EARNESTLY CONTEND FOR THE FAITH WHICH WAS ONCE DELIVERED UNTO THE SAINTS
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John and Rodica Musgrave, and Harlan and Debbie Lee, have returned from their visit to our churches in Romania, and give this report of their final services there.
On Monday we drove to the Oltenia region of Romania on the southwest border, and the next day attended a service at the Capu Dealului church. The building was full to overflowing with some standing in the entryway, and even out...
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John Musgrave, Director of Romania work and his wife, Rodica, along with Harlan and Debbie Lee of Roseburg, Oregon, are in Romania visiting our churches.
They arrived in Arad on Thursday, and that evening attended the service at the Sanpetru-German church where Nico Tudor is the pastor. They noted that since their last visit, the building had been repainted, a new sign installed, and a gravel...
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Ryan Erdmann and his daughter, Hannah, along with Joel Andersen and his daughter, Charlet, all of Portland, Oregon, are in Romania primarily to visit our churches in the Pascani region.
They arrived on Thursday, April 11, and were met at the airport by Gheorghei Macovei and Ted Bora, the District Superintendents for Eastern and Western Romania, respectively. They went immediately to the Bucharest church where Brother Gheorghei is the pastor, and...
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Harlan Lee of Roseburg, Oregon, and Wayne Butler of Port Angeles, Washington, recently returned from Romania where they attended the annual ministers’
conference in Zadareni and also visited many of our churches in the western and southern regions of the country to encourage the saints there. For
the first several days, they were joined by Brother Wayne’s daughter Crystal Kinnari of Stavanger, Norway.
The ministers’ conference, which began on Friday,...
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John Musgrave, Director of Romania Work, and Joel Andersen of Portland, Oregon, are in Romania for a countrywide visit of our churches there. They arrived in Bucharest on Thursday, October 11, and that evening enjoyed a church service with about thirty of the saints. Afterward, Gheorghei Macovei, the pastor and Eastern Romania District Superintendent, invited them to his house for dinner, and they were treated to Sarmale cu Mamaliga (stuffed cabbage ...
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This past Sunday morning, Debbie and I, along with John and Rodica Musgrave, attended the dedication service for our church in Bucharest where Gheorghei Macovei is the pastor. The building was filled to capacity as over seventy were in attendance.
We enjoyed several music specials throughout the service including duets, solos, and numbers sung by the youth group and a ladies’ choir. All were accompanied by a keyboard and two guitars....
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The Musgraves, Debbie, and I participated in another church dedication in Romania on Friday, but first we spent part of the day in Craiova, visiting the “Old Town” section of the city where the city hall, courthouse, and other government buildings are located. Several of the streets had been shut off from vehicle traffic, so we enjoyed strolling through the area.
In the afternoon, we drove about forty-five miles southwest of...
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Debbie and I are in Romania with John Musgrave, Director of Romania Work, and his wife, Rodica, for the dedication of several churches. We arrived Tuesday afternoon in Bucharest and were greeted by Gheorghe Macovei, the Eastern Romania District Superintendent. He and his wife, Crina, became our hosts, giving us a tour of Bucharest, which has a population of about 2 million people.
The next evening, we participated in the dedication...
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John Musgrave and Harlan Lee had opportunity to visit several more congregations in Romania this past week, and sent a report of their activities.
On Sunday, they attended the morning meeting at our church in Bucharest where Gheroghei Macovei is the pastor. This was their first time to see the new church since its completion. They said it is a beautiful building that can seat up to eighty people. It is scheduled for a...
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John Musgrave and Harlan Lee continued visiting locations in Romania this past week, accompanied by Ted Bora and Gheorghei Macovei. On Tuesday they traveled south into the Oltenia region of Romania to visit our churches there.
Their first stop was in Capu Dealului to visit with pastor Nicu Cacalete and his wife, who hosted them for dinner. While there, they toured a nearby piece of property that has been acquired by the...