EARNESTLY CONTEND FOR THE FAITH WHICH WAS ONCE DELIVERED UNTO THE SAINTS
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Debbie and I had a good time this past week meeting with our group in Murcia, Spain. We spent several hours with the main leaders of the group, Yaya Bobo and Femi Oladele, and some members of their respective families.
Brother Yaya is originally from the Republic of Benin and is related to Mathieu Bobo who leads our Paris group. He and his wife, Stella, have three children. Though two were...
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Yesterday, Debbie and I attended Sunday services at our Paris location. It was our third time to worship with the saints there, and each time, we have seen new faces added to the congregation.
We have two groups in France: the one in Paris and another in Troyes. Several from the latter group joined us for a combined meeting. In addition, to the delight of the Paris group, many local visitors...
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Debbie and I, along with three hundred others, have enjoyed the United Kingdom camp meeting. This year, there was an international feel with delegates attending from several countries around the world. These included Botswana, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Nigeria, Spain, and the United States. In addition, from within the United Kingdom, delegates came from England, Scotland, and Wales.
We were blessed by a full schedule of...
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John Musgrave continued visiting locations in Romania this past week, accompanied by Ted Bora and Gheorghei Macovei. They made several more church and home visits near Pascani in northeastern Romania before traveling to the western and then southwestern borders to visit some of our churches in those areas.
Brother John wrote with more information...
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John Musgrave, Director of Romania Work, left for Bucharest on Tuesday. Since his arrival, he has been traveling with Gheorghei Macovei and Ted Bora, the Eastern and Western Romania District Superintendents respectively, participating in church services and making home visits.
On Wednesday, they enjoyed an evening service at our Bucharest church where Brother Gheorghei is the pastor. At this location, the congregation is anticipating the completion of a new church building...
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The Scandinavia Camp Meeting, which coincides annually with the Easter season, began on Wednesday, April 12, with the theme of “Am I a Good Neighbor?” As in previous years, the event was held at the Ognatun campground in Norway. Saints traveled from near and far to attend, coming from Denmark, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Among the visitors were Tom Pricskett of Portland, Oregon, who was the...
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Harlan Lee of Roseburg, Oregon, is in Romania for a two-week stay, during which time he plans to visit several of our churches as well as make home visits. He arrived in Buchurest on Tuesday and was met by Gheorghei Macovei and Ted Bora, the Eastern and Western District Superintendents of Romania, who will accompany him during the trip. Brother Ted will also...
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Over the weekend, our team in Romania continued visiting families and congregations in the towns neighboring the city of Pascani. Their first stop was to Sodomeni, where they looked at a building for sale, which could serve as a church for the growing congregation there. Then they went to Bratulesti and met with two Gammon families. They learned that these families had recently inherited a house that they hope to convert...
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John Musgrave, the Director of Romania Work, arrived in Romania yesterday, where he has already met up with Benjamin Clapa of our Portland congregation. The two will be visiting several of our churches in Romania, accompanied by Gheorghei Macovei and Ted Bora, District Superintendents of Eastern and Western Romania. Brother John sent this report of the first few days:
I arrived in Bucharest yesterday at 1:30 p.m. and was met...
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The United Kingdom Camp Meeting concluded on Sunday. Brother Bill McKibben sent this report of the final services:
The camp meeting finished on a high note. On Saturday the saints gathered to celebrate the ordinances of the Lord's Supper and Foot Washing. It was a great time of blessing for all. Afterward we enjoyed a barbecue lunch. Then we came together again, this time to rejoice at the baptism of twenty-five new ...