"In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ," (I Cor. 5:4)
One of the greatest blessings in the work here is the camp meeting. The Lord has helped us to establish house churches all over eastern Bulgaria and Romania. Many of them are small congregations among small Turkish villages. Each of the national pastors cares for believers in a different region. Just as the American camp meeting/revival meeting is a blessing, this large gathering of believers has proven to be a great encouragement for the believers in Bulgaria. Each summer we try to gather in believers from different regions. This large gathering together is accompanied by the power of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is like heaven on earth to experience a large crowd of believers singing loudly the praises of the Lord who died for them, rose again for them, sought them, found them, washed their sins away and gave them a new life. Then the time of testimonies is a great blessing. They get to encourage one another by telling their own stories of how God has delivered them from various difficulties. For the new believers this is an eye-opening experience to see so many other people who have endured the same afflictions and can tell of how God always gives the victory through faith and prayer. At the camp meetings churches are edified, the preachers are strengthened, prayers are answered, and sometimes even souls are saved. The fellowship is sweet and parting is sorrowful.
Just this week we had our first camp meeting of the year. Later in the summer these meetings will include baptizing down at the river. Those meetings are special because we get to see the results of a year's worth of preaching in various villages: new believers obeying Christ's command in baptism. Normally, they enter the water fearful and exit the water with hands lifted to heaven joyfully.
Thank you all for your continued prayer and support. With some more help, we could sow more bountifully, and reap more bountifully. The Lord is working in Bulgaria. We look forward to the day when we shall come again with rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.
In Christ, Zachary LeFevre
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