Sunday: Sacele and Brasov

Otto and Elizabeth Kis: The Sacele Mission

Sunday morning at 2:30 a.m., I arrived in Sacele from Reghin with Otto, Elisabeth, Benjamin, and Rhode Kis. They came by and picked me up on their way back from their “birth village.” Elizabeth and Adel Toth are sisters. Attila, Adel, Otto and Elisabeth all grew up in the same village, Sarmasag.

On Sunday morning, I preached in the Brasov Hungarian Baptist Church. Many of you remember this church because Gyula and Marta Borzasi served her. Also, Joseph and Adina Mike served at the Brasov church. Otto had served as iterim pastor while the church looked for a pastor after Gyula and Joseph were called to other work.

Now, Zolt and Evodia Deak serve the Brasov church. I had the privilege to teach Zolt in the seminary and pray with him about the move to Brasov. This was the first time that I had met Evodia, but I felt like I knew her. Finally, I asked her, “Do you have relatives in Toronto?” The ACTS Fellowship team and Business Leaders Group that served in Toronto in 2010 had stayed with her sister, Maria and her family. I then remembered that Maria and her family had shared that they were going to Romania for her sister’s wedding. Being with Zolt and Evodia was a real blessing.

On Sunday night, the Sacele mission worshipped. The group has really grown since last year. Tonight, there were five new people. Otto and Elizabeth are doing a great work in the area. Tamas and Sylvia Rab are great partners with them in the mission. Every week they set up and take down the worship area. A local Romanian foundation lets them use their building for worship.

Big news is today we are going to look at a piece of property. Your prayers are asked as we seek God’s leadership on its purchase and possible development. More details will follow later.

Tonight, we are hosting a “Young Couples” dinner at a local restaurant. Otto and Elizabeth have started an outreach to young couples in the area and have involved members of the Brasov church and Sacele mission in the outreach. The nature of the work in Sacele is highly relational, and the dinner tonight is the result of a lot of time invested in building relationships with the couples.