11 January
It is my joy to share some thoughts with you from our ministry during the holidays. The ministry began with quite a challenging experience. The experiences I went through helped me see the goodness of the Lord Jesus in Dariusâs life when he was healed
 It was on my heart to first visit Alexandra and Darius, but when I arrived at their place, I saw something that was painful for me. Alexandra took the shopping bag I had taken for them and went straight to Darius, her brother, to whom she kept telling to wake up and eat sweets, but there was absolutely no reaction from him. Alexandra did that a few times, with no result.Â
Then the Holy Spirit encouraged me to get other believers to pray together for Darius, and the Lord touched him and he was healed. When I visited them a second time, I was really glad to see that Jesus had had mercy on him by giving him health and joy – Darius was happy about the teddy bear and the sweets I had taken to him. I was able to talk to them about the birth of Jesus and about the gift we can have in Him.Â
Another experience that teaches me depend on the Lord in ministry is the following. In one of the visits in the villages I went to see Mr Aurel (photo), to offer him a bag of food items and to share the Gospel with him, that he may know how he could be saved.
I shouted towards him, but he wasn’t answering. A widow was passing by and asked if I was the priest. I told her I wasn’t l, so she asked, “Then who are you?” The Holy Spirit inspired me to say I was going to go visit her as well. When we arrived at her house, I listened to her, I understood that she was by herself and that loneliness was difficult and heavy, that she had a 40-years-old son who didn’t look after her, and I could see how deeply rooted she was in tradition and formalism. That makes it difficult for her to think of the words of the Gospel, because she is bound by formalism and tradition. The good thing is that she was open to hearing the Scriptures and the Holy Spirit can work powerfully in her life.
 Let us pray that this results in her being born again. These words are true: “Again, truly I tell you, if two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.” (Matthew 18:19)
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers and for the love you show toward the Lordâs work.
 Your support is a great encouragement to me and to all those I serve in the Name of the Lord Jesus.
With respect and blessings,
Lucian Florin BrÃŪnceanu
Missionary
