From the Superintendent's DESK
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...
From the Superintendent's DESK
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...
From the Superintendent's DESK
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...
From the Superintendent's DESK
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...
From the Superintendent's DESK
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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Our team in Romania made two more home visits in the Pascani area yesterday and then traveled south, making three more home visits, before joining the saints at our Rimnicu Sarat location for an evening church service. Harlan Lee sent this report of the day:
We first went to Soci to see the extended Simonescu family, whom I had visited twice previously. There was a good response from all. One of the men...
From the Superintendent's DESK
Our team in Romania continues to meet with families and congregations among the villages in the Pascani area, and Harlan Lee has sent this report of the past three days:
On Saturday, we went to Humulesti where fifty to sixty gathered in a two-room house for a church service. Thirty in the group were born again, and among those, several had taken a stand against the Romanian Orthodox Church...
From the Superintendent's DESK
Our team in Romania has now been to thirteen locations meeting with anywhere from one to fifty people at each. Harlan Lee sent this report of Friday’s activities:
We had a good, but busy day. Our first stop was Miclauseni, about twenty miles south of Pascani, to see a Jewish brother, Mihia. We were glad to find that he is well, though he has struggled financially this past year....
From the Superintendent's DESK
Yesterday our team in Romania made four more visits to different families. Harlan Lee sent a report of the day, stating that he appreciated spending more time with families on this trip than he had been able to do on previous trips. He appreciated observing spiritual growth in several individuals since his last visit.
One of the stops was to see Petru, the father of Eastern Romania District Superintendent Gheorghei Macovei. Petru is eighty-five years old and...
From the Superintendent's DESK
Harlan Lee of Roseburg, Oregon, is in Romania for a two-week mission trip. He arrived in Bucharest on Tuesday and was met by Ted Bora, Western Romania District Superintendent, and Gheorghei Macovei, Eastern Romania District Superintendent, who will travel with him during his stay.
The focus during the first part of the trip will be thirty-five villages in and around the city of Pascani in the northeastern region of Romania. Brother Harlan has been there four times, working...