April 18, 2003
One of the highlights of my recent trip to Romania was the international fellowship in Oradea. Missionaries and national church leaders from Hungary and Romania gathered for a day of singing, praying, preaching, and table fellowship.
Tom Langley, missionary in Oradea, reports the following: “Our first ever Romanian/Hungarian church meeting went very well on Saturday, March 29th. We had representatives from Cluj, Arad, and Oradea, Romania, and from Miskolc, Solnok, and Budapest, Hungary. There were approximately sixty in attendance, and our hall was nearly full.
“Members of the Oradea church brought food for lunch, and we had enough to feed an army.
“We sang praises to God in Romanian, Hungarian, and English. Paul Henderson, missionary from Budapest, spoke twice on unity in the body of Christ. He spoke in Hungarian, and Romeo [a brother from Oradea] translated his lessons into Romanian. In this part of Romania, a large portion of the population is ethnic Hungarian. Both of Paul’s lessons were powerful and appropriate. We hope to continue this fellowship on a regular basis.”
The following week, Tom and I traveled in Romania and Hungary visiting missionaries and setting up summer campaigns. Five summer campaigns were scheduled for 2004.
Praise God for opening new doors.
