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Hope Mission (Misiunea Speranta) - Official Website in Romanian
www.speranta.ro
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Project: Gift for those responding to altar calls. 

This year we want to support this from Australia, so here's your chance to be part of this great ministry. 
As you know, about 800-1000 people respond to the altar calls every campaign.  We generally give them a
gift and this year we want to spice it up a bit.  We will include: DVD Misiunea Speranta 2009,
a CD Gabi + Prietenii V6, a New Testament, and a Book (a 300+ page discipleship book / course). 
Our absolute min cost for sourcing this is $10.  It is a great gift which people can take in their home and
continue their knowledge of the Lord.  You are invited to be part of this, by sponsoring one or more gift
packs.  Simply deposit your donation in the Hope Mission Account specifiying the word "Altar Gift" in
the narative, or get in contact with us (Adi Cost & P Tarcea in Melb, Ionut Pumnut in Brizzy, 
Natanael in Perth / Adelaide).

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Speranta Tour 2010 - Romania (Posted 6 May 10)

Join us in prayer and fasting for Romania, before and during this year's evangelical outreach tour.

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Child Sponsorship Project (25 Jan 10)

Please join with us in this wonderful project of sponsoring children in Indonesia (Kalimantan, Dayak Tribe).
The $40 per month will fully go to child sponsorship project and includes school education, books and learning
materials, clothing and footwear, medical and dental expenses, hygene and nutritional education and provision 
programs.

Email us and we will provide you with details about the child and payments can be made directly into the
Hope Mission's Account.

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Hope Worship Concerts and Mission Presentation - Australian Tour

Brisbane - Sun 8 Nov (Morning Miission and Evening Services, Romanian); Mon 9 Nov (Youth, English
Preaching: Natanael Costea);

Adelaide - Wed 11 Nov, Thu 12 Nov - Bethel Church

Melbourne - Sat 14 Nov - Philadelphia Church, Endeavour Hills - Mission Presentation & Concert

Melbourne - Sun 15 Nov (morning) - Betania Church and First Baptist Church

Melbourne - Sun 15 Nov (evening) - Philadelphia Church

Perth - Sun 22 Nov (morning) - Perth Baptist Church

Perth - Sun 22 Nov (evening) - Perth Petecostal Church

Everyone is Invited - Please Extend our invitation to your community.

Adi Cost, Simida Cost, Cornel Pop, Natanael Costea, Raluca Costea, and youth united from Brisbane and
Melbourne Churches.

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747 - Challenge 25th May - 1st of June 2009

Follow the link from the banner to the 747 challenge.  Register for the challenge or just register to be able to see who's doing it. Thanks everyone for your support. Special thanks to Ilie (website), Tab (graphics), and 98.5 Sonshine FM for announcing our event. People registered to do it this week: Lavinia Negrulj, Flavia Todea, Maria Bughiu, Cornel - Viorica - Johnny - Alex POP, and four more (names to follow).

Pre 747

As initiators of this challenge, my wife and I began it one week earlier (ie. 16th May - 23rd May).  It was really hard to find enough groceries for one week with a $7 per person allowance. To see my daily BLOG, you'll have to register and log in (this will not mean that you have to take on the challenge).  That's where you'll also find the people that will be taking it on.

This is what what we bought:  3 X BREADs $3.60; A DOZEN EGGS $2.50; 2L MILK $2.00; 4kg POTATOES $3.00; 1 kg RICE $1.60; 500g PASTA $1.00.

And this is how it unfolded:

DAY 1 - B'fast (fast), Lunch (fast), Early Dinner (3 toasts), Late Dinner (1 toast, 1 bowl of pasta & milk)

DAY 2 - B'fast (1 egg, 2 toasts), Lunch (1 potato microwaved, 2 toasts), Dinner (1 bowl of rice & milk)

DAY 3 - B'fast (3 toasts), Lunch (1 egg, french fries - 2 potatoes), Dinner (1 bowl of pasta with sugar, 1 toast)

DAY 4 - B'fast (1 egg, 2 toasts), Lunch (2 potatoes microwaved, 1 toast), Dinner (1 bowl of rice with milk, 1 toast)

DAY 5 - B'fast (1 egg, 2 toasts), Lunch (2 potatoes microwaved, 1 toast), Dinner (1 bowl of pasta, 1 toast)

DAY 6 - B'fast (2 eggs, 2 toasts), Lunch (2 french fried potatoes), Dinner (1 bowl of rice with milk, 2 toasts)

DAY 7 - B'fast (2 toasts), Lunch (2 potatoes microwaved, little rice), Dinner (1 toast, cold rice and 2 potatoes).

Leftover - a small cup of rice and two potatoes.

REFLECTION :

PRAISE GOD for His provision over the last week!  It has been one of the hardest weeks of our lives and very challenging in every respect. During these seven days;

- we never ate to be full

- we went to bed hungry every night

- we had little choice in what to eat and how to prepare it

- most of the food eaten was tasteless (dull) and the tap water tastes awful after a few days

- we lacked energy, concentration ability, we were constanly tired and were easily irritated

- our toughest days were Day 4 and Day 5 as energy levels were low and it feels that you will have to quit (it begins to play with your mind)

- we understand partially what it means to be hungry, constantly hungry, and to go hungry to bed (as over 1 billion people do)

- we will look different and act different towards those in need

- we are immensely thankful to God for His daily provision, especially food

- we learnt that we must be more generous with what we have and promote this noble attitude

Thank you everyone for supporting us and helping us raise awareness of the poverty in the world, and sponsoring our 747 challenge with $550.