I cannot believe that I ONLY have 15 days left on the Race!
It has been a whirlwind of ministries, people, really incredible God moments,
and even a few touristy, fun days thrown into the mix!
We are in our final country, which is Moldova. Moldova is a small country situated
between the Ukraine and Romania in Eastern Europe. As my team and I were talking the other night, we came to
the conclusion that none of us had ever heard of Moldova before we began the
World Race. However, it is known
as the poorest country in Eastern Europe.
There is such an incredible mission field here, and our contacts in
Romania told us that we could “do a lot of damage� in a country as small as
Moldova with a squad of 50 people!
This is exactly what we are planning to do in the next week and a half.
Our first 4 days of ministry were in a small village about
an hour south of Chisinau (which is the capital city of Moldova). We stayed in the cutest farmhouse you
could ever imagine with a beautiful, Moldovan family. The family included: Grandma, grandpa, Sergio, Rodika, Paul,
and Sammy. Sergio and Rodika were
our contacts for this village and have such an incredible heart for this
area! They are actually
missionaries in a couple of other countries for most of the 
time, but in the
few months of the year that they are in Moldova they busy themselves with
Christian camps and ministering to the people in their parent’s home
village. These camps teach in what
they call the inductive method, which teaches the Bible through Taekwondo,
typing, and English classes.
This couple is always talking about the disciples that they
have from this village and how they have known them for many years! It is not just about sharing the gospel
to Sergio and Rodika, but they really are living out the “Great
Commission.� Everywhere they go,
they are making DISCIPLES.
Matthew 28:19-20 says, “God, therefore, and make disciples
of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of
the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you.�
In the last few days that we’ve been helping with Sergio and
Rodika’s camp, we have led games, helped teach English, led fun worship songs
in English, taught origami, given testimonies, and put on a skit for the kids! After our camp days, we have gone to
help two elderly couples that couldn’t weed/till their garden by
themselves. These are couples whom
Sergio and Rodika really wanted us to share the gospel with, and providing this
help for them was a great way to show them love!
We have thoroughly enjoyed our time here. They have kept us
on our toes with a packed schedule of ministry, which we LOVE! It has also been an incredible blessing
to hear them encourage, teach, and share their hearts with us in the few days
that we’ve been here.
Please keep Sergio, Rodika, Paul, and Sammy in your prayers
as they continue in ministry in whatever capacity the Lord calls them.
