We are currently ministering with YWAM in Targu Mures, Romania. It is a beautiful, old town. The earliest mention of this town is in a document dating back to 1300! It has been much different sharing the gospel here. In Africa, we met people all the time who had never heard the gospel. So, sharing with them about Jesus was totally new to them. In Romania, there are churches everywhere, although most of them are Orthodox. The Orthodox church teaches about Jesus but does not believe in Him as the only way to salvation. Prayer is always an important part of sharing the gospel, but the power of prayer has been evident as we pray for the eyes of these people to be opened. It is especially wonderful to be here during teh Easter season. Easter is a big deal here. It is celebrated the week after we celebrate Easter in America. So this Sunday we will celebrate American Easter, and next Sunday we will celebrate Romanian Easter.
These pictures were taken by my squad mate, Tara Bruce.
My favorite gypsy child. His laugh was adorably and look at his beautiful eyes — they are captivating.
I really just want to take him home with me.
I almost cried as we prayed with the children to receive Jesus into their hearts and this little girl held her
hands out just like this for about 5 minutes, keeping her eyes closed and smiling the entire time.
It was precious!
Every Thursday our team gets to go out and minister to the gypsies in their villages.
We taught the children songs, performed a drama and shared a message. I loved being able to play guitar (there’s one I can use at the base) and sing with the kids. That’s my team mate, Tara Bruce in the photo.
After the message around 25 adults and children gave their lives to Jesus Christ.
The typical form of transportation for the gypsies is either by horse and buggy or tractor.
In this picture you get to see a typical Gypsy village along with both forms of transportation.
Every house in the village has their own well.
Most of the gypsy homes have a bathtub in their yard.
A beautiful gypsy grandmother. She is actually the grandmother of my favorite gypsy boy pictured above.
This woman kissed us on the cheek as she invited us into her home and we enjoyed singing
worship songs in English and Pastor Zomba and his friend sang some worship songs in
Hungarian and Romanian. The town that we are in is about 50% Hungarian and 50% Romanian.
This is Targu Mures, Romania –the town in which we are living
this month. It is beautiful and filled with many domed cathedrals, a
castle, the cultural palace, and an old theater. We have really
enjoyed working at the YWAM base here doing street evangelism and
working alongside the international house of prayer. I’ve enjoyed running through this downtown area. There are also many places to eat, shop, and enjoy a cup of coffee!
this month. It is beautiful and filled with many domed cathedrals, a
castle, the cultural palace, and an old theater. We have really
enjoyed working at the YWAM base here doing street evangelism and
working alongside the international house of prayer. I’ve enjoyed running through this downtown area. There are also many places to eat, shop, and enjoy a cup of coffee!
