Ministry
Praise the Lord 2016 has got off to a great but incredibly busy start. I am currently traveling out west to present the ministry after just getting back from Ohio and prior to that Belgium. The trip to Belgium was incredible with many opportunities to witness and preach on the streets. Thousands heard the gospel preached and even more received gospel tracts, I can now say I have been on the streets to preach in a record setting heat wave and in the cold and snow, one thing is certain, God is faithful. Every time we have been out to minister, whether in snow or heat, we have had a tremendous response from the people and God has blessed. Our last day ministering in the streets we had Lighthouse Baptist Church of Almere, Netherlands to come help us and we had no less than 12 people to come and let us talk with them personally and witness to them. One lady spent probably 30 minutes with pastor Kamps, while I was preaching, telling him how that she was thankful we were there to preach because in all her life she had never heard that Jesus was the only way to Heaven or that salvation was by grace and not works. please pray for her and others that we had a chance to be a witness to in Ghent, Belgium and while street preaching in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Personal
With that said however, the biggest news since my last letter is personal news, as most of you know by now. I had the opportunity to propose to Loredana Radu on February 14th while in Europe. Loredana is the Romanian lady I have been courting for the past two years and she is also the one who helped me to get the skype ministry started, as well as my interpreter. Please pray for us as we start the visa application process for her to come and help me finish deputation after we marry in the summer. This is a long, expensive, and often frustrating process so please keep us much in prayer. I ask everyone specifically to pray that God would work it for her visa to be approved in time for us to have a wedding here in the US. in early July. I do ask you also to pray for the financial side as well, I will need to raise a few thousand dollars in addition to what I already have in order to cover the legal and travel expenses. Oh and if you haven’t figured it out yet, she did say yes, I clarify because many ask.
Prayer
Before I give any prayer request let me praise the Lord that I did get to witness to Stefan as well as others while in Belgium. Please pray for Belgium and those affected by the terrorist attack on Brussels. My fiancee and her mother were on their way to the airport when the attack happened so Praise the Lord also for His protection in this time of tragedy for many others.
Pray for the Visa situation and for all the planing and finances involved in preparing for marriage.
Pray for God to continue to pouring the support needed and to open doors in the ministry
Pray for my meetings as I travel out west until mid April.
Pray for Stefan and others witnessed to while in Belgium, especially the lady mentioned above.
Pray for the group of believers that I preach to both in Belgium and in Romania that God would bless them. Specifically pray for a few of them who are looking for work and a few to move to Belgium.
Pray for those who lost loved ones in this terrorist attack to see the light of God’s love.
Thank you all for your continual prayers concerning myself and the ministry, you are all a blessing and a much needed part of the ministry. Most of you will never know how much of a help you are to me, at least not on this side 0f eternity.
With sincere gratitude, the Haleys