Curtis Pugh
Missionary to Romania
Sponsored by the Grace Bible Baptist Church
 26080 Wax Road
Denham Springs, LA, 70726
Elder Jerry Dodson Sr. - Pastor
(225) 664 – 3223
jerrydodsonsr@wmconnect.com
www.geocities.com/heartland/grove/3718
Field address: Curtis Pugh, str. Izvor nr. 3, Bocsa, C-S, 325300, Romania
Telephone: 40 255 555 136
E-mail: curtis@abaptistvoice.com
http://www.abaptistvoice.com
 
 

PRAYER LETTER FOR JANUARY, 2010

Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Dear Pastors and Churches:
“All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen” (Titus 3:15).
    We continue to desire God’s blessings for you this new year of 2010 and these desires for you result in our prayers for you.  May you walk with the Lord daily with the light of His countenance shinning down upon you!
    3rd Annual Men’s Conference:  Twenty-two brothers were able to attend this year’s Men’s Conference held here in Bocsa in January.  They came from 11 different locations, some from the far eastern side of Romania.  The Church here sponsored the conference and Brother Raul did a good job both in planning, organizing and moderating the sessions.  He prepared well and brought excellent presentations also.  Brother Aurel was involved in almost every phase of the conference and I was able to teach also.  Please continue to pray for the men who attended!
    Gift:  A special offering was received this month from Calvary Independent Baptist Church in Post Falls, Idaho where Elder David Oldfield is pastor.  We are greatly appreciative to that Church for their generous offering and thankful to God for both them and their gift.
    Transition Funds:  Our Church received 3 gifts for our Transition-to-Oklahoma Fund this past month.  One of these gifts was from an anonymous friend, another from Mrs. Mike Gibson of Decatur, AL, and another from Faith Baptist Church in Seffner, FL.  We thank all of you who have helped us in this way.  Your kindness and generosity are appreciated!   An accounting is shown on the monthly financial report supplied to those who contribute to this mission work.
    Oklahoma Mission Fund:  Two Churches contacted us in January telling us of their vote to double the amount of their monthly support.  One of these indicated that their new level of support was to be equally divided between the Romanian work and our efforts to establish a Church once we are actually moved to Oklahoma.  The other Church indicated we could use the funds as needed.  We decided to continue to use half their support for the Romanian work and half to go to the Oklahoma Mission work.  These funds will be accounted for separately from other funds.  Our monthly financial report will indicate the activity on all accounts.  As we indicated in an earlier letter, Janet and I expect to be able to live on our S.S. pension so that all support from the Churches will go directly to the mission work in Oklahoma.
    Internet Shopping:  We continue to “shop” for a used full size van with the handicap equipment I need and also for an electric wheelchair / power chair.  Pray for us in this regard as these things are needed immediately upon our return to the U.S.  We are trying to find as late a model and as reliable equipment as we can for the money.
    New Phone Number:   Even though we are not yet in Oklahoma, we now have an Oklahoma telephone number that provides free calls through our computer.  That number, should you wish to phone us, is (918) 715 5715.  You will be charged only from your location to McAlester, OK.  If we are unavailable, leave a message and we will get back to you.
    Time Frame:  I spoke yesterday with Choctaw Housing in Oklahoma.  Due to the rain and severe winter weather, the Independent Elderly housing units are now estimated to be ready for occupancy in late August or the first week of September.  However, I was told that they think they can actually complete these units before Labor Day.  So we plan on working here until such time as housing is available to us in Oklahoma.  We will keep you informed.
    Wedding:  Brother Raul Enyedi is planning on marrying Sister Miriam Miclea on August 21st.  Miriam will have concluded her university studies and exams by sometime in July.  We know Miriam well, having been acquainted since she was a child.  She is a younger sister of Brother Aurel Miclea and a native of Bocsa.  They, along with friends and relatives will go in a public procession to the “Primaria” or City Hall.  There they will be married in a civil ceremony – the required and only legal way to marry in Romania.  Afterward they will, along with friends and relatives, go in another procession to a hall where an afternoon-long feast will be served to many guests.  In some ways a Romanian wedding is similar to Jewish wedding customs of Biblical days.  Pray for this fine young couple as they make plans for their future together.
    I must conclude this letter and want to do so by expressing our appreciation and thanks to all of you.  Your love for the Sovereign and Triune God, His Word, lost souls, and us is manifested by your concern, your faithful financial support and most especially by your earnest prayers on our behalf.  Thank you for all you do in helping us in the work here in Romania!
    Please pray for the Pughs, and for Brothers Raul and Aurel!
    In the cause of God and truth.
    Curtis & Janet Pugh
   curtis@abaptistvoice.com
 
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