“...how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent?” Romans 10:14-15 Warm greetings to you this month. At last the sun is shining again. We have had rain, rain, and more rain this year. So much so I began to feel like I was on the Ark with Noah. Since we really needed the rain I did my best to thank the Lord for it from a sincere heart, but now I am thanking Him for the sunshine without any effort to “do my best”. I surely do hope He understands. We had another great and wonderful addition to our family last month. It happened on February 21st. A beautiful baby boy was born to Alex and Amy Groth – Jennifer’s #2 son and daughter-in-law. Now we are grand and great grandmothers for the second time. His name is Judah Alexander Groth. He weighed in at 7 lbs. 5 oz. and measured 21 inches long. Jennifer, of course, went to be with them and is having a wonderful time. Isn’t he beautiful? I was scheduled for eye surgery on February 6th,

Greetings from the Sunny and Beautiful North, As I write this I am 12 hours away from getting on the plane for Romania. Well, Seattle, then London, THEN Romania. The anticipation, the expectation level is off the charts. I really expect this to be a great trip and one that opens lots of doors for future ministry in Eastern Europe. A brief testimony of our Fathers goodness. 10 days ago we were still $800.00 short of the budget. Today the budget is fully met, plus we were able to purchase an inexpensive tablet so I don’t haul a laptop around and leave our daughter with no computer. What a wonderful Lord! This will also allow me to blog while I’m overseas. Be sure and check out our blog at http://ltimissions.blogspot.com/. Thanks again for all that you do to help make this happen. Your generosity and your prayers are greatly needed and appreciated. Yours for the Kingdom, Mark & Julie

This will be brief, since it's really late here in Romania.  What a day!  We had lunch with Sandors pastor and his wonderful family.  Much more of a reunion than anything else. I'll be speaking at their main church on Sunday and will be with the church here in Codlea several times this week. We also talked about our vision for "longterm itinerant ministry" and I was informed that they had been praying about the need for help with raising up leaders! I will share more tomorrow.  Blessings! Mark