About One Year Later

On Wednesday the 23rd, Troy posted two articles on his blog about work being done in Galati, Romania. The second entry had a a photo in it that caught my eye. In this photo is Mihia (a believer, and interpreter) and two young men, John and Daniel. The picture above was taken last summer while the team from FBC was in Galati, working in zone 9. I do not know who the woman is in the photo: In the center is Jay and to his left is John. Jay had met John while doing street evangelism, and then was invited back to his apartment where he led the first lesson in the John Study. There are six Bible studies in the John study (provided by the National Bible Reading Campaign). The first four lessons are about; John the Baptist, The Samaritan Woman, The Hungry Multitude, and The Man Who Was Born Blind. These begin to build a foundation about Jesus. It isn't until lesson five, Nicodemus, a Religious Leader, that the invitation to make a life changing decision and follow Jesus is extended to those doing the study.

I consider myself and my family blessed to attend a church where the staff members are very mission minded. Casey (Minister of Youth) is making his first trip to Romania in June. He will be leading team 2, composed of three high school age youth. Steve (Minister of Music) and his wife, Grace, were members on a team that led the song worship for the missionaries serving in Romania last November at a retreat in Braun. This will be Jay's (FBC pastor) fifth mission trip to Romania: He will also be taking his wife and two children.

Many of my friends don't understand why I feel led to go to Romania to tell people about Jesus...even after I try to explain it to them. For me the bottom line as a follower of Jesus, is to be obedient to the moving of the Holy Spirit in my life...to fill in the blanks (Read my post in April...Fill in the Blanks). God used Jay to begin the process of filling in the blanks in John's life. About one year later the final blank was filled when he truly repented and turned his life over to Jesus Christ.

To read about John and the work Troy is doing in Galati, go to Troy's blog (provided for you right here): http://www.seekandsave1.blogspot.com/