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Grace and peace from our Lord Jesus Christ!
In addition to the help we regularly give to the brothers and sisters we serve (financial help, food, care, medicine, etc.), we always take the time to speak, listen and endeavor to spiritually strengthen those we visit. We share Bible passages, we teach, we pray, and for those whose days are clearly short, we encourage to prepare to meet the Lord.
In this message, we wanted to share a testimony by Corneliu, who has devoted himself to serving with Eastern Europe Outreach for more than 20 years, as he describes his work with two believers who recently graduated into the presence of the Savior.
"I have cared for brother Neculai, a widow who has been partially paralyzed for almost 40 years, and Maria, a blind unmarried sister who suffered with diabetes and, most recently need dialysis 3 times a week. Both of these believers recently passed away peacefully, confident they were entering into God's presence."
Neculai 
Just a few days before he died, I visited with him. He was immobilized in bed; his condition had deteriorated. I shared with him some thoughts from the Bible, regarding his departure to the Lord. We spent time reviewing 1 John 3:1-3. Brother Neculai testified that he was at peace and trusting the Lord to decide when he would depart from this world. He went to be with the Lord at the age of 76." |
Maria 
In 2020, due to complications related to her diabetes, one of her legs required amputation. She also began to lose her sight and more recenlty required dialysis 3 times a week. My wife and I visited with her regularly. We kept on visiting her: we would buy firewood for her, we would bring her groceries. Last year we drove her to Iasi, for ophthalmological consultations and treatments. Since March 2024, she was permanently in our care.. I repeatedly took her to the hospital for treatments on her leg affected by diabetes and bought her food and medicine. She shared with us her everyday troubles as well as her spiritual struggles. I kept encouraging and advising her from the Word of God. Every 2-3 days my wife and I would visit with her to make sure she had everything she needed and to change her dressings between her hospital visits. She especially enjoyed the time when we prayed and sang together and discussed on the Word of God. When her condition deteriorated, she understood that the moment of her departure to the Lord was approaching. I continued to encourage her until she was peacefully prepared to see to her Lord. She entered His presence in July." |
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Each day, Eastern Europe Outreach workers venture into cities and villages (primarily in the counties of Bacau, Botosani, Suceava and Vaslui, Romania and in select areas in the Republic of Moldova). Their mission is to minister to those in need and distress, offering comfort and encouragement and attending to their material needs as God leads. As funds or goods are distributed, friends, relatives and neighbors often gather around to see and hear. In so doing, they witness both an immediate proof of God's providence and the eternal message of God's love. Every humble house, street, courtyard, hospital room or church can become a mission field, and a wonderful opportunity to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Some of those visited receive help on a regular basis. These are mainly older widows who have no ability to provide for themselves. For others, funds are distributed for special situations, such as injuries, natural calamities, sicknesses or other circumstances. Recognizing that needs vary greatly, we don't rely on a fixed formula. Instead, we carefully assess each situation, pray, and provide as our Father leads. For some it is better to leave funds. For others it is better to provide food, firewood for winter time, medicine or other specific necessities. After providing assistance, we follow up, continuing to minister from the Word of God and continuing to look for further opportunities to share the Gospel wherever they arise. We have been offering assistance in eastern Europe since 1997. The needs we encounter today, in 2024 are vastly different than what we first encountered in 1997. As our hearts and eyes have opened, we have become even more aware of the multitudes who need help - families, widows, orphans, injured, sick, old and weak. The assistance we offer generally ranges from $20 to $200, according to the difficulty of the situations we encounter. The smaller gifts are directed to provide minimal funding for food. The larger ones are directed towards other specific needs such as firewood for heating and cooking. In the United States and western Europe, many programs exist to provide both emergency and long term assistance to individuals in great need. But the governments in some of the poorer countries in eastern Europe do not generate the resources to provide direct assistance to the many individuals in serious need. May the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and, most of all, may you be found in Him: "Jesus answered, verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, ye must be born again." (John 3:5-6) |