Praise the Lord

People were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them. Mark 10: 13-16

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Friends,

Thanks for your prayers. Please see Dave's follow-up email, below. Yesterday was a great blessing. Thanks for being a part of the GreatCommission. We will be sharing eternity in heaven with a number of precious little ones from Satchinez, Romania. It's been a challengeto update this site over the last couple of days due to schedule, etc. Please be encouraged and blessed.

Dan

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From: Dave Pantzer
Date: Aug 10, 2006 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: Important prayer request

Hi All,

Quite a night we've had! God once again kept the rain adequately at bay. Thank you for your prayers! During the invitation, most kidsprayed aloud, and during the classic "hand-raising" part, a largepercentage raised their hands. Perhaps a more significant gauge, after we were done, we asked the kids who had prayed to follow Jesusto come apart and talk to our host Iosif, and we brought out sportsequipment and started playing with others. Iosif took those onesaside - later he told us he asked them questions to verify theirunderstanding, and he estimated more than 30 came, based on somematerials he gave them - Bible study booklets with the book of Mark. In the fall, he will help start a kids club in that village. One in particular, an older boy named Valentino, was a pleasure for me to see over there. I talked with him a little afterwards, and he indicated that "Isus" was in his heart. It was great. (Isus = Jesus)

Tomorrow is our last day in Satchinez; we will give out kid's Biblesand some photos of the team. Please pray for the last interactionswith these kids.

On Monday, 4 of our number will return to the US. Please pray forthat group, as they navigate air travel under heightened securityconditions. Please also pray for the remaining 8 who will travel toIosif's camp to spend the second week with a group of 18 kids. Please pray for Iosif, the other Romanian leaders, and for the kids.

Thanks and goodbye for now, I should say good night - it's 12:30 and we are driving between 3 and4 hours total each day!

Dave

On 8/10/06, Dave Pantzer wrote:
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> Hi All,
> Just a quick note to let you all know that tonight is an important night for the week 1 VBS. Our evening program is scheduled for 6 PM. Christen will give a testamony, then Jana will give a chalk talk, then there will be an invitation message and an invitation to Jesus. This is something like a foray into enemy territory, and the enemy will not like it. Please pray for protection for the team, the kids, and especially for Christin, Jana and myself. Please cover this evening in prayer. Thank you. 6PM our time is 11AM EST and 10AM Central.
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> Thanks!
> Dave