Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. Matthew 28:19-20
From October 7 to 15, a group of 25 people from several of our churches joined the effort in starting church planting work in the city of Comrat, which is the capital of the Gagauz Autonomy, South Moldova. Gagauzia is the area where about 200,000 former Turkish people live. Hundreds of years ago they were converted to Orthodox Christianity from Islam. God laid on our heart to start an evangelical congregation there with Bill Grubbs and Neal Walls, two preachers from the United States who traveled to Moldova to assist us in this effort and whom we thank our God for.
We visited about 4,000 homes door to door, inviting them to come to our evening Crusade programs. Our people walked miles and miles on the streets of the city since just one main street is 6.5 miles long. Our youth conducted Puppet Show programs right on the main square of the city, and 50 to 70 children attended with their parents daily. Many people brought camcorders to tape the program for their children to able to show it again at home. Sixty-five adults visited our Crusade programs at the central Culture Hall and two people were saved.
In the first part of each day we shared Jesus on the streets. We met several Muslims and a number of people were telling us that they sympathized with Muslims since this area is under heavy influence of Turkey. Amidst the divided population God blessed our discussions and we were able to share Jesus with 150 people on the streets. Everyone filled out a survey on his or her spiritual point of view and 98 people gave their phone numbers and addresses so we could invite them to visit us and tell them more about God.
Please pray God will help us start home Bible studies with new people in Comrat as we keep in touch with them through telephone and mail and as we visit them and start Bible studies with them and their families.
