Moldova 2010 MissionIn 2009 the world was hit by major financial crisis. People were losing everything and needed to hear the words of hope. They needed to hear that this world is not our ultimate goal, but there is something so much better offered to us by Christ. Pastor Peter Kulakov traveled to Moldova, where for 21 days he shared the message of the coming of the Lord's Kingdom. The meetings were held in the central Adventist church of Moldova in Chisinau. For the first 9 nights, every Adventist Pastor of the former Soviet Union was presenting their own meetings following the slides and sermon scripts prepared by the Light of Hope team. The final 12 nights were led by Pastor Kulakov and uplinked over the satellite and broadcasted through all those same churches. The close of the meeting resulted in thousands of candidates for baptism. Even though it was winter, still a freezing cold time for most of the countries participating, many individuals wanted to be baptized in the frozen lakes and rivers. The arrangements were made for them, and holes were cut in the thick ice to make this a special day for them. In Chisinau itself, an outdoor baptism was also planned, but because of the heavy snowfall of Friday, local pastors had to buy an inflatable swimming pool and set it up in the basement of the hosting church. On the final day of the meetings, there was a celebration of the power of the gospel through thousands of baptisms all over the continent. In Chisinau, hundreds of young smiling faces were seated in the church anxiously waiting to finally show their love to Jesus Christ, and their acceptance of his invitation into His Kingdom.
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