Monday, November 27, 2006

A Father's Joy; A Son's Pain

Praise God! Even the angels are rejoicing over our new brother in Christ! A gentleman who has long been around the Word of God has finally seen the light of Christ.

Living in a small village in Moldova, this man chose to make Jesus Christ his Lord and Savior during a small house church gathering about a week ago. Please pray for his new-found relationship with Jesus - that he will be steadfast in his faith. He lives in the midst of false religions and strong opponents to believers in Christ. (People in his culture have often been taught to fear Christians - who, among other things, are believed to be cannibals who poison children with candy and trick people into joining their "cult" through false teachings.) Pray that Satan's hold on this man's village will be released and that the love of Christ will be made known.

Another urgent prayer request if for this man's son - another brother in Christ (shown below).

This young man struggles with various undiagnosed medical conditions, and medicines are not readily available. Please pray for God's healing in his life.

Continue to pray for this family as they rejoice over the father, hurt for the son, and strive to share Christ among their neighbors.