ANSWERED PRAYERS

1. Praise that the Ministry of Transport waived the pollution verification for the ambulance!
2. Praise that the Customs chief waived the fine and customs tax for the ambulance!
3. Praise that we finally received our Romanian citizenship!
4. Praise for the safe and fun trip home for Christmas!
5. Praise for God's continued provision for the clinic project's financial needs!
6. Praise for continued safety, unity and good health!
7. Praise that the candidate for pastor of BEL Fellowship accepted the position!

1. That the office of Omologare will quickly approve the sterilizers that we have.
2. That Sanepid will give us their approval promptly, as soon as the sterilizers are approved.
3. For us to have the wisdom to think of all the final details that are needed before opening the clinic, like how best to computerize the patient information, format for medical charts, etc.
4. For wisdom as we interview potential employees this coming week.
5. For us to receive our identity cards as soon as possible, so that we can then apply for our medical licenses. Also, for no hassles or unexpected problems in obtaining the medical licenses.
6. A man from Washington state has raised funds for some new computers and is coming to install them on Feb. 10. Pray that the computers make it through customs in time!
7. For Dr. Francisco Gross, the dentist who will be working with us, that he and his family will be able to get Spanish citizenship and his diplomas approved in Spain and that the Romanian government will then accept his diploma. Pray also that he will find a good quality Christian dentist here in Bucharest who would like to work with him in our clinic. He is waiting to receive his visa to Spain right now.
8. For God to continue to lead people to donate to our clinic project, especially as we still have to pay salaries for the guards, accountant and other employees while we don't have any income generating activity yet. We will also need funds for a CBC lab machine sometime, for the parking lot next spring and hopefully for an air conditioner before summer. Donations toward the clinic are best given to Open Door Medical Ministries, C/O Clifford Olson, 9210 Science Center Drive, New Hope, MN 55428. For donations to our Work Fund, Support Fund, Travel Fund and Personal Gift Fund, they should go to World Mission Prayer League, 232 Clifton Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55403, specifying to which fund you wish to give.
9. For Ionut, the 5 year old boy with leukemia, that his parents will be able to find sources of support (either through our Work Fund or through other sources) to pay for the medicine and that the medicine will indeed cure his leukemia.
10. For continued protection of the clinic against theft or damage.
11. For continued general good health, safety and unity.
12. That God will raise up more missionaries to work with us in Romania. We need people with medical training, clinic organization and management skills, Christian counseling and evangelism skills as well as other skills.
13. For the country of Romania: 1) that the leaders and the people will rediscover the meaning of integrity, 2) against the spirits of deception, self-deception and corruption that are so dominant in this country, and 3) for a revival in the church in Romania, especially among the men, for their hearts and their minds.