Category Archives: Mission

Seeking Victory

After this they went home, and sung a song of thanksgiving, and praised the Lord in heaven: because it is good, because his mercy endureth forever. — I Maccabees, 4:24 After a great victory against their enemies, God’s people “went … Continue reading

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Our Brother in Tanzania

This is Aaron.  Please pray for him. If you worship with us on Sundays, you will usually hear, among the prayers of intercession, something like this:  ”We pray for our partner churches in Romania and New York, and especially for … Continue reading

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Godspeed

Ave atque vale, the Romans used to say:  Hail and farewell. On Pentecost, we said goodbye to some friends.  Charles and Jann were here on sabbatical, Rob and Marsha because of sports.  But seasons and semesters end, and it was … Continue reading

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“God is My All-in-All”

On the Fifth Sunday of Easter, 2 May, Djeumessi Michael Romeo — or Mickey — was baptized at the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Cluj.  Mickey is a citizen of Cameroon, who studies Computer Science at Babes-Bolyai University.  He has been coming … Continue reading

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Come and Warm Up

I mean, no, it isn’t Scandinavia.  But this has been, by all reports, an unusually cold winter for Cluj.  And then came that great week or two — you remember, don’t you? — when the clouds blew off, the sun … Continue reading

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Bible Study for Lent

Does your life seem scattered in different directions?  Do you ever wonder what you are doing — in life, or even in the world?  God has a word for you! Our English-language Bible Study for the season of Lent is … Continue reading

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“That They May All Be One”

Most of the churches in Cluj are celebrating the international Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.  We kicked it off last week with an English-language service (with some prayers and lessons in both Romanian and Hungarian).  Official visitors came from … Continue reading

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English Radio in Cluj

Terri and I spend a lovely afternoon at the office of Agnus Radio, a station operated by the Reformed Church. It’s 88.3 on your FM dial here in Cluj, and also has a Hungarian-language website.  (Click this link). The station … Continue reading

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So … WHEN Do We Begin?

Our first English-language service of Holy Communion will be held on Sunday, Dec. 13, at 5pm. Please join us at the Lutheran Church in Cluj to sing and pray, to celebrate the sacred mystery of the Word made flesh and … Continue reading

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We’re Here!

We’ve been in Romania for three weeks so far — wow, have we been busy! We have been welcomed warmly by Bishop Adorjani of the ELCR, along with his team — especially his First Councilor, Rev. Attila Feher.  We have … Continue reading

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