Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you.  (Matthew 28:19-20)

From October 7 to 15, a group of 25 people from several of our churches joined the effort in starting church planting work in the city of Comrat, which is the capital of the Gagauz Autonomy, South Moldova.  Gagauzia is the area where about 200,000 former Turkish people live. Hundreds of years ago they were converted to Orthodox Christianity from Islam. God laid on our heart to start an evangelical congregation there with Bill Grubbs and Neal Walls, two preachers from the United States who traveled to Moldova to assist us in this effort and whom we thank our God for.

We visited about 4,000 homes door to door, inviting them to come to our evening Crusade programs. Our people walked miles and miles on the streets of the city since just one main street is 6.5 miles long. Our youth conducted Puppet Show programs right on the main square of the city, and 50 to 70 children attended with their parents daily. Many people brought camcorders to tape the program for their children to able to show it again at home. Sixty-five adults visited our Crusade programs at the central Culture Hall and two people were saved.

In the first part of each day we shared Jesus on the streets. We met several Muslims and a number of people were telling us that they sympathized with Muslims since this area is under heavy influence of Turkey. Amidst the divided population God blessed our discussions and we were able to share Jesus with 150 people on the streets. Everyone filled out a survey on his or her spiritual point of view and 98 people gave their phone numbers and addresses so we could invite them to visit us and tell them more about God.

Please pray God will help us start home Bible studies with new people in Comrat as we keep in touch with them through telephone and mail and as we visit them and start Bible studies with them and their families.

Our antenna in Cahul

For two years we prayed to God for the opportunity to start a radio ministry in Moldova where we would be able to share the Gospel with thousands of people. Some of our efforts were not successful at first, but God made this vision real by opening the door for the ministry in South Moldova in the city of Cahul.

We were praying for the missionary family God would call for this ministry from one of our churches in Moldova – that they would leave their hometown and move to the City of Cahul for this new ministry. We talked to several families, but they were not the ones God was calling into this adventure with Him.

Then, one day we got an e-mail from a couple who told their testimony on how God called them into this ministry. They said, “yes” to God and were now ready to move to Cahul. We were so happy to hear how God answered our prayers! The message came from Vladlena and Iuriy Semeniuc, a young couple from Balti church. They moved to Cahul, and we were able to start airing our Christian radio programs in October 2008.

When Vladlena and Iuriy moved to Cahul, 350 km away from their hometown, we had to fix the rented apartment where they are staying. Our brothers and sisters helped us accomplish this work for the Glory of God. Several people came and worked for days and days making the apartment suitable for living.

Vladlena working on wallpaper

The name of our radio station is Universe FM and we are on air 24/7. Cahul is a city of 60,000 people with State University where students from all over the southern part of Moldova come to get an education. Evangelizing this city will put the Gospel in many other cities and villages in South Moldova. Our radio station reaches about 10 other villages around the city.

We provide Christian programs, such as Bible study, Bible reading and Gospel music, as well as local, national and international news throughout the day. Please pray God will help us continue this very effective ministry that gets the Gospel of Jesus Christ into thousands of homes, cars, stores, and people hear the truth of God’s Word. Our vision is to cover all of Moldova with our radio stations, which will provide an opportunity for everybody to hear the Word of God, believe in Jesus Christ, and be saved!