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 AUGUST, 2009

Saturday, September 12, 2009
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).
    That God’s grace will be upon you is our prayer for if He is gracious towards us, we shall not want!
   Mission Trip: The previously postponed mission trip to the east of Romania is underway as I write.  Brothers Aurel and Raul made the difficult 13 hour drive to Braila safely and for this we praise the LORD!  They will be teaching and preaching both preachers and others there and then going on to Bacau for special meetings there also.  I ask you to pray for them and for all of us as we travel.  While the price of fuel has gone down a bit here, the number of reckless and unskilled drivers is constantly increasing and the condition of the highways seems to be worsening with the financial crisis.  Car, truck and bus crashes of the worst sort are commonplace and often involve fatalities.
    The Brothers will leave Braila County on Sunday afternoon, Lord willing, and drive the 3 hours to Bacau for evening meetings on Sunday as well as weekday meetings following.  They should arrive back in Bocsa sometime next week.
    Besides the preaching and teaching sessions, these Brothers will be involved, along with others, in “gate to gate” visitation (people don’t have doors that open onto the streets, here, but rather gates to their “courts” or yards).  They took with them a large supply of Gospel tracts for this distribution as well as some larger books for distribution to preachers and other serious Bible students.  (One such book is Brother Chuck Hunt’s new book on the headship of Christ.)
    Collator Installed:  Since our last writing the funds have been transferred and the collator purchased and installed!  This machine is a tremendous asset!  It took only an hour or so for the technician to set it up and have it running.  It is compact in size and so far has worked without a flaw.  One person operating this machine can do in only a few hours what it would take 3 or 4 people a week or so to accomplish.  How we thank God for this machine and for those whom He used to purchase it for us.
   Special Gift:  Since our last writing The Bible Baptist Church of Plant City, Florida where Elder Seth Borne is pastor sent us a generous gift designated to be put on our medical bills.  Such a special offering is greatly appreciated and we take this means of expressing our thankfulness to God and our gratitude to this Church for their kind help in this way.
   Budapest Trip Successful:  Brother Raul, Janet and I made the trip to and from Budapest without any problems along the way.  Janet and I were examined by our eye specialist there.  We learned that neither of us has macular degeneration and also that Janet does not have cataracts.  What a relief!  (This was in contradiction to the diagnosis of the Romanian doctor!)
    Since we were there, I went to the clinic of my hematologist and had my blood analyzed.  My hemoglobin tested at 8.2 and as I was feeling well, the doctor did not think he should give me blood.  (Since my return home, my hemo tested 8.3 here in Bocsa.)  Incidentally, since it was “Saint Stephen’s Day” in Hungary and the clinic was short on staff, there was no one to prepare the bill.  So I was told I did not have to pay!  (The “Saint Stephen” celebrated in Hungary on this day is NOT the Stephen of the Bible, but rather the Hungarian king who brought Catholicism to that people!)
    In Hungary we obtained prescriptions for new lenses for our eyeglasses.  It had been years since our glasses had been changed – mine about 6 years.  I was having particular trouble seeing clearly at distances.  Due to high prices in Hungary and their 25% Value Added Tax, we located an optical company back home in Romania that would handle getting our lenses made for us.  (Nearly all lenses in Europe are made in Germany or some other western European country so we felt the quality would be good even if purchased in Romania.)  So, we were able to purchase our new lenses for less than half the cost had we purchased them in Hungary.  (Romania has a Value Added Tax of “only” 19%!)  The new lenses are helping both Janet and me to see well once again!  How we are thankful for our sight and for these new glasses!
    Here I am again – out of space!  Our hearts are full having received cards, letters, and e-mails from several of you and having been assured of your prayers for us.
    Your financial participation in this work is noted and greatly appreciated!
    Thank you for all you do in this work with us!  You all are truly co-workers with us.  We “shall reap if we faint not!”
    Please pray for the Pughs, and for Brothers Raul and Aurel!
    In the cause of God and truth with you,
    Curtis & Janet Pugh
   curtis@xnet.ro
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