Missions

Life & Light is very active in evangelism both here and abroad. Most of the churches in the UK hire fields to hold tent missions throughout the Summer which are open to all Gypsies to pull their trailers on. Many who have not put their faith pull on because it provides a place for them to stay for free, but in so doing they come under the Gospel and we see many converts. You can read about a few at http://gypsy-gos.blogspot.com

Vie et Lumiere (our French sister-mission) and Life & Light are together engaged in missionary work and church planting in Eastern Europe and the Middle East under the name GATIEF. The Pilgrim Bible Society has had the privilege to support this work, albeit in a very small way.

 

Eastern Europe: Russia and Ukraine

The work in the former USSR is vast, both geographically and in terms of people. There are literally millions of Gypsies spread out over a continent that spans almost half the globe. It is common for us to underestimate the size of the Russian continent, and the work is already spreading into China where Gypsies are being discovered, hitherto being unknown to us. In August PBS gave £250 to the work in the Czech Republic, £250 to meet expenses in Russia plus £250 to be given to Liova, a young preacher who is leading the work in his country. He has been trained by Jacky Boyd from England and Rene Zenelatto from France. The following is Rene's report for GATIEF from September 2008.

“And the Lord added daily to the Church those who were being saved” Acts 2 v 47

EVANGELIZATION CAMPAIGN IN UKRAINE

The Month of June has been the subject matter of great blessings. The mighty move of the Holy Spirit came down and we rejoiced with our Ukrainian Gypsy brothers.

In the town of Ouzgorod, not far from the Hungarian and Slovakian borders, we did for the first time a mission under the big tent which was loan to us graciously.

Over 500 persons gathered together every evening and many Gypsies accepted Jesus as their personal Savior. In the morning all the preachers of the region were present for the Bible studies. We closed our mission with a baptismal service.

All the Gypsy preachers of Russia, Moldavia and of all Ukraine took part at this first convention.

           

Open meeting in a village

The Preachers PANO and VALODIA

Baptize service

Meeting in the tent      

In Ukraine there are over 800 000 Gypsies. In the town of Odessa, on the seaside of the Black Sea, Moslems Gypsies have accepted the Lord and attended the meetings. Many Gypsies are converted in the many Pentecostal churches and we thank the pastors who receive them fraternally in the Lord. The revival is on and we are encouraged to see the lives changed and this large group of people coming to Jesus Christ.

DEDICATION OF TULA’S CHURCH IN RUSSIA

As we have mentioned in our previous newsletters, we have rebuilt the church that was burnt down. Our heart’s desire is to thank you all who have helped us and participated in the rebuilding of this church. The works are now finished and we had the joy to organize the first meetings. We need urgently 3500 $ for the heather system before winter for the church In Tula. If you wish to help us precise “for Tula church”.

           

The new TULA gypsy Church

The  Tula Church Leaders

René Zanellato, Jacky Boyd, Gregory, Liova and  wife’s

 

In Moscow, we had the three years anniversary of the foundation of our Life and Light church. It was a great encouragement for Valodia, our leader pastor and also a time for new persons to come and hear the Gospel.

We are only at the beginning. In many towns where nearly 3 million Gypsies live, there is still a great need to reach them with the Gospel and win them to Jesus-Christ before His glorious return.

In Central Asia,(Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Uzbekistan). The brothers continue to evangelize and we are encouraged with the good news we receive from Tashkent, Almaty, etc..

The Romanian Children's Home

This home has been running for many years through GATIEF, part of Vie et Lumiere/Life & Light. It is home to many children, not all of whom are Gypsies. They are not only fed and clothed, but educated, especially about the Lord, and have very good medical attention. In August 2008 PBS gave GATIEF £250 for the home, and then Sandbach Church held a sponsored haircut on their mission and raised a further £900. the following is taken from GATIEF's latest report written by Rene Zenelatto, the French minister who oversees the work.

ROMANIA

We were able to send the children of the home to spend several days of relaxation in the countryside. It was very benefic for them. It is soon the beginning of the school in Romania and for the little ones a discovery of the school world.

We thank you all for your faithfulness in the support of our children in Tirgu Mures. We will give you more information about Romania in our next newsletter.

 

If you wish to support the mission work abroad you can either contact us (PBS) or donate on the financial page.

Alternatively you can contact the following directly:

Czech Republic:

Rev. Brother Lee, Life & Light UK, Tel 07727057872

Russia or Romanian Children's Home

Rene or Jackie

Rev. Jackie Boyd, Life & Light/GATIEF,

16 Foxborough Close, Slough, Berks, SL3 8PU. Tel 07961976820, email jackieboyd@btinternet.com

Rene Zenelatto, Vie et Lumiere/GATIEF,

PO BOX 5 - 33440  Ambarés  FRANCE. Tel °+ 33607037247, email : GATIEF@orange.fr