Encho Hristov is a dear friend of mine and a partner in ministry in Sliven Bulgaria. Check out this short bio on him and his ministry.

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One of Priority! Evangelism’s ongoing outreach is to the street kids of Chisinau, Moldova. As part of that outreach, our workers minister once a week in a juvenile detention center. These homeless kids have been arrested by the police for various crimes like begging, stealing, and prostitution.

I’d like to tell you the story of a twelve year old boy named Dennis. This is not a story with a happy ending (yet). I am relating this story to you so that you will remember to pray for Dennis (and the rest of our kids on the streets of Chisinau).

Dennis used to live in the suburbs of Chisinau. His father is an alcoholic and is a very cruel man. When Dennis was 10, His father killed his mother right before his eyes. Dennis’ father got 20 years in prison. He and his younger brother were taken to an orphanage.

Because of the emotional trauma, the boy became very unstable and violent. He would spend a month at the orphanage and then run away and live on the streets sniffing glue, stealing, and begging.  I first met him at the detention house. He caught my eye... there was something about his eyes. His eyes are so full of pain. Because of Dennis’ unruly behavior, our workers couldn’t finish the lesson  with the children.  Dennis was loud, disruptive, and aggressive with the other boys. Even the older boys were afraid of him because he was out of control and didn't have any fear at all.

Our workers began to spend extra time with Dennis. Over time, he became really gentle and kind. He hugged our workers and didn’t want to let them go. They told  him that Jesus is knocking at the door of His heart and that He wants him to let Him into his life. Dennis told them “I want to let him in, but I really don’t know how to find this door in my heart, I’ve never seen it.” He was so sincere in His desire to let Jesus in and he was so troubled that he hadn’t known before that his heart had a door! He accepted Jesus in His heart but in a week he ran away from the detention house.

He came to our ministry were we feed street kids. One day (it was winter and it was cold) he came to us in a sweater and I could smell glue on him. We gave him a winter coat and fed him.

He is still on the streets and he doesn’t want to stay at the state orphanage because he is beaten there. Dennis needs your prayer and he really needs to find this door of his heart so it would be wide open for Jesus. We will continue to reach out to Dennis and to other troubled kids like him. I believe with all my heart that he will be transformed and will be a trophy of Gods grace!

Papua New Guinea (MNN) ―   A breakthrough in Papua New Guinea is exciting news for New Tribes Mission and a high time for their missionaries working there.
Going in, the missionaries knew it would be a challenge to present a more accurate Gospel to three language groups in the country. The groups had already been presented with the Gospel in the national language. However, many of them don't entirely understand the language since they use it mostly for business and trading purposes. There are large gaps in their vocabulary.  Consequently, their understanding of the Gospel was that believers needed to keep the 10 Commandments and do enough good works to earn their way to heaven.

Nita Zelenak of New Tribes Mission says many people in these tribes now clearly understand the Gospel. "This has been the culmination of probably five to six years of missionaries working and living amongst the group, learning their language and their culture so they could present the Gospel in their own mother tongue," she said.

The Inanbimali, Bagwido, and Dinangat tribes now have many true believers. In the past, their explanation of salvation included a list of good deeds. Today, testimonies sound more like this one from Peter: "Jesus carried my sin on that cross and died and rose again. There is no other way to God, only through Jesus. I am no longer going to the place of fire after I die. I am going to be with God. Why? Because of Jesus taking my sin payment, instead of me taking it and paying for it in the place of fire. Jesus is taking my place. No more will I be confused."

Or this one from Francisca: "I am on God's side.  I have no good inside of me, but Jesus.. took my place on the cross so that my sin is paid for."

This exciting time is also a challenging transitional period for missionaries doing follow-up with tribe members, said Zelenak.  "We have a number of them that firmly understand that, and yet, they are like new babies in the sense of ‘Ok, where do we go from here?' So the missionaries at this time are spending time one-on-one with different people in the village, making sure that they clearly understand the Gospel. For those who don't, they're there to clarify and give more answers."

Next week classes will begin for new believers and for those who are seeking more understanding. Sabe, who is still in the middle, said, "I look in your eyes and the eyes of others who say they had come to God's side and they are so happy. I have never been happy (truly stomach turning up happy) like that in my old way of thinking. I am still like that now. I have heard these stories and they make the most sense out of everything I have heard my whole life. But I just don't get it yet. I have so much trash in my head from the past many years, and it is blocking my inside thinking part from getting this talk clear. I want to get it so bad. I still feel dark inside... let's review again..."

There are two different tribes in Papua New Guinea who will soon begin hearing the Bible in their own language: Patpatar and Madak. Pray for those missionary teams who are preparing the lessons and those who will be taught.

Courtesy of Mission Network News http://mnnonline.org 

Greetings from Nicaragua!     Here are pictures from the medical clinic we funded in a remote village in the mountains. Pastor Josuha took these photos. He traveled 4 hours by truck and another 2 hours by horse back to get there! The doctor saw 148 men, women, and children who have no other medical care in this very poor village. This was a great blessing to this community! We hope to be able to do more outreaches like this one as God provides the resources.                                 

May God Richly Bless You,                                                       

Dale                                      

Mark 9:41

A few days ago I received a visit from public prosecutor's office. They are pursuing a criminal case accusing me of forging documents during the re-registration of the church (a process that this office required us to pursue), which took place in 2005. I think that the criminal case is just one more attempt to try to stop the moving and life of the church. Currently the building, where the church services took place, has been transferred from residential to nonresidential and this work is already in the final stage. The drawing up of the documents is nearly finished and in the near future we will have a legal permission to have the church services officially. According to what happened today, Zalojkov does not want to allow this to happen and so he is trying seriously to begin this criminal case to be another obstacle for the church. He falsified the facts without any investigation did not inform me that there were any problems with our documents.

We ask you to be with us in the prayer and to have any other prayer warriors you know  to pray for this situation, we would be very thankful for this. Also if you have any contacts or any opportunities to report this information with the international organizations, or news, please do it.

Respectfully
Pastor Yuri

These desperately needy children are now safe, loved, and well fed and are receiving a basic education and the love of Jesus Christ.

Ken comments "I have walked these streets and know first hand the poverty that prevails there, and I believe that this brand new orphanage in Orissa is going to bear tremendous fruit in the future and is producing huge results immediately in the lives of these precious little ones."

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