Section Added - Prayer Requests

We have added a new section to the blog.
At the top of the right-hand column you will now find a short list of prayer requests.
If you are so inclined to pray for our family and our ministry, this list should give you a good idea of what to pray for.
All of the items currently on the list are long-term issues; we are not anticipating immediate answers to any of these prayers.

Whenever we add an item to this list, we will post a blog article better explaining what our prayer request is. And, of course, whenever there is any change in the status of these requests we will post an update here.

Here are our first three prayer requests:

To Live in Romania Year-Round
We really feel that it is God's plan for us to eventually live and work in Romania year-round again. Right now that is not feasible (for a few reasons), but there are a number of opportunities which may be opening up in the not too distant future which may make this possible. Just pray that God will give us the wisdom to know which opportunities to pursue and the patience to wait for his timing.

A Building for proDEO Church
Right now our church meets in a rented room in a large house. Although we appreciate the significance of gathering in an "upper room" to worship God, the space has become very crowded and it is not the kind of building which most people who are seeking a church would gravitate towards.
proDEO has also been blessed with many young children over the last few years, but we have no space for most of them on Sunday mornings. Thus, Sunday school classes are spread throughout the city at different homes, which leads to some obvious logistical problems.
We are praying that God will eventually provide us with a building which will have enough space for our entire church family and which will be welcoming to seekers.

Resources for proDEO Media Group
One of the projects which we have taken on within the church is the development of a Media Group. Our three-tier goal for this group is to:
1) create media for use within proDEO
2) create media for use by other Christian organizations in Romania
3) create media for the general population of Romania

We have a lot of raw talent within proDEO, but in order to train these people to create professional media, we need to have professional equipment.
Right now only Raluca and I have professional equipment and we are only here 3-6 months/year.
Our prayer is that within the next couple of years the church will be able to acquire a decent digital SLR camera and a small Apple Computer.