Rejoice in the Lord again I say rejoice
After a very busy Christmas time when we got together in different groups to remember and celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, we are back to regular weekly meetings to learn and study the word of God.
At Christmas, as every year, we had various activities, eating together, giving gifts to one another, and evangelistic events to share the Gospel with children and ladies who don't normally come to regular meetings.
One orthodox lady, she has never been to any of the repenters meetings in her life, she was presently surprised to feel so accepted in a group of women that she had never met before. She very quickly felt relaxed and started to enjoy sharing her opinions or thoughts and asking questions so she could understand the Bible.
When she left she said that she felt happy and light in her soul, encouraged to trust in God, and that she was very happy that she came.
Another orthodox lady, invited three of her friends to come along, women that have never been to repenters meetings before. They too were very quickly relaxed and felt that they could share and ask questions about faith in God.
This time again we could offer over 200 gifts to children who came to the program at church but we also went to a local school in Beciu.
One teacher who accompanied us from class to class (0-8th grade), said that she had never heard the message of Christmas before and she never knew the meaning of Christmas. She thanked us so many times for going and sharing. Most people in Romania celebrate Santa at Christmas, not Jesus.
Under normal circumstances, we would not be allowed to share the Gospel in school, but this day many teachers were missing from school including the principal so we made the most of it.
Please pray that the Lord will continue to work in these people's hearts so that they may come to know the Lord Jesus as their personal Saviour.
Thank you so much for your love, prayers, and support God bless you dear brothers and sisters in Christ!
Florina Darvell - PIEI Romania Missionary
