The Power Of Prayer Walking

One morning while we were in Romania, we walked about 5 minutes from the apartment in Zone 9. This apartment is being used for training and counseling by our Missionary Troy Geddes in Galati, Romania. Randy and I were prayer walking around an "apartment block"(this is not an entire city block, just 1 building). Randy began praying that God open doors in this building so that we would have the opportunity to present the gospel. As he prayed, he realized that more people lived in this high-rise building than in the small town, Harviell, Missouri; where he grew up. In Harviell there are 4 churches where you could learn how Jesus gave His life in order that we could have eternal life. In that apartment building there was not one person that could tell that story to anyone. As we continued to walk the "apartment block" I also was praying that God would soften hearts and give us the opportunity to talk to someone about Jesus. We went back to the Apartment in Zone 9 that Bro. Troy is using as the Training Center for a meeting with the Team from Living Word Baptist Church and the group from Holy Trinity Church of Galati. After the meeting, Bogdon, Randy and I went back to the block that we had been prayer walking. Setting on the steps of one of the apartments were two young men. Bogdon spoke to them first, however we soon learned that one of them spoke English very well. Randy asked if they had a few minutes to talk, if so he would like to ask them a few questions? One of young men said Sure! The questions were: 1) Do you have any spiritual beliefs? 2) To you who is Jesus Christ? 3) Do you believe there is a Heaven and a Hell? 4) If you were to die tonight, where would you spend eternity, in Heaven or Hell? 5) Would you like to know what the Bible says about how to go to Heaven? The young man answered yes, Randy gave him a Romanian New Testament and he read the verses as Randy followed along. The final verse was Rev. 3:20 where Jesus is saying He is standing at the door and knocking, I asked him if he would like to pray to ask Jesus to come into his heart and be Lord of his Life and he said yes. Randy led him in prayer. This young man and his friend both want to continue with Bible studies, they gave the address to Bogdon as well as their cell phone numbers so that the group from Holy Trinity in Galati can contact them and disciple them. THIS IS PRAYER WALKING, THIS IS SHARING JESUS WITHOUT FEAR AND THIS IS ACTS 1:8

Our First Blog

Randy and I are new at this blogging business; so be patient as we do our best to share from our hearts the joy of serving God while on the Mission field. We have just returned from our third short term mission trip in Romania and Moldova located in Central Eastern Europe. Randy and I would like to relay to you stories of the people we have met and the countries where they live. This picture was taken in Lipcani, a village in Northwestern Moldova. We were standing in front of the Culture Center, a meeting place for the communist propaganda to be spread. This is a bust of "Lenin", Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars; from 1917-1924. He was a leader in the Bolshvik Revolution that led to the communist takeover of this part of the world. Lenin died at the age of 53. His body is on permanent display in Moscow at the Lenin Mausoleum. Lenin hated Christianity, under the his leadership and the communist party; Christianity and public worship was sternly curtailed. It's hard to put in words the feeling that comes over you when you are standing in what used to be part of the Soviet Union with your Bible in hand; sharing Jesus without fear on the street to people who are starving to hear the truth. The Communist Party financially supported the Orthodox Church. Their teaching of "working your way to heaven" encouraged the masses to work for very little to no pay. This is the drviving force that brings us back year after year. 87% of Romanians claim to be Orthodox and 98% of Moldovians claim to be Orthodox (from Wikipedia). The goal of our mission trips are to share with the people verses like Eph. 2:8-9: " For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--not by works, so that no one can boast," that state His grace is sufficient.