29 December
December was a month full of events with both gifts and programs for children. I can say that a lot of children have heard the gospel about the birth of Jesus and why he came into our world.
I would like to share an experience of how God worked. At one of the Roma communities where a missionary (Laura) and I get involved, to be honest, we were a little afraid to go with shoeboxes to give to the children, because, a week before we gave the presents, we talked to a mother in that community to make a list with families of children and a man started threatening to throw stones at us and break our car if we went to them. At that moment, Laura and I were a little scared, and we started praying for this man who wanted to hurt us, but we also shared some special prayers with our friends for guidance and wisdom but also for this man that God may work in peace in the spirit of this man. And the next week, when we were in this community again, we went with the confidence that God is with us and that nothing would happen to us, but again we were a little afraid that this man would not do us any harm, something bad. To our surprise, this man was calm and quiet and helped us organize things well. God be glorified and blessed for this, we really did not expect such a thing and how well things went at this event with shoeboxes. We blessed 28 families and their children with shoeboxes.
Hope Church Craiova organized a Childrenâs Christmas event, along with the World Race Team. We worked very hard with the children from the church to perform the Birth of Jesus. Along with the performance, the children learned carols that they sang and gifts were presented to those children that attended from the community! The children learned quickly and did an excellent job. There were many parents and relatives that attended the performance. Please pray that the parents and children will clearly understand the message through this event and understand that Jesus is the reason for this season. I pray that you will allow our Lord to work through you during this Christmas season to make sure all the members of your family and friends know that Jesus is our true celebration and meaning of Christmas!
