Interview with Team and Team Leaders

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Final Report and Findings Team Spirit

380 Pressure Points after only five Days

Operation Team Spirit averages 76 points a day (only 55.5 during operation blackout; this is because our nationals are now better trained and are able to step up quicker and get through an encounter with more sensitivity to the progress they are making and we were in Zone 9 where the people density is much higher)! This is amazing work and the area is becoming more and more open to our method which will lead to more and more people being open to our message. Praise the Lord. They put 237 pressure points in ZONE 9 on top of the 103 that Operation Blackout left behind in Zone 9. That is 340 pressure points in one month for this Zone. What does that mean: It means that we in Zone 9 alone prayer walked 91 hours and had 115 Open Bible encounters (this translates to over 500 people hearing the Gospel for an extended period of time). This is amazing after only one month. We ran into people who we had talked with before and they were even more friendly the second time. PTL>

They left with:

10 points in Zone 3; (prayer walking in front of a big outside event)

23 points in Zone 4, (where we had our first Bible Study and missionary from Zone 6)

4 points in Zone 5,

46 points in Zone 6, (almost totally Bogdon, Elvis and Emi)

237 points in Zone 9, (Troop Surge on Tuesday all three teams there, 21 open Bible last night :)

Zone 9 receptive again

Worship on the inside Zone 6

Reporting from the Streets Zone 9

Zone 9 Is Warming Up

Team Spirit Midweek Report

So far we have done quite well in the Pressure Point arena:

Zone 4 = 23

Zone 6 = 42

Zone 9 = 180

with points awarded in other areas we have a total of 259 Pressure Points for this week. Very good considering that we have done several other navigating events that did not work directly towards a church plant but did strengthen relations with our local church.

Praise the Lord for this team that truely is allowing us to learn how to multiply our efforts by working in more then one zone at a time.

Bogdon Zone 6 Team Spirit

Bogdon has been leading the charge in the Valley. Things are going very well Praise the Lord. I caught him on the way home and did a quick interview. He is tired but full of Joy~Melenie was able to split off from Zone 9 and see the work in the valley with Bogdon, Elvis and Emi in the morning and Trey was able to see it in the afternoon. Two more people who have been introduced to God's beautiful work in the valley..

Operation Team Spirit Moves into Zones

CCSBA has 160 Pressure Points for those that are tracking our mission team. We have a church in Zone 6 so this is not so important to track these points as they really measure the progress towards a reproducing church plant. Zone 6 has a total of 18 points, Zone 4 has 23 and Zone 9 now has 119 after two days. God is blessing and we are now a stronger team. The reason we moved to Zone 4 is the receptivity we had there during Operation Blackout. So all is well, the team from CCSBA has had many God encounters and I have enjoyed meeting the three new team members. Trey and Amanda are sold out and have added much to our team this week. I am also very impressed with Melinie from upstate New York. She is doing awesome and also has the gift of encouragement.

Team Spirit kicks off big Night in Zone 9

Had a great meeting with Pastor Ovi yesterday with Mark Edworthy and others. Larry, David, Marshall and it went well. CCSBA presented a very nice wireless mike set to Pastor Ovi. We had a great visit.

Bogdon worked with Mark and Susie in the Valley, it was wonderful to have our Regional Leader set foot in the valley...PTL...for this.

Things are going great, we had nine teams out in Zone 9 last night and put just under 80 pressure points on the area with another encounter with John the preist. This was another great night. I worked with the ladies group from Zone 9 that has been praying for ten years to start a church in that area of town. Praise the Lord! All is going very well. I am late for our VERY FIRST bible studies in Zone 4. The Zone that was hot after Operation Blackout. We found one gate with over 14 families that are interested in studies. We also have another family that has 30 or so to meet with tonight. I will try and get some video tonight.

In a big hurry by.....

Work at a Bakery Answered Prayers We Hope

We pray that the Lord will open this door for the ladies in the valley. This lady may be able to hire 10 to 15 woman in the valley to work in the bakery that is located up in Zone 8. Today in about 2 hours we will take them to an interview.

I told the ladies that lesson three in the book taught us that some people were more interested in the bread that Jesus gives them day by day then they were the eternal bread that Jesus offeres. I also told them that it was easier to us to find jobs for people that were coming to our meetings each Sunday. I told them it was amazing how fast some of them jumped into the van to get work but didn't have time to come to our meetings in the valley! They all laughed as it was a perfect illustration to what Jesus was teaching in John chapter six Lesson 3 in our People Who Knew Jesus series. They had all been through that lesson more then once.

Yesterday's service was the first service where I said and did nothing. Bogdon preached, we had two gypsy missionies singing for us, Pastor Titi brought his group to sing, an older man jumped up and spoke for a while. We had a meeting for the youth and we had a meeting for the pre-school age kids. I am now out of a job looking for work to begin in Zone 4 . It was the most receptive of all Zones during Operation Blackout.

Pray for Operation Team Spirit

Interview with leaders of Operation Blackout

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I went to Galati and All I got was a

Operation Blackout Lights Up Galati

Pressure Points. 1. 1 point awarded for a team of two or three prayer walking for one hour

2. 2 points awarded for an OPEN BIBLE encounter that began with Five Questions

3. 3 points awarded for one lesson from the National Bible Reading Campaign

4. 4 points awarded for being with a group striving for the multiplication of groups primarily using the Ive been Born Again Now What, Galatians, Romans, or John Studies but a traditional church service does count. If 1000 people get together for one meeting it is four points. If a small group gets together for the express purpose of multiplying groups it is four points.

5. 5 points awarded for making a leader, a disciple through the 2nd Reformation, KDT of Life in the Body traning materials

TOTAL: July 5th through July 15th (555 pressure points)

Total (Pressure Points) for Operation BlackOut First Baptist Cameron are as follows:

Zone 1 = 42

Zone 2 = 66

Zone 3 = 14

Zone 4 = 28

Zone 5 = 3

Zone 6 = 13

Zone 7 = 56

Zone 8 = 80

Zone 9 = 103 (most points single day)

Zone 10 = 25

Zone 11 = 28

Zone 12 = 18

Zone 13 = 86

Zone 14 = 43

Total Team Cameron = Triple Nickle 555 Pressure Points put on the City of Galati!

Only God and those who participated KNOW how much work this was. Each individual prayer walked for 169 hours, as teams of two and three they had 359 points for SJWF encounters, which can be tripled for number of people that heard the Gospel for an extended period of time this would mean 1000 people easily heard the Gospel, (NOTICE there is NO number for number of hands raised, number of people that prayed prayers) , one lesson was taught to a 90 year old lady, and six meetings were attended. The Prayer Walking was easily over 100 miles and more accurate at around 250 Kilometers which is the equivalent of walking to Bucharest or about 150 miles! They are TIRED but I have never been more proud of a mission team then this time. They single handedly moved the Galati Plan to the next level of effectiveness! I know that they will GIVE God all the glory for this as it is not their heart to brag or take credit for what they do. A reflection of that which their Pastor Jay Raines has taught them... from the bottom of my heart...Thanks First Baptist Cameron for being ready and walking the extra 100 miles with Christ's Kingdom first and foremost on your mind.

NOTE: If you have noticed they collected a great deal of nationals to help them. This is the secret for a team that is coming to join operation Blackout. Let the Nationals lead....five people could not possibly get 555 pressure points with out the help of nationals.

AMEN!

Lesson Five Nicodemus must be Born Again

We are teaching through the book People Who Knew Jesus each Sunday Night. This is also when we show the DVD of the priest who was born again and kicked out of his role as priest. He has a very powerful testimony and the people here listen to the priests. HE tells them what it is like from the inside looking out and what is was like when he was kicked out and now he is getting the message of joy and happiness ONLY in Christ to as many who will hear...

FB Cameron is setting the Standard High PTL

Pressure Points are a way of measuring the current work towards that of leaving a church behind. They are applied when a team of two or three does any step of the Galati Plan. Find One Person, Ask One Question, Teach One Lesson, Form One Group, Make One Leader. So points are awarded as follows: Team of two or three prayer walking one hour in a zone = 1 point. Team confronts people in the Zone using SJWF that leads to an OPEN BIBLE encounter can last up to twenty minutes each = 2 points. Team teaches a lesson from the NBRC =3 points per lesson. Team sets in a group of any kind but primarily to be used for step 4 I've been Born Again Now what, Galatians, John and Romans studies. = 4 points. Any and all studies from the KDT, 2nd Reformation or Life in the Body is worth 5 points. So three teams prayer walk two hours. 6 points. They have 5 Open Bible encounters 10 points. A team of 300 people attend one church service = 4 points! It is designed to keep putting the pressure on the Kingdom of Darkness and measure the effectiveness of what we are doing compared to what we want to leave behind, which is of course a Cell Church. Sitting at your computer, reading commentaries, preparing sermons, playing video games, reading newspapers, ect = 0 points.

We have a team here now in Galati that is literally shaping the way we will continue to implement the Galati Plan through the National Bible Reading Campaign. They are leading the attack against Biblical Ignorance. In the streets they go and tell, every day, every night, two hours here three hours there. They have seen action in Zones 1-9. They a kind, they are gentle, they are fun, they are reaching out in love, they are united, they are perfect for the job. Thanks for praying and sending this team First Baptist. We have a chance at taking the campaign to a new level if the Lord would so will and bless our efforts. Please continue to pray for the team as the rules have changed a bit. I have backed off, I am asking the team to take what they have learned and apply it with less direction on my part. They will work the back side of the city with the resources and training they have. I want to see what a team left to their own can do. We WANT to be with them but this is a critical part of the test and needs to happen for this Operation Blackout to be tested on all fronts and angles that we can come up with.

104 Pressure Points Zone 9 with 163 People confronted

It was a long hard day but this team broke the 100 point mark for one Zone. This was not easy and will not be easy to repeat. We don't have the "fire power" we need the rest of the week to even touch this number again. I was so proud of these guys because it was HOT and we took it for three hours and I didn't hear ONE complaint. That is GOD working through us....

Here we are at night getting ready to break out and continue Operation Blackout. This is familure turf for FBC. They owned this place last year and it is where CCSBA is praying to help us start a church. They are coming in two weeks...All is well when God is leading and HE is leading.

Going Back to do Lessons in Zone 7

Found a 90 year old lady from Moldova, she is 90 and was sooo sweet to be around. They found her during the Prayer Walking in Zone 7 two days ago. We were not able to do a lesson as of yet becuase we felt it was more important to just listen to them and enjoy the visit. She was born in 1917 and the picture of her mother was taken when she was pregnant with her!

100 degrees temps bumps us over 100 points

It was Hot, we extended our normal two hour prayer walk for "one more" hour today. This was instantly approved by Lanny who said, hey "lets go three" in typical Lanny fashion. He knew his team was tired, he knew they wanted a break and needed one. I asked if they would mind working an extra hour to step up the pressure in this Zone where we are trying to plant a cell church. Well, at the end of the day it brought us about five more points...five teams....one extra hour.... 1 x 5 equals five more points which bumps us up over 100 pressure points. (That means nothing but God knows our hearts and why we do this and Jesus said be ready to go the extra HOUR if need be.) Thanks FBC you are a great team....

8 Teams- Zone 8- Score 80 Pressure Points

New NBRC Uniform Displayed

East Side of City LIT UP with the Gospel

Operation Blackout Zone 3

Zone 2 hit by the "A" Team

Sending Five teams into Zone 2 after three years of nothing...

Unofficial Count for Zone 2 Pressure Points is now at 6 + 10 for Prayer Walking along with around 25 encounters using SJWF for another 50 points. Total for Zone 2 is a total of 66 pressure points. This was definently over 75 people that heard the Gospel and actually closer to 100. It was a great day for Operation Blackout. Tomorrow we pick up Justin and Marty. I will dirve to Bucharest late tomorrow night. They land 12:10 midnight. The team will hit Zone 3 and then go to a prayer meeting at Holy Trinity that night followed by a soccer match. Cameron vs. Romania pray for Cameron..

Operation BlackOut Galati Romania

Operation BlackOut has begun. I have decided to work this team from Cameron as hard as I can. I need to hit this city again as it as been three years since we last prayer walked the entire city. This time we have a lot more "Fire Power!" I knew that I could ask this team to do the X-treme as they are nothing but ready for this challenge. I have asked them to try and reach every Zone, (All Fourteen) in this two week period. They have already hit Zone 4 by going to Holy Trinity twice. They have hit Zone 6 by attending our new church service in which we had nearly 80 people including 40 children. (This with the group from Zone 9 out of the city and Karla and Katie in the village) So things are going well.

We hit Zone 1 yesterday and Zone 2 today. In just an hour and half we will go to Zone 2 again and hit the street. We had a very interesting encounter today that I will spare those back home whom are praying -keep praying is the real need!

I am trying to use this team to develop a "pressure chart". This would be a way to determine the amount of pressure we are REALLY putting on a Zone. Step One is Prayer Walking so for every hour a "team of three" Prayer Walks they get one point. Step Two is Share Jesus Without Fear so for every person that they open the BIBLE with a team of three receives two points. Step three is teach one lesson so that would be three points for a team of three. Then Form One Group would be four points as it is the fourth step.

So far this team has 4 points in Zone 6, 8 Points in Zone 4 and yesterday racked up 36 points in Zone 1 and already has 8 points in Zone 2 before hitting the streets this evening. This will prove to be the very best thing that the team from FBC leaves behind. A method to determine the effectiveness of our efforts. We will continue to use this method after they leave. It will be a way to show them many great things about Church Planting. More teams more points. More step accomplishes more points. This will also show us where an area is more receptive. Well, we must go...all is well. PTL.


Zone 1 = 36 Points "July 7th'


Zone 2 = 8 points Prayer Walking with more to come in just one hour!

Galati Plan Unfolding Zone 1

The A "team" arrives Asleep in Christ

Romanian American Missions RAM

RAM came and is working in Galati this week. They have been in several villages this week. They have also encountered many problems from the Orthodox Priests there. But they were able to get through that problem and saw quite a few people. Today really went very well. They ran a very simple but effective clinic. They presented the Gospel to every person that they could and many "repeated" prayers of repentance. Pray that the Word will take root somewhere in the lives of those that prayed so that they can be "Born Again" some day. This team was run by Bob Jackson who has been coming to Romania and Moldova for many years. They are very committed to church planting here. I personally haven't worked with them as they have been centered out of Braila in the past.

Many people from the valley came to the clinic. There are many stories that were told. So many of their stories just breaks your heart. I would imagine that they had over 100 or so go through the clinic as they ran from 10:30 clear to 17:30. Randy stayed with them all day and did a great job of just serving. So praise the Lord for this team with a heart to serve the people in the valley. May God give them strength as they minister tomorrow up at the big church.