Sunday, September 9, 2007

Marshall Link Representing CCSBA


Here is Marshall Link preaching in Galati, Romania. He is preaching on Romans 1:14-17. Gave a great message from his heart to our hearts. God really used His servant today. His message really connected with the culture here by telling how important repentance is. It was those who lived the true life of Christ that won him over. He also preached on the obligation we have to tell others about Christ.

OH! By the way this is very bad for Pastor David Groves to be taking a picture during the church service!

Marshall is the man that led the charge for us to get the training center and helped us get the support of 42 churches while we were home last year. I preached in 13 churches and told them about the need for a New Testament church in Zone 9. He delivered in a big way. We believe now the God is really involved in what we are doing as this association has been such a big help to us here in Galati. They are from southeast Missouri and we are in southeast Romania but the truth is we are all working together to help build the Kingdom.

Here is Dragos (our great translator), Marshall Link (Director of Missions), David David Groves (International Gospel Outreach), Paul Seegraves (Pastor Black River Baptist), and our new volunteer coordinator Wes Banks who lives in Bucharest with his wife and two children.
We had a great handing out the Scripture last night. It was raining and Romania had a big soccer match but we hit the streets anyway. We handed out over 300 or 400 copies of the Gospel of John and the book of Romans. We went into bars, restaurants and any other place that would let us in. We talked to ship captains, teens, drunks, and all sorts of people. We even found five or six true believers.

This team also joined us in our leaders meeting this last Saturday and heard the testimonies of our leaders in Zone 9 and Zone 6. This was a great time for us. I so appreciate this group of men. Paul is really able to relate to some of the pastors here with a small church that is now trying to grow. He has been a great asset to this team and I am so glad he came. It is a great thing to see a man of his age, that loves the Lord and is still living by faith and humility.

We leave to go do street evangelism in just a few minutes in Zone 6. Pray for us!