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| "Tie your shoes and pray for the Hughes" |
Last month, we mentioned the Lord’s
leading us to team up with David and Stephanie Gross. (Here is a link to their website.) We also mentioned our plans to base our
ministry in Soroca. We would like to further introduce you to this
city. Soroca is located along the
Nistru River in northeastern Moldova. It
is the capital of its region (about the size of a county in the States) and
about 35,000 people call the city home.
An acquaintance told David Gross about
the possibility of Soroca for a church plant.
Last summer, he and I went there to explore the possibility. In the following weeks, we learned that there
is not a single Baptist church in Soroca, nor in the region. Our desire is to see people saved and a
church planted in Soroca with outreaches into surrounding villages. We are praying that God will help us to
develop a Biblical church-planting model that can be used by Moldovan believers
for future ministries. Please pray for
the Lord to equip us and to prepare hearts in Soroca.
Language study continues to be our number one task. I was able to complete my third semester of
Romanian last week and start the fourth this week. Russian is coming along- we have our days
when everything makes sense and our days when we wonder if we are making any
progress. Our prayer is that the Lord
will help us to continue to make small steps in the right
direction.
In His service,
Jacob and Viola
Hughes
For
Prayer:
1. Russian and
Romanian study2. The Lord to prepare us and the Grosses
3. Selection of materials and resources for future
For Praise:
1. Semester #3 of Romanian completed!
2. We were able to sing our first duet in Russian
3. Jacob celebrated birthday #29
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