Newsletter
Winter 2014 FEATURING NEWS
Mission Net 44 Romanians participated over the New Years at the Mission Net conference. MN is organized by the European Evangelical Alliance every second year. This year we had the opportunity to: visit the stands of around 80 Missions Agencies (OM included), pray for their work around the world, listen to the testimonies of many missionaries, and worship Our King together with almost 3000 people!
*Mission Net *Conference in Baia Mare **OM Romania’s Books
PRAY
*Bus4Life *Partners Into Missions
GIVE
With the Youth Group from Codlea at MN
*“Feeding The Poor” Project *Meanwhile in Padureni
GO
*Romanians who GO *New in the TEAM *From the front line
Missions Conference in Baia Mare In February we had the opportunity to visit a church up in the North of the country. It was the first time to interact with the youth of this church, so we were very happy for the way God opened the doors for us: we met Darius at the Mission Net Conference in Germany and he invited us to have a mini-conference for his friends! It was great to share with them about missions and challenge them to get involved in this adventure of faith! We hope to see many missionaries rising up from Maranatha Church and to grow a good relationship in the future!
NEWS
OM BOOKS
We are starting the Book distribution online. To check out our recommended books you can go at facebook.com/ OMRomaniaBOOKS For orders: ombooks.ro@om.org
OM ROMANIA Str. Morii, Nr. 109, Ghimbav, BV, Romania Postal Address: OP.1, CP.17, Ghimbav, BV, Romania | Tel: (004) 0268-253-613 | info.ro@om.org | www.ro.om.org
Filip Raluca
Ina
Alice Lumi
Gabi
Ruben
Rafael
Michael
PRAY Bus4Life the Book Caravan is returning to Romania! During 1st and 8th of March it will be traveling around Braşov area, with the mission of blessing the ladies that are celebrated all around the world during the “Women’s Week” *Pray for our new driver, Esa from Finland, to adjust quickly to the bus and it’s challenges, as well as to the new food, language, culture etc! *Pray for Luminiţa and her team who will organize different events around and in the bus: Ping Pong Championship, Lunch for Grandmas, Mini Coffee Shop, Charity Shopping Day, etc.
Partners into Missions Every second year, the organization called PIM - Partners into Missions, is organizing a national conference for the pastors and church leaders interested in missions. There are 22 partner-organizations in PIM, all involved in missions in one way or another. OM Romania is one of these. *Pray for the pastors who will attend the conference! May the Lord give them a fresh perspective and new vision to involve their churches until the ends of the world! *Pray for all the preparation, so that the last details will come together smoothly!
GIVE Meanwhile
Project:
in Pădureni
Feeding the Poor! 3000 Euro We would like to continue this year also to give a warm meal to the poor. Once a week, the poor people of the villages come to the church to have a special lunch together. We have organized different events to raise funds and we have seen many 250 Euro Romanians getting involved with open hearts to serve their neighbors! So far we have raised 10% from what will be needed!
Many things are happening in the Rroma Community of Pădureni! With God’s help, the building of the church in Pădureni has now a finished second level where the kids can enjoy Sunday School every week! In Tîntava, our brothers and sisters have worked hardly and managed to build a small room where they could meet during the cold winter time! In Sterea, there’s been great joy, as one of the poor families has received from some wonderful people, a cart and a donkey, which will offer them a living during the year that has just started! In Bucşani the meetings continue to happen even if the church has no building yet to meet in. They have been blessed by an open door in the house of a family where they could squeeze every Sunday for their Sunday Service! For your involvement we want to say:
Romanians who GO
Thank you!
New in the TEAM Towards the end of last year we had the joy to receive in our team two wonderful families. We have been collaborating with them for a long time now, so we gladly accepted them in the OM family: Creţu Sorin&Dana (serving in church planting - in Bod) and Bălan Marian&Mariana (pastoring - in Pădureni).
From the front line Oliviana is celebrating her first year onboard the MV Logos Hope! She has gathered many treasures in her heart during her service around the world so far. Recently she witnessed the Record of LH’s history: over 18.000 visitors in one day! This happened in Sri Lanka! People are so thirsty for God’s world that they were willing to travel and wait in line for hours!
GO
In January, we said Good Bye to two lovely ladies who have left Romania to join the mission field: Mirela, from Bucharest to South Africa, and Diana, from Tîrgu Mureş to MV Logos Hope, which is currently sailing from Bangkok to Hong Kong.
If you want to have a taste of what it means to be part of the crew, join us for the Logos Hope STEP (Short Term Exposure Program) between 23 May - 28 September 2014 (in Japan & South Korea)
What are you doing this SUMMER?
COME TO ROMANIA! Programs
Dates
1. Dental Clinic - free services for people in villages 2. Reach Gypsies in their villages 3. Impact Gypsies in their villages 4. Biking Outreach - travel from village to village 5. KidsGames - Organize fun competitions for kids 6. Bus4Life - travel with the Book Caravan
5-12 July 14-23 July 14-30 July 4-14 August 18-28 August 15-31 May or 13-28 September
If you are interested in other countries or the Logos Hope you can contact your local OM Office for details! OM is working in over 120 countries around the world! (WWW.OM.ORG)
info.ro@om.org
www.ro.om.org
You can find us on: facebook/Om Romania, twitter/OMRomania Or at our headquarters: Str.Morii 109 GHIMBAV,BV; Tel: 004-0268-253-613
OM Romania is an organization in total dependence of the generosity of believers who would like to get involver in the work God is doing in Romania. If you would also like to be involved and support one of the projects or one of our missionaries you can contact your closest OM Office, mentioning “your name + the project/missionary in Romania�. Or you can donate online at: www.om.org/en/give Thank you very much!