Bonnie in Romania: First Days

Bonnie and Floyd parted ways on Monday, September 7.   She went to Satu Mare to begin her speaking at the churches and women’s meetings in the area.   Floyd went to meet with 21 Pastors who belong to the Barnabas Group led by Jozsef Kovacs.   The blog is going to be split between our different trips.   

Bonnie and Elisabeth planned the week.    On Tuesday night, Bonnie spoke at the Tiream Roma (Gypsy) Church in Tiream.    Barna Kovacs, Judith Kovacs’ husband translated for her.   Judith Kovacs, Barna’s wife, did most of Bonnie’s translation.    Satu Mare began work in Tiream the same year that Bonnie and Floyd started going to Romania.   The church has struggled over the years.  We asked that you continue to pray for them—their lives are very hard with little work in the area.   The joy was that a couple of years ago a teacher volunteered to teach some of the members to read.   Now, some of them can read the Bible.  The Bibles are provided by Teleios Ministry partners through the Teleios Christmas Catalog.

Wednesday night, Bonnie was with the women of the Satu Mare Church.   She has known these ladies the longest of any in Romania meeting them on her first trip in August 1999.   On Thursday night, Bonnie was in Oras Nou.  The ladies from all over the village came.   There were more ladies who came that were not members of the Oras Nou church than those who are members.   Bonnie always enjoys being with these women.   Judith Kovacs translated and led in the music.   Irma Ivanisky also joined the team that night.  

Bonnie with Barna at Tiream

Oras Nou with Elisabeth, Irma, and Judith