of this report, Nico has been saved!)
Praise GOD!
Prayer Tip:
- Ask (James 4:2)
- Ask for the right things (James 4:3)
- Be specific (Matt. 7:9-11)
- Be Nice (Matt. 7:12; 11-12)
- Keep His commandments (I Jn. 2:22 a,b)
- Do those things that are pleasing in His sight (I Jn. 3:22, c)
- Be persistant (Lk. 18:1-8)
- Be real. (Lk 18:11-14)
- Pray for those who abuse you. (Mt. 5:44)
Prayer Requests:
Full House kids.
Carmen, Viorel (Salvation), George, Jacov, Caline and Soreen (Baptism)
Harman: The Lord would open hearts (Acts. 16:14)
Our Home:
Nico, Costell and Lassyn (Baptism)
Visa's renewal approved.
That God would provide a house for these and more children to live in.
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