The 2 week outreach in Moldova
was blessed. In the first village, the team worked with a small church that had
only a few members and wanted to get more people interested. Everyday many
children came to participate in the programs around the bus and in the
evenings, there were youth events for teens. This included good discussions and
Christian films shown inside the bus. One evening the leaders suggested that
the teens would ask questions that they could all dialogue about. “How can I
repent and believe in Jesus?” one boy asked. The team discussed this question
and when they asked if anyone wanted to receive Jesus, a 15 year old boy came
over and said he wanted to repent and follow Jesus.
As the team gathered around to
pray with him, about 20 other teens on the bus who were not believers stood up
and listened respectfully to the prayer. The team then asked if anyone else
wanted to repent and a 15 year old girl came forward. After praying with her,
more started to come up for prayer and eventually 15 out of the group of 20 had
responded to the invitation. Five left the bus while the others were praying
for salvation. We are very excited about this news and ask you to join us in
praying that these young people would get grounded in their faith and that God
would raise up a youth leader in this small church to disciple them.
The following week was spent
in a city in southern Moldova. Both the town and the church in it were very
open and welcoming. Many people visited the bus which was parked near the town
square and a large number of Bibles and books were sold. As the children
happily participated in programs outside of the bus, including a bouncy castle,
the adults looked at literature and engaged in discussions inside the bus.
Those that were interested were given New Testaments.
The last weekend was spent
celebrating OM Moldova's 20 year anniversary.
