ROMANIA
Romania is an agriculturally rich region that has enjoyed steady progress since overthrowing its communist regime in 1989. Its Black Sea coastlines have become a popular tourism destination while the Carpathian Mountains tower over the west.
Beginning in 1947, Romania became an independent communist state with a highly oppressive regime. The secret police were among the most ruthless and invasive in Eastern Europe. Under communist rule, the Church faced widespread persecution. Christians endured forced labor, torture, exile, and even death.
In December 1989, a swift and bloody revolution swept through Romania following the government’s attempted ousting of pastor László Tőkés in Timișoara. Protests turned into riots that eventually led to the arrest and execution of President Nicolae Ceaușescu on Christmas Day.
Since the fall of communism, a significant revival has swept through Romania. The pain endured by so many Christians has set the stage for an amazing new chapter in the Church’s history and you can be a part of it.
Today, there are nearly 6,000 churches established across the country. With Europe’s fourth largest evangelical population, Romania has become a strategic focus for missions agencies who are planting churches in the country’s unchurched villages. Still, 67,000 people remain completely unreached within Romania and countless communities are still without a local church.
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In Matthew 28:18-20, Jesus calls us all to GO make disciples! Every believer has this call. As a body of Christ, however, with various giftings and spheres of influence, WHERE and HOW we are obedient to this call will be different. After years of being obedient to this call in international missions service and now in the states, I've found that following Paul's example in Acts 19:8-10 and his command to Timothy in 2 Timothy 2:2 is the best and most effective way to fulfill my obedience to the call! In Acts 19:8-10, Paul takes a group of disciples who are eager to do the work and trains them so that they train others and saturate 8-15 million people with the gospel in only two years! He then tells Timothy to teach faithful men who will teach others also, in 2 Timothy 2:2. I have seen this work in the lives of many people in Ethiopia, Europe and America. Therefore, my vision as a Church Planting Movement Catalyst for e3partners is to see the church on the East Coast raise up leaders from within who are trained to reach people who are far from God in their communities, train them to be disciples who make disciples who plant churches that plant churches! Faithful men and women training other faithful men and women so that the task is completed and Jesus comes back to a bride prepared!
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