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Barnabas Bridge, Tuesday Aug 5‏ 2014

Meet Pastor Horvath of Maranatha Church in Tg Mures, Transylvania, Romania. It was a chance Facebook connection just a few weeks before our Fall 2012 ministry trip that led to a schedule adjustment so we could make a quick one day visit. As Yvonne and I met many members of his family, we all quickly realized that it was not chance, but God, who brought us together. Every Romania ministry trip since has included time with the Horvath family. Pastor Horvath has an amazing testimony to God’s saving power – total transformation from a life of fighting and drinking to a life of ministry. He now takes the love of Christ into “Cold Valley”, where the church is located. ‘Valea Rece’ is an urban Roma community on the edge of Tg Mures. The poverty, violence, noise, and overcrowding make this one of the most demanding ‘cross-cultural’ missions we have witnessed. Often this work goes unappreciated, and there are many frustrations for, and many personal attacks on, the Horvath family. Yet this family persists. It is the Horvath family that financially keeps the church open. No donations from the congregation, and no international partners. From time to time our little congregation here in Kimberley has helped them by encouraging ministry with children, assisting with the cost of winter heat and other church needs. We certainly wish we could do more. To see the need and desperation in Cold Valley is unsettling. To hear the people in worship and prayer is inspiring. Please pray for Pastor Horvath, for his protection and strength, for encouragement and wisdom. Also, pray for the needs of Maranatha church.

Please read about why our Barnabas Bridge August campaign is so important by clicking here
https://barnabasbridge.net/31-08-14-campaign/

To all our friends,

What a great Sunday we had at our church here in Kimberley today. The people of St. Andrew’s are so good at cultivating a climate of welcoming grace to all our visitors. Our church was full this morning, with attendance reminding us of Easter and Christmas levels. Guests from Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Montreal were present, along with two visiting pastors. There was a vibrancy and intensity. We are thankful. Humbled. Excited. Hopeful.

And speaking of excitement and energy, you already know of our passion for ministry in Romania. During this month we are sharing a brief story and one photo each day. It’s about raising funds, yes, but it is about so much more. We want to encourage the people of Romania, to help strengthen the churches, to befriend and assist the Christian leaders, all so that the work of Christ will prosper, so that the discouragement of poverty can be defeated, and so that the next generation will serve with vision and purpose and joy. We want to introduce you to the Romanian people, their churches, their challenges, their culture, and the opportunities to connect.

Thanks for encouraging us as we take 31 days to ‘get our story out’. Follow the example of our new friend Kat Dodd of Montana, who we sovereignly and really,unbelievably, met in Bucharest in May. Kat took a moment to post a link on her Facebook page to the Barnabas Bridge August campaign – increasing the influence.

I promise we will not fill your email inbox with long fundraising copy. Stories, simple and brief.Please take a look at the pics and explanation on the 31-08-14 page. Tomorrow we will get back to the daily brief Romania updates.

blessings to all of you – Doug & Yvonne

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The village of Chinari, which is near Targu Mures in Romania, is a small rural community on the Mures River. On visits to this part of Romania we regularly visit a church there on Saturday evenings. The music is loud, the praying is loud, and the joy of the Lord is visible ‘big time’. This is a Roma (Gypsy) Pentecostal church located high up on a hill in a very poor village outside of Chinari. Doug is usually asked to preach and assist in the prayer ministry. In this photo parents bring a child forward for anointing and healing prayer. We are thankful to Pastor Relu, his wife Nana, and their children for warm hospitality and encouraging friendship. Please pray for this ministry.

read about our Barnabas Bridge August campaign by clicking here
https://barnabasbridge.net/31-08-14-campaign/

SOON WE WILL BEGIN PLANNING THE 2014-2015 SCHEDULE: If you have a desire to join us on a future mission trip, or if you are in Romania and would like us to bring our preaching/teaching ministry to your location, please email me revdjohns@hotmail.com and we can talk about possibilities. If your church or group can partner financially with a donation to make a difference in Romania – please let us know.

Previous Ministry Trips

8. 2014 May
7. 2013 September
6. 2013 May
5. 2012 October
4. 2011 October – with Cathy McMulkin teaching on Spiritual Formation
3. 2011 May – with Patrick Voo teaching on Christianity and Post Modernism
2. 2011 March
1. 2010 November

A few good friends of Barnabas Bridge joined forces last month to help two small churches in Romania.

Biserica Stanca Vieti (Rock of Life Church) in Ghimbav, near Brasov, where the children were helped with Christmas shoebox gifts.

We assisted the Philadelphia Gypsy Church in Gherla (near Cluj) with wood for winter heat both at the church and at the homes of the Pastor and his family.

Our pleasure to offer just a little Christmas help to our dear friends in Romania.