Romania 4 Christ

Discipleship Ministry:
We meet one hour every Sunday evening before the service and have a time of training the new converts in the things of Christ.

Children’s Ministry:
We at the Independent Baptist Church of Onesti believe that the Lord loves children. We have special programs geared toward reaching the children. We have children’s services on Sunday and Thursday. Each service is filled with children from off the street. We truly have an opportunity to share the love of Christ to these needy children. We also have Vacation Bible Schools, activities, and puppets all with one goal, reaching the children with the Gospel. 

Soulwinning Ministry:
We believe that good old fashioned soulwinning still works. We train our members on how to lead others to Christ and then give them that opportunity to do so during our weekly visitation. We meet on Saturdays and Wednesdays. This is an exciting ministry to be a part of. Seeing gypsies that once stood on the roadside begging now handing out Gospel tracts! The look on people’s faces is priceless and they take a double look and see gypsies handing things out instead of begging!

Music Ministry:
We believe in the importance of Christ honoring music. Even in Romania we have to battle with contemporary music and praise and worship style music. We strive to teach our church correctly in the area of music. Teaching them the old fashioned hymns of the faith. It is a blessing to hear them as they learn the hymns and then sing Christ honoring music from their heart to the Lord! 

Puppet Ministry:
The Lord has blessed us with an abundance of puppets. These prove to be a valuable tool for our Children’s ministry, VBS’s and orphanage ministries. Many children who could not sit still for a Sunday school lesson will find themselves listening to the puppets as they teach the Bible and give the Salvation message.

Village Ministry:
We are literally surrounded be gypsy villages here in Romania. We go into as many villages as we can and have open air services. Many precious souls have come to know the Lord through this ministry. We believe that the Lord wants the Gospel light to shine down those villages roads and reach a people that is lost and unloved by the world.

Orphanage Ministry:
We have a unique opportunity to serve the Lord in a government run orphanage. They allow us to go in and hold services once a week for the children there. Praise the Lord! This is truly an open door for the Gospel message to reach the lonely children in the orphanage.

Transportation Ministry:
Our transportation ministry truly is unique to Romania. Here many people still do not own a vehicle. They stand along side of the road and flag vehicles down wanting a ride. They are always generous and willing to pay for the ride and would never expect to ride for free. We have taken advantage of this open door and when ever possible pick up as many people as we can when traveling. This gives us an opportunity to witness to people otherwise closed to the Gospel. They usually are traveling from their village into the city. This gives us around twenty minutes to share the Gospel. When they arrive at their destination and try to hand me some money for the ride, I give them a tract and tell them the ride is free if they will read the tract. The expressions on their faces are amazing. Who would give a free ride and why? Hence, causing them to read the tract and find out about the loving Saviour, Jesus Christ. Praise the Lord for this successful ministry.

Bible Institute:
We started up a Bible Institute in 2006. We currently have six people enrolled in the classes. This is college level training for those who feel called into the ministry. We are thrilled with the opportunity to train Christians on how to become effectual servants of the Lord. Classes include: New Testament Survey, Old Testament Survey, Personal Evangelism, Inspiration of the Scripture, Baptist Doctrines, and many others.