December 6 Update

This week we had a special blessing.  Two of the men from our mission board's church, Brookside Baptist, came to Bulgaria for a visit.  They stayed with us for a night.  Now they're visiting other missionaries, but said they'd come back and see us again.  Enjoying fellowship with old friends is refreshing. Our new meeting is going well.  The believers there have met with their first opposition.  The woman in whose house we meet does not own the house, she only rents it.  Someone in the village went and told the manger of the property that she turned the house into a church, and he came and told us we couldn't meet there anymore.  The little crowd, almost in unison, told me how mean the man was.  I told them not to be angry at him, but just to pray.  This week we went back and talked to the man, but after our week of prayer he spoke very kindly to us.  It turns out that the owner of the house has been in Spain, but he's returning soon.  So, we'll be able to meet with the owner to see if he will allow us to continue to meet in the house.    Last week I mentioned our need to pay for the permanent residency visas.  It looks like more than half of the money has come in or has been promised.  We still need two thousand dollars, but I'm sure the Lord will take care of it.   We appreciate all of your prayers and your help. From Bulgaria, Zachary LeFevre