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Report on Activities at CP 2

Gypsy Revival

Prayer & Praise

Together with the older boys from the Orphanage CP2 we have daily Bible studies, Bible reading, and a discussion, trying to apply various examples from the Bible to our own lives. We went through passages from the books of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Luke, John and Romans. What an adventure of learning about faith.

At these meetings the young people showed amazing interest and struggled with questions they wanted to find answers to. The most common questions are: Why did God allow me to be here at the orphanage? Why were we abandoned? How can I be a conqueror over the sin I see all around me? Through studies, open discussions; reading the Bible every day, we are trying to find answers and apply them in our lives.

We see great changes, and their behavior has improved enormously in all the activities we do together, Bible study, the reading of the Bible, our outings and our games. They are open, friendly, interested and, most important, they want to change even though its very hard. One of them has problems with pornography, so we talk daily and we encourage him to fight this attraction to sin.

There are also rewards for those who attend our meetings. We usually take them to places where they can eat. Food is very important to young men, especially when at the orphanage food is never enough for them. I would like to encourage you to pray for some of the young men that attend our Bible

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Report on Activities at CP 2

March 2015

study meetings. Please pray for: Adi Ciubotaru, Berti Racksi, Alin Racksi, Florin Teglasi, Calin Teglasi, Cipri Darockzi, Traian Marcus, and Mihai Varga.

Adi Ciubotaru, is a 16 years old teenager in 9th grade. He seems to be different from the other boys. He grew up in a poor family in the area of Romania called Moldova. He was little when he came to the orphanage in Oradea. His mother left his father and five brothers some years ago. Adis father wanted to take care of them but was unable to provide for the children. He took them to the orphanage and left them there. The father worked and lived at the orphanage for a while so he could be with his children. He cut wood, cleaned the yard, and did all kinds of odd jobs just to stay close to the children and see them daily. Because of the father being there, the children integrated very well at the orphanage.

Adi is a special person and he comes to the Bible study daily. He is not interested in the prizes that we

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Adi Ciubotaru

Adi and his CP2 friends Fun with the girls

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offer, but is very competitive and wins most of the competitions. He is a young man who is trying very much not to give in to the pressure of others. He doesnt smoke or swear, and is disciplined in reading the Bible and trying to apply it to his life. This year his younger brother Luci went into a foster home and Adi was very upset for days. He considered himself the protector of his brothers,

him being the oldest, and this separation is hard on him. Please pray for Adi and his four brothers. Pray for their safety and for a forever family for each of Adis brothers.

The work we do in partnership for these children is critical. As you go about your busy life, please remember us in your support and prayers.

Gypsy Revival

Spring is in the air and so is the spiritual revival in the Gypsy villages of Sabolciu and Tinca. In both locations we had one-week of daily meetings where we shared the Gospel with those who were willing to visit our churches. The preparation work for these events brought the church to its knees seeking Gods face in prayer and fasting. Throughout the week it was an amazing time of praise and worship and teaching from the Scriptures.

Each night the church was packed and the services lasted 4-5 hours. In Sabolciu a couple nights we stayed until midnight. The church was built up and those who needed salvation responded to the call of God.

In total, over 48 people accepted the Lord as their Savior for the first time. Many more people rededicated their lives to the Lord. This amazing work would not have been possible without your prayers. The believers in Tinca and Sabolciu asked me to thank you on their behalf for the part you play in our partnership in the spreading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to their villages.

Please continue to pray and support us so we can continue to bring in a great harvest of souls into the Kingdom of God.To God be the Glory!Cornel & Karen Bucur

Listening to the Gospel

Young people in Tinca church

Prayer & PraisePlease pray for the children abandoned at the Oradea Childrens Hospital. Many of these children

have no hope of ever being adopted or even placed in foster care due to their medical condition. Please pray for Ana, Maia, Mia, Adina and Meia our staff serving there.Please pray for the children and youth at the Orphanage in Oradea (CP2). Pray for their salvation

and for an open door for someone to adopt them. Please pray for Mircea, Larisa, Laura and the vol-unteers serving them.Please pray for Cornel, Karen and their family. For a few months now they are experiencing all kinds

of sickness, mostly bad cold, upper respiratory infection that is not going away.We praise God for the revival that is going on in the Gypsy church plants. Please pray for the 48 new

believers that came to know the Lord recently. Please pray for the believers in these villages to take an interest in discipling them and to walk with them through lifes sometimes difficult seasons.Please pray for our foster families and for the orphan children that found a temporary refuge in these

homes. Please pray for a forever family for each of these precious children.