Growing in Unity, Purpose, and Love

By William Anderson, Bucharest, Romania

Looking at the photo we took at a recent pastors’ meeting, I remember that in the beginning it didn’t look like they were ever going to work out. So I praise God for what He has done in and through these meetings.

In June of 2003 I attended the Foundations Conference at the Bible College in Vajta, Hungary and in one of the sessions I heard about how God had used the pastor meetings in Hungary to develop and grow the Calvary Chapels in Hungary. So when I got back home to Romania I emailed everyone involved in pastoring and planting Calvary Chapels in Romania and shared with them what I heard and how I thought that this would be good for us. [entire article]

As Iron Sharpens Iron

By Florin Enescu, Oradea, Romania

Since I was a child, I have dreamed of being part of a church where I could experience real biblical fellowship. For me it began to come true when I found Calvary Chapel back in 1995. It is such a joy for me to see what God is doing in and through Calvary Chapel here in Romania.

One of the clearest examples of this for me is the pastors’ fellowship that we have once a month. Every time we meet I count my blessings and tell the guys that I’m really “stoked” about our times together. [entire article]

From Communism to Communion

By Razvan Pop, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

I’m Razvan Pop. My wife’s name is Anca and our kids are Romana and Matei. I grew up in Cluj-Napoca, a Romanian city of about 600,000, in a harsh communist regime that was set to annihilate individual personality and create a society of uniform thinking and behavior. The secret police had its agents everywhere. You never knew if your teacher, teammate, pastor, or even relative was working with the secret police. Everyone had to be very careful because one could be arrested anytime for an imprudent word. I remember growing up with this fear. [entire article]

Calvary Chapel Women’s Conference

By Randie Herman, Bucharest, Romania

One of the greatest joys in life is to see the Lord work gloriously to show Himself to His children. For many months I prayed as the Lord had placed on my heart the desire for a special time for the ladies of our church fellowship. I knew the Lord wanted a ladies tea or one-day conference, but I did not know when or how it was to happen. [entire article]