23 July
As many of you already know, I graduated from the Baptist Theological Institute in Bucharest a few weeks ago. 4 years of studies, of training but now that these years have finally ended and now I am a âfull timeâ missionary and part of the planting team of the Hope church in Craiova. Until now I divided my time between ministry and studies, now my time will be entirely dedicated to ministry. And this is why I chose a significant title for this update, because is beginning, a new stage in my life. In this stage I have to develop more in the projects in which I am already involved, a stage in which I have to implement what I have learned and I also wait to see how God will work and reveal to me the path I need to take.
Final exams (personal training)
My time in the past months has been filled with final exams in the study program. Everything went well, and for this I give glory to God because he has been with me all these years and I have seen how he has guided me and helped me to go step by step over everything. I also want to thank in this way all those who have been with me and encouraged me. I am very grateful to all these people, even to the people thousands of miles away. Your help and support meant and means a lot to me, with your help I could see that I am not alone and that God is sending christian people to come alongside me. Not only am I a missionary but all of you who came beside me!
Ministry
In addition to exams and training, I was also involved in the ministry. In the past months I can say that the activities Iâve been working on the most in the mission were social activities and worship. Lately I can say that I focused more to finish the last exams but I can’t say that I was inactive in the ministry. In the following period I want to develop the projects where I am involved, wich is: worship, digital ministry, youth ministry and one on one evanghelism with short-term teams.
As I mentioned, in the last months I had the opportunity to be a blessing for people with a bad financial situation. I was able to go and help them and also to spread the gospel to them.
I can also say that God used me, my talent and passion for music to lead others in worship. It is a church in the process of being planted, so most of the people are not members but only participants. I was surprised to see how, many times, people sang to the Lord and praised Him.
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Prayer requests:
- God to reveal to me step by step my place in ministry and where I have to be more involved
- To be able to raise the rest of the money for the digital ministry (purchasing a video camera) I still need â 500$
- Monthly financial support (to reach the proposed personal budget I need 20 more people to donate 25$ / month)
