SPOTLIGHT ON MISSIONS: Bryan & Pam Risner • Romania

      What in the world happened to the Risners and their updates? Our writer (Melody), Lindsey and Landon graduated high school in Romania and moved back to America. It is one of many gaps we have had since our kids graduated and moved back to the States. We enjoyed having them home for Christmas and have missed them dearly since they returned to America (hard for me to call it their home).

      In addition to Christmas ministry responsibilities and festivities, we celebrated New Year’s together, the twin’s 19^th birthday, and my (Pam’s 41^st) birthday.

      There is something special about missionaries serving other missionaries. We spent a week serving the Quillmans and their ministry in Zambia. I’m not sure who received the greater blessing, us or them. We will share more in a future update.

      Thanks to a generous sponsorship, our gypsy children in our two communities received new shoes and a Christmas gift. All the families in the two Gypsy communities also received food bags for Christmas.

      We are very blessed to have young adults attend and be involved at Agape church.

      We are a big, small group of 23 members. Our weekly attendance averages 18-20. As spiritual parents, our goal is to check in regularly throughout the week and encourage our group to read and study Scripture.

      Is there anything sweeter than a children’s Christmas play? These kids worked hard and did a terrific job.

Praise Reports

      • Agape Church Plant is one year old

      • Agape is growing quickly in the area of discipleship

      • Agape Church launched successful discipleship groups

      • A baptism in December

      • Attendance was great for Thanksgiving and Christmas programs

      • The kids are in their second semester in college at Central Baptist College

      • The kids were here for Christmas break

      • Spring weather has arrived

      • Our prayer and financial partners

      • The opportunity to serve in Romania

      • Ordained two pastors

      • Agape Leaders’ Retreat

      • Mission trip to Zambia

Prayer Needs

      • Agape Church

      • Meeting location to be resolved

      • All attendees to fully commit to the church

      • March 12 Ladies’ Event: connect non-believers to Agape

      • To be evangelical: missions locally and abroad

      • Summer programs

      • Upcoming baptism service

      • One more committed adult for us to apply as a legal church entity in Romania

      • Salvation for my friends, Carla, Csilla, Ileana, Anette and Vivienne

      • Peace with the kids being back in America

      • God’s blessing on the Gypsy Children’s Ministry and Return Church (Brasov) Plant

(risnersinromania@gmail.com)

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