Dear brother Pastor and Church,
Spring is here! God is faithful! He is bringing back to life all the nature. It is such a delight to see the blossom trees and to hear the birds singing. Seeing all of these brought to my mind Psalm 1:3 which says about the man of God ”And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, That bringeth forth his fruit in his season; His leaf also shall not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.” This is the work of our Savior. He is the one who renewed our old lives. Through His Holly Spirit we are born again to a new and fruitful life.
In the month of February we had a special revival service in our churches. We invited Stefan Magherusanu to share his testimony, to sing and also to share the Word of God. He is a blind man, but he is serving the Lord with all of his heart. The message was about the power of the salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. He encouraged the believers to serve the Lord with all they have and also called the nonbelievers to turn to God. Please pray for the friends that were invited to these church services that God will grow the seed that was planted.
At the begging of this month, we celebrated Mother’s Day. The children prepared a special program with songs and poems about how God blessed us through our mothers. It was a good opportunity to share the Gospel with the parents of the children that don’t know our Lord Jesus Christ.
Last week my daughter Becky, with the help of Tabitha and other women from our church, prepared a women conference. Once again, I was amazed of the passion and the vision of my daughter for the women’s ministry. She worked really hard for an entire month to make sure that everything will come out great and it did. She prepared the conference for 50 women but God had other plans. Four days before the event she received 70 confirmations and at the event showed up 75 women, of which 45 were not believers. Praise the Lord! With Lord`s help we were able to provide the extra materials and meals for the ladies.
The theme of the conference was “Seeds of Grace”. The main speaker was a pastor’s wife. She spoke about how the mothers can plant the right seeds that can bring fruits not only here on this earth but also in eternity. It was a challenging message not only for the Christian ladies but also for the ladies that don’t know God. Some of the new ladies said that they will come to the ladies meeting Sunday night. Please pray for them, that the seeds of grace that were planted in their hearts would bring fruits for the Kingdom of God.
I want to thank you for your faithfulness. I am so blessed to have you by my side in these difficult times. I want to thank you for all your prayers and support. You are in my prayers and in my heart.
With love in Christ,
Rica Gonciulea
Your missionary to Romania