ROMANIAN

How did the work of Romanian Ministries begin? Well, in a word, involuntarily…

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Adrian Carey-Jones was pastor of a church in Bristol, which one Sunday morning in January 2007 was visited by a new arrival from Romania, Cornel Pelea.

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The two men quickly became good friends, and, as is the wont of hospitable Romanian Christians, many invitations for Adrian to visit Romania followed. All were politely declined.

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Adrian felt called to pastoral ministry in the UK, and often rued the fact that he had minimal interest in the Lord’s work overseas.

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Nevertheless, persistence on Cornel’s part won the day. Adrian reluctantly agreed to a five day visit,  hoping inwardly that this would bring an end to his experiences of Romania.

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The Lord had other plans.

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During the stay, the Lord wove a deep fascination with the country into Adrian’s heart. Almost his first words to his wife on arriving home were to the effect that he must start learning the Romanian language!

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The two men returned to Romania in April 2009, and then again in October the same year. During the latter visit, they travelled to Aiud in central Romania to visit a pastor-friend of Cornel’s, Doru Decean.

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Doru’s quiet, godly demeanour was deeply impressive. A tea-time discussion revealed that his wife, Luci, was working up to seven days a week at a local hospital in order to make ends meet.

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Sensing the burden of this, Adrian and Cornel offered financial contributions from then on so that Luci might decrease her number of shifts and accompany Doru on Sundays. 

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Romanian Ministries had begun.

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The ways of our God are in accordance with His own perfect wisdom and understanding. He fashions a path for His people in keeping with the callings He gives them. His is to lead, ours to follow!

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So it was with our origins in Romanian Ministries. So it continues in our vision and aspirations today!