Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Just in Time



This is an amazing story also. Last year while witnessing in the street using, "Share Jesus Without Fear" we were able to lead a couple woman to Christ. We did one lesson with them and tradgedy struck. Their neice, a little 3 1/2 year girl, fell out of her apartment window, four stories to her death. Her mother and grandmother are here dressed in black. The girl on the far left is named Mirela, she and her sister Meriana were the ones who repented when we witnessed to them on the street. They invited us into their yard to do a Bible study two days before Christina fell, it was Christina who opened the gate that day. My pastor, David Groves, who is here on the far right had the privlidge of meeting Mirela and Meriana's mother, Anacuta. She is seated to his right. We did not know it at the time but she was extremely ill. Pastor David was able to lead her in a prayer of repentance and She prayed to accept God's forgivness during the week. Only four weeks later she went on to be with the Lord as she had a very severe case of cancer. She had continued doing the lessons through number eight.

This was a great example of how God can and does use a team from America. You can't imagine how happy Mirela and Meriana were to KNOW that their mother went to heaven when she died. Even yesterday, when I spoke with them in the valley they shed tears when I spoke of how much they loved their mother. They were the first two converts that we won in the valley and they are still believers a year and a half later. They will be members of the new Baptist church we hope to start in Zone 6, the Valley. (Teresa Myers, second from the left also from LWBC, had an incredible week.... that changed her life for ever....stay tuned for that blog)

Sunday, February 25, 2007

Plan for Galati, Romania

I tell my disciples..."If you have a plan you are dangerous!"

This is the plan! Here is a picture of our strategy in Galati. We are trying to develop a strategy to reach the 330,000 people here. Our model is to work out of a traditional church and begin to attatch a Cell Church that will minister to many, many more people. We are currently working in Zones 6 and 9. Zone Six is known as the valley, Zone Nine is known as Micro 19,20,and21. We have already reached many people in Zone 6 (center right) through Living Word and Cameron First. The plan now is to develop a strategy that uses teams from America in a very strategic way. A cruise missle type mission (not scud missle)! We have recruited the Cane Creek Stoddard Baptist Association through Marshall Link their DOM. In the next three years they will work with the national church to develop a church plant in Zone 9. I am very greatful for Marshall and his leadership. This Association has many young "fired up" pastors and old "seasoned veterans" it will be great to see what God does through their interest in missions and church planting. Zone 9 at the bottom left and has over 40,000 people with no evangelical church (this is the equivalent to 31 or so villages). Pray that God will lead us by His Spirit to introduce these wonderful people to the Light of the World....Jesus Christ!

I now tell my disciples,
"Having a plan is useless if you don't WORK the plan!"

Danuti and Gina



Many of you have heard about the King of Thieves, here he is with his beautiful wife Gina. We are amazed at the way God is working in order to get this man's attention. A combined effort of Living Word Baptist led by David Groves and a follow up from Cameron First led by Jay Raines brought this man right to the brink of repenting. He is into all kinds of activity that we will just say is not appropriate! His wife Gina let us have prayer meetings in her house while he was in jail. He let us use an apartment of his for the beginning of a church plant in Zone 6. Pray for Danuti to meet the King of Kings soon! Pray as we try to bring the work in the Valley to become a church plant. A man named Adrian will be taking this work and trying to develop it into a place where lives can be changed! He is from Holy Trinity church here in Galati. Adrian knows many of the men in the valley because he has been doing ministry in the Jail for a couple of years!

Saturday, February 24, 2007

Answered Prayer!

This is a picture of our new apartment. (in the far center). This was taken last year from our old house. We moved into our new flat (apartment) yesterday. It is in the background marked in red. We have moved seven times in as many months....we are glad to be in "our" home once again. We spent all day moving stuff up three flights of stairs. Thanks to all that prayed for us to find a house when we got back to Galati! We had a wonderful time in the states but are glad to be back.

Troy and Karla Geddes

This is my wonderful wife Karla. We recently celebrated our 20th year together. This picture was pre-lasik as you won't see me with any glasses from now on. Praise the Lord! (I was blind but now I can see..) We have four wonderful children. Matthew 18, Robert 17, Andrew 13 and Katie who is 11.