http://www.missionmelissa.org Missionary, Disabiled Advocate, Speaker Fri, 12 Aug 2011 23:25:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The only thing more exciting than watching God work is finding that He has you right in the middle of what He is doing. It is in this place that I find myself. A short time ago I received an invitation to serve at a Christian preschool meeting the needs ... http://www.missionmelissa.org/2011/08/12/a-new-opportunity/ “If you are happy and you know it clap your hands,” they sing their enthusiastic voices and off rhythm clapping drowning out the strums of the guitar. It is another Monday afternoon gathering of young people in one of Romania’s many hospitals for those with mental and physical disabilities. Seen as ... http://www.missionmelissa.org/2010/06/06/296/ "He is your praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes.’   Deuteronomy 10:21    To plant a church and to minister to the needs of abandoned children; these were the desires that were planted deep in the hearts  of Baron ... http://www.missionmelissa.org/2010/05/23/the-wonder-of-gods-provision/      Abandoned, abused, forgotten, neglected, malnourished and unwanted, these are the themes the run through the life stories of more than 160,000 children living on the streets, in the sewers, and in hundreds of placement centers throughout the small, poor, spiritually dark country of Romania.   For so many of these children hope ... http://www.missionmelissa.org/2010/04/14/ministry-to-romanian-children/ Here is the most recent prayer letter form the Howerton's. I have enjoyed getting to know this family, learning about their ministery, and hearing their hearts for the Lord and the people of Romania. Please keep them  in your prayers.     The Lord gives and the Lord takes away, blessed be ... http://www.missionmelissa.org/2010/04/04/howerton-update/ Dear Friends,   As I prepare for my departure on Monday afternoon, here is a brief list of some of the specific ways that you can partner with me through prayer. Thank you in advance for your vital partnership in this ministry through the time you spend prayer.   Travel March 15th -16th   Smooth ... http://www.missionmelissa.org/2010/03/11/your-prayers-appreciated/ Dear Ministry Partners,   It has been said that the only thing constant in life is change. In the world of international ministry change often happens on very short notice. These sudden changes require that a person be both flexible and creative in unfamiliar, and often uncomfortable circumstances. While at the time ... http://www.missionmelissa.org/2010/03/02/the-winds-of-change/ It is hard to believe that I am just 2 weeks away from departing for Romania. Thank you all for your prayers and finical support. Your generosity is overwhelming. I thank God for each of you, and this partnership that we share in ministering to the people of Romania. I am ... http://www.missionmelissa.org/2010/02/28/the-clock-is-winding-down/ Dear Friends, From ministering to orphans and at risk children, to reaching out to unwed mothers, and taking part in a summer English camp, I have seen God do some remarkable things in the lives of the people of Romania. In each of my experiences I have had the opportunity to ... http://www.missionmelissa.org/2010/02/08/will-you-partner-with-me-in-romania/ Nothing speaks more clearly of the unmerited favor of the Lord in my life, than receiving a loving invitation from Him to be His hands and feet to some of the world's most desperate of children orphans. Oh the joy of walking the halls of children's ... http://www.missionmelissa.org/2010/02/06/responding-to-gods-grace/