Pray, Give, Go!

Pray, Give, Go….is a great little phrase which has it all together in a one-liner. The backbone of any ministry is prayer. God listens to His people when they pray!

The prayer of a good person has a powerful effect. James 5:16 GNB

This weekend starting at sundown Friday, and going through sundown Saturday we would like to ask you to fast and pray for the mission effort in Romania. This is a time to fellowship with God and deny your physical self and enrich your spiritual being. The Bible says fasting and praying is not only for showing God what we would like Him to do for His Kingdom, but also says that it is a way of "serving God" Luke 2: 37

We know that many of you are facing troubles from the flooding, as well as the everyday challenges. We understand the sacrifice you are making and we appreciate your commitment. Teresa and I will be praying for each of you, our partners, as we pray this weekend. As one of our speakers here at the learning center put it; today may be Friday, but Sunday is coming!

As we go into this Resurrection weekend remember it is not about us, life is about what we can do for God. Please, in each of your prayers ask God, "what do you want me to do today?"

A Cool Stream

Psa 42:1 As a deer longs for a stream of cool water, so I long for you, O God.
Psa 42:2 I thirst for you, the living God. When can I go and worship in your presence?


Last Sunday, after lunch Randy and I went for a hike. Several days before he had discovered a beautiful creek and wanted to show it to me. It is located here on the property at the ILC. As I’ve grown older and I must admit, out-of- shape, I’m not usually too anxious for a hike. It was a gorgeous day, the first one we’d seen in a long time, so I agreed.

To my ultimate delight I was so happy to have endured the shortness of breath and aching muscles when I beheld the well hidden treasure. When I first saw the creek, I was spell bound. Randy shared with me his first reaction was the song; “This is My Father’s World”, came to his mind. I’d say that is a very good description of the thought this handiwork of God brings to one’s mind.

After having the time to view the snap shots we took, the scripture in Psalms 42:1-2 filtered through my thoughts. I could see a deer carefully coming down to this cool stream of water to drink, and staying there until its thirst was completely
quenched.

Randy and I are in our 5th week of training here at the ILC. Soon and very soon we will be boarding a plane that will take us to Romania. There are hundreds of thousands of thirsty people where we are going. They don’t realize it, but they are looking for a stream of cool water to quench their thirst. The people of Romania have tried many other things in their lifetime, but are still thirsting for the real thing…….the living God.

Please join us on March 21st - March 22nd until sundown for 24 hours, as we pray and fast for the people of ROMANIA. Randy and I will be praying that God will stir their hearts and give them an unquenchable thirst for the LIVING GOD.

Just Two Sinners Saved By Grace, Randy & Teresa Myers

Fasting and Prayer

Act 13:2 While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said to them, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul, to do the work to which I have called them."
Act 13:3 They fasted and prayed, placed their hands on them, and sent them off.


This is not Barnabas or Saul, however they have been sent out from their churches to proclaim the Good News of Jesus in far off countries. They know without God’s blessing they can not accomplish anything.

Jesus tells us to pray for workers to gather his harvest. In the upcoming weeks we will be asking you to pray for workers, for the lost to come to know Christ and for many other needs concerning the work in Romania. We are posting our prayer list on the right hand side of this blog and updating it weekly.

This Easter we are planning to ask you to commit to fasting and prayer in an organized effort for God to move in a mighty way. More information will be sent to you, be in prayer about how you can participate.

We are excited about what God is going to do in Romania, and we want you to share a part of the excitement as well.

House Church AKA 7th Baptist Quad Church

Sunday we had church service in our “quad” in the common area of our apartment building. We have been studying Acts starting from the beginning and we will go through all the chapters, one each day. Sunday we were on the story in Acts 6 where Steven the newly appointed deacon, was out preaching the Word.
I made note that Steven wasn’t the missionary in this story, but an active deacon in the local church. As I made this observation I also realized Teresa and I were in a room full of missionaries. The range in age was from 6 to mid fifties. We are going to many different counties and we all have one purpose, one God, one Redeemer, one message. I would love for you to meet these brave souls however, some of the countries they are going to are not happy that a missionary would be coming. In those instances they are getting into the country by teaching English or running a business. Therefore, I cannot tell you their names, but I can show you their picture.






Rom 10:15 How can people tell the Good News if no one sends them? As Scripture says, "How beautiful are the feet of the messengers who announce the Good News."
Isa 52:7 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces the good news, "All is well." He brings the good news, announces salvation, and tells Zion that its God rules as king.
We all may have different job descriptions yet all have the same message, announce the Good News of salvation!!!

Life In Training

Psalms 118:24
“This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”

This is February 14th, our second week here at the ILC is almost finished! Time is passing much too quickly. This morning when we awoke, we had snow on the ground!
The day here is fully packed from 7:00 a.m. when breakfast begins until 6:00 p.m. at the end of supper. Each hour is scheduled with different sessions of utmost importance. There are periods of Bible study and then discussion time with your small group. Added to this are assignments that must be turned in A.S.A.P., committee meetings you must attend, reports to write, books to read, bible verses to memorize and on and on. However, it is important that you make room for “quiet time” with God, not an easy task with such a pressing regimen. I found that by getting up an hour earlier than Randy allows me to have my quiet time with God in the morning at the start of my day.

I Corinthians 6:19
“What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?”
Randy and I have tried to be faithful to exercise since we have arrived at the ILC. We do understand the importance of trying to get in shape and stay in shape for arrival on the field. We will do most of our travel by foot and climbing a lot of stairs so any walking we can do here will benefit us greatly. The weather since our arrival has been very strange with strong winds and cold temperatures. Two days the rain kept us from walking outside.
We have met some wonderful people and made new friends that we will miss when we all go our separate ways in April. It has been a blessing to be among this group of those “sent out”. Hearing their personal testimonies of how God brought them here is very uplifting.
In the weeks remaining it is our desire to learn as much as possible, for whatever we can take away from this place will be of great value as we attempt to serve where the Lord has “sent us“…..

I Thessalonians 5:25
“Brethren, pray for us.”

The Ultimate Adventure!

The Ultimate Adventure!

This is a picture of the seats were Teresa, Aunt Camille, and I usually sat on Sunday mornings in Living Word Baptist Church. It was taken after The commissioning service Sunday night. We really liked setting there, the seats were so comfortable. We were surrounded by church family and very long time friends. Life was very good on these seats. We did not want to leave these seats. “But God.”

Yes, we have left these seats and have started “The Ultimate Adventure” just like the Awanas T&T song.

“We are off on the Ultimate Adventure,
Trusting Jesus all along the way,
To the truth of God’s Word I will surrender,
No matter where I am from day to day.
In the sky, undersea, in the wild, Christ with me,
Here at home, around the world,
His love is clear to see.
Won’t you come along with me, on the Ultimate Adventure!
We will train for the mission He has for me.
As I read His Word and pray, He gives direction,
As I follow Him each and every day.”

So as of today Aunt Camille will be “here at home” and Teresa and I will be “around the world” yet we all are on the Ultimate Adventure. As Teresa and I “train for the mission He has for us” we (plus hundreds of others) will be reading “His Word” and “praying” as “He gives direction” and we “follow Him each and every day”.

As Teresa and I take the finial steps on our way to
the mission that He has for us in Romania, many people will be praying for us as we go and tell the
things we have heard about Christ to followers who can be trusted to tell others of these same truths (see 2 Timothy 2:2).
We need your prayers, as we will miss you even more then you will miss us. Yes, I do already miss those seats and the people they represent; “But God” has plans for our lives, as He does for yours. Teresa and I have chosen this day to serve God, who are you going to chose, self or Jesus? We (Teresa, Aunt Camille, and I) know it is Not an easy choice to make.

Brothers and sisters, pray for us.

It's January 15Th, the house is empty except for a love seat, 2 chairs, a bed and chest of drawers. This is quite a contrast from a four bedroom, L/R, D/R, kitchen, den; home that had been full of furniture and all the trimmings. Eleven days from now, we are having an auction to sell the remainder of our "worldly goods" which we have acquired. Actually this down-sizing experience has brought a well received feeling of freedom and relief.

The additional open space allows for extra room to spread out the suitcases as we prepare to pack for our journey. We have bags to pack that we will need in Rockville, Virginia. Then we have more bags to pack which will not be needed until we arrive in Galati, Romania. Originally we had planned to pack everything in 4 large suitcases for our move to Romania. Randy is the expert packer of the family, so early into the procedure he learned we would need a few more additional suitcases!

God has done a marvelous work in our lives since we returned home from the trip to Romania and Moldova with Living Word Baptist Church in May, 2007. After returning home in May we immediately started the application process with the IMB, was invited for interviews in October and in November received official word that the International Mission Board had approved us as Missionaries to serve in Galati, Romania. We will be back in Romania April 7, 2008, a little less than one year from the start of the application process. We give God all the praise, honor and glory.

Randy and I are so honored that God would place such a call on our lives. We fully understand that we are not capable of the great responsibility God has set before us. However, answering in obedience and willingness to His call, and by the Holy Spirit working through us; we are looking forward to giving our lives to the Lord's service. It is the desire of our hearts to help bring hope to those living without hope. To those who are living in sin and darkness we want to introduce them to Jesus Christ, the Light of the World.

We request your prayers as we face the difficult challenge of leaving behind our family, church family and friends who are so dear to us. Pray that we will allow God to always work in and through us to be about Kingdom Work, that everything we do brings glory and honor to His name. Pray for us as we seek to win the lost to Jesus Christ and then to disciple these new babes in Christ. Just simply put; we need your prayers.

Just Two Sinners Saved By Grace
Randy & Teresa Myers

1 Thessalonians 5:25
Brothers and sisters, pray for us.