mission romania 01 2009
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A magazine about prison mission in romania.TRANSCRIPT
+ Missions tur til Fængslerne i Aiud og Arad / 1. Februar – 7. Februar 2009
+ Mission trip to Aiud Prison and Arad Prison / 1. February – 7. February 2009
01/MARTS/2009
MiSSionRoMAniA
Fængselsmissionen i Rumæ
nien
: Mi
ssio
ns t
ur t
il F
ængs
lern
e i
Aiud
og Arad / 1. Februar – 7. Februar 2009
Prisonmission in Romania
: Mi
ssio
n tr
ip t
o Ai
ud P
riso
n an
d Ar
ad P
rison / 1. February – 7. February 2009
Team:
Steve Dulwich / ol
av n
ørga
ard
/ La
rs S
chmi
dt /
Jen
s Pe
der
Pede
rsen
/ M
idtf
or:
Cosm
in /
in
the
midd
le:
Cosm
in
Denne missionstur var ret vigtig
fordi det var den første til fængs-
lerne efter Thorkils blev kaldt hjem
til Herren. Mange fra fængselsperso-
nalet gav udtryk for at de værdsatte
Thorkils liv og tjeneste meget højt,
og de bad os kondolere Thorkils hu-
stru, Sonja og hele familien. Den
ortodokse præst ved fængslet i Aiud
talte om hvordan Thorkils liv kunne
ses i lyset af Mat. 25, hvor Jesus
siger: Jeg var i fængsel og i be-
søgte mig”, Den ortodokse præst i
Arad ønskede at vi skulle vide, at
han blev så bedrøvet da han hørte om
Thorkils død, at han overvejede at
køre til Danmark i sin egen bil for
at vise hvor højt han satte Thorkil.
» De ansatte ved fængslet I Aiud var ængstelige for om fængselsmissionen ville fortsætte efter Thorkils død, men vi meddelte helt klart at den tjeneste Thorkil begyndte og ledede I mange år ikke stopper, og at danske teams fort-sat vil komme som før. «
Første dag vi kom til fængslet i
Aiud Var Cosmins broder Voicu med.
Voicu døde næsten for 2 år siden da
han var i USA. På et tidspunkt un-
derskrev man et papir, som gav til-
ladelse til at lade ham dø. På et
tidspunkt efter en operation opbe-
This was a very important mission
trip as it was the first time to go
back into the prisons since Thorkil
went to be with the Lord. Many of
the prison staff expressed their ap-
preciation of Thorkil’s life and
ministry in the prisons and asked
us to give condolences to Thorkil’s
wife, Sonja, and all of Thorkil’s
family. The orthodox priest in Aiud
prison spoke of how Thorkil’s life
could be seen in Matthew 25 when
Jesus said “i was in prison and you
came to visit me”, and the ortho-
dox priest in Arad wanted us to know
that he was so sad when he heard
about Thorkil’s death that he con-
sidered driving to Denmark in his
own car to show his appreciation for
Thorkil.
» The staff in Aiud were concerned that the prison ministry might not continue after Thorkil’s death, but we sent a clear message that the ministry which Thorkil led for so many years will not stop and Danish teams will continue to come as they did before. «
The first day we went into Aiud pris-
on, Cosmin’s brother Voicu came with
us. Voicu nearly died two years ago
when he was in the US. At one time
a paper allowing him to die was
signed, and after one operation part
Sandu and Florina, et Rumænsk ægtepar var med i fængslet i Aiud for at synge /
A Romanian couple, Sandu and Florina, came into Aiud prison with us to sing
Fanger / Prisoners
varede man en del af hans hjerneskal
nedfrosset i 2 måneder.
» Lægen fortalte Cosmin, at hans broder aldrig ville komme til at gå el-ler tale igen. Gud havde dog en anden plan for Voicu. Mange af fangerne har bedt for Voicu efter operationen, og da fangerne nu så ham stod de op og klappede. Voicu er et levende mirakel. Voicu har et stort hjerte for fængsels-tjenesten, og vi tror at Herren helt vil genoprette, så han kan hjælpe Cosmin i ledelsen af denne. «
i alt holdt vi 11 møder med fanger-
ne. i hvert eneste møde var der et
stort gensvar. Mange af fangerne var
chokerede og bedrøvede når de hørte
om Thorkil. i 2 af møderne foreslog
de at holde et minuts stilhed for at
mindes Thorkil.
Sandu and Florina, et Rumænsk ægte-
par var med i fængslet i Aiud for at
synge. Et dejligt par og deres sang
bliver altid meget værdsat. To unge
piger fra Cluj læste digte. Fangerne
nyder at høre digte oplæst, ligele-
des er poesi en god måde at præsen-
tere evangeliet på. i Arad var det
en gruppe på 4 unge sammen med os,
som sang. nogle af grupperne blev
of his cranium was kept in a freezer
for two months.
» The doctor told Cosmin that his brother would never walk again, and would never be able to talk. But God had other plans for Voicu. Many of the prisoners have been praying for Voicu since his operation, and when the prisoners saw him at the meet-ing they stood and clapped. Voicu is a living miracle. Voicu has a great heart for the prison ministry, and we believe the Lord will restore him completely so that he can help Cosmin in leading the prison ministry. «
We held 11 meetings altogether among
the prisoners. in every meeting we
had a great response. Many prison-
ers were shocked and sad when they
heard about Thorkil. in two of the
meetings they asked if we could have
a minute silence in remembrance of
Thorkil.
A Romanian couple, Sandu and Flo-
rina, came into Aiud prison with us
to sing. They are a lovely couple
and their singing is always greatly
appreciated. Two young ladies from
Cluj read poems. The prisoners enjoy
opfordret til at læse fra det nye
testamente ved det næste danske be-
søg i marts. Det bliver interessant
at høre hvor mange der vil læse det.
De kvindelige fanger havde hørt om
Thorkils død før vi ankom. Thorkil
var som en fader for dem, og mange
af kvinderne havde tårer i øjnene
under mødet. En af de ældre kvinder
fortalte om det chok det havde været
da de hørte det. De var meget tak-
nemmelige for alt hvad Thorkil havde
gjort for dem. Alle var bedrøvede på
grund af det med Thorkil, men meget
taknemmelige for at vi vil fortsæt-
te med fængselsmissionen.
En ung kvinde ved navn Maria bad os
at sige til Sonja, at de beder for
hende og hele familie. Maria har
været i Aiud i tre et halvt år. Hun
kom til fængslet som en naiv 17 år
gammel pige. Hun var beskyldt for at
have myrdet sine to børn. Senere har
hun givet sit liv til Jesus gennem
fængsels-missionen og skriver regel-
mæssigt sammen med kontoret i Cluj.
nu er det imidlertid kommet frem at
det ikke var Maria der dræbte bør-
nene. Hun dækkede over sin kæreste.
Det er dejligt at betragte Maria ved
møderne, og se hvordan herren virker
i hendes liv.
Vi bemærkede at en ung sigøjner-
pige, Claudia, var i stor nød under
mødet. Hun holdt sig på panden og så
ud til at være plaget. Senere hørte
listening to poems, and poetry is
a good way of presenting the gos-
pel message. in Arad a group of four
young ladies came with us and sang.
We plan next time to have a projec-
tor so the prisoners can see the
words and join in with the singing.
Some of the groups were given the
challenge to read the new Testament
by the time the next Danish team
comes at the end of March. it will
be interesting to hear how many have
managed to do it.
The women prisoners heard about
Thorkil’s death before we came.
Thorkil was like a father to them
and many of the women had tears in
their eyes during our meeting. one
of the older women spoke of their
shock when they heard of Thorkil’s
death, and their appreciation for
all that Thorkil has done for them.
Everyone was sad about Thorkil, but
so thankful that we will continue
the prison ministry.
A young lady, Maria, asked us to
tell Sonja that they are praying for
her and her family. Maria has been
in Aiud for three and a half years.
She came to Aiud prison as a naïve
17 year old accused of murdering her
two children. She has since given
her life to Jesus through the minis-
try of Rescue, and corresponds regu-
larly with the office in Cluj. It has
now come to light that Maria did not
kill her children but was covering
En gruppe unge sangere fra Arat / A group of young singers from Arat
En ung kvinde ved navn Maria bad os at sige til Sonja, at de beder for hende og
hele familie / A young lady, Maria, asked us to tell Sonja that they are praying
for her and her family
En ung sigøjnerpige i stor nød: Claudia /
A young Gypsy girl in great distress: Claudia
Fanger / Prisoners
vi, at hun skulle have været indlagt
på fængsels-hospitalet, men der var
ikke plads. Hun ødelægger ting om-
kring sig herunder hendes eget tøj.
Vi bad for individuelt alle kvin-
derne ved mødet herunder også Clau-
dia, men hun behøver udfrielse. Vi
fortsætter med at bede for Claudia
indtil hun ved Guds kraft er fuld-
stændig fri. Der vil blive bedt og
fastet på hendes vegne.
Planen er at kvinderne snart skal flyt-tes fra fængslet i Aiud til fængslet i Cluj. Vi må fortsat holde møder for kvinderne, hvorfor der vil blive arran-geret således at teams fra Danmark fortsat kan besøge dette fængsel i fremtiden.
Det sidste møde var med en gruppe
såkaldt farlige fanger. Kun 4 af
disse mænd havde set Thorkil. Vi
forkyndte evangeliet og alle rej-
ste sig da tilbudet om frelse blev
givet. Vi spurgte så om de ønske-
de personlig forbøn, hvor vi ville
lægge hænderne på deres skuldre, og
beder Herren hjælpe, velsigne dem og
fylde dem med fred og glæde. Det øn-
skede de alle og nogle af dem havde
tårer i øjnene.
up for her boyfriend. it is wonder-
ful to see Maria in the meetings and
to see how the Lord is working in
her life.
We noticed that a young Gypsy girl,
Claudia, was in great distress dur-
ing the meeting. She was holding her
forehead and appeared to be torment-
ed. Later we heard that she should
be in a prison hospital but there
is no room. She destroys things and
even cuts up her own clothes. We
prayed for all the women individu-
ally during the meeting, including
Claudia, but she is in need of de-
liverance. We shall continue praying
for Claudia until she is completely
set free by the power of God. Prayer
and fasting will be made on her be-
half.
It is planned that the women will soon be moved from the prison in Aiud to the prison in Cluj. We must continue having the meetings with the women, and so it will be necessary to make arrangements for the Danish teams to visit this prison in the future.
The final meeting was with a group
classed as dangerous prisoners. only
4 out of the 25 men at the meeting
åbne døre ind til fængslerne, og
vi må bygge videre på dette grund-
lag. Fængslerne giver os en vældig
mulighed for evangeliet, Evangeliets
lys skinner klarest på disse mørke
steder. Vi tager ikke denne mulig-
hed for givet, for vi ved ikke hvor
længe muligheden eksisterer, men vi
må arbejde mens muligheden er til
stede, så mænd og kvinder kan blive
løftet fra dybet af deres fortviv-
lelse til det nye livs højder i Je-
sus Kristus.
Det er stort vidnesbyrd om Rescue,
at disse mænd, der bliver betegnet
som farlige, fik lov til at komme til
et møde. Men disse mænd er ikke far-
lige når de møder Jesu kærlighed og
evangeliet forkyndes med kraft. De
behøver alle Jesus og når de modta-
ger det nye liv i Kristus, bliver de
mægtige for Gud.
Rescue har nu bevæget sig ind i en
ny tid. Thorkil er blevet brugt af
Gud på en vidunderlig made til at
We have now moved into a new time in
the ministry of Rescue. Thorkil has
been wonderfully used of the Lord to
open the door into the prisons, and
we must build on the foundation that
he laid. The prisons present a great
door of opportunity for the gospel
as the light of the gospel shines
brightest in the darkest place. We
do not take this opportunity for
granted, and we do not know how long
we will have this opportunity, but
we must work while we have oppor-
tunity so that men and women can be
lifted from the depths of despair to
the heights of new life in Jesus.
had seen Thorkil. We shared the gos-
pel and all of them stood for sal-
vation. We then asked if they would
like a personal prayer, where we put
our hands on their shoulder and pray
that the Lord will bless them and
help them, and fill them with peace
and joy. Every one of the men wanted
us to do this. Some of the men had
tears in their eyes.
it is a great testimony to the min-
istry of Rescue that these men who
were described as dangerous were al-
lowed to come to a meeting. But they
are not dangerous men when the love
of Jesus is present and the power of
the gospel is preached. They are men
who need Jesus and when they receive
new life in Christ, they become
mighty men for God.
Støt arbejdetdu kan støtte arbejdet i de rumæn-ske fængsler ved at indsætte et beløb på følgende konto: reg. 1569 konto: 0005323452, husk at mærke indbetalingen med: Fængselsmission. Kontoen admini-streres af apostolsk Kirke i Kolding, der fremsender kvittering når året er omme. beløbet er fradragsberet-tiget i henhold til skattelovgivnin-gens §8a.
alle de indkomne beløb anvendes ubeskåret til fængselsmissionens arbejde i rumænien.
SupportYou can support the work in the prisons in rumania by sending an amount to the following account: reg 1569 account: 0005323452, remember to mark the payment with: prison Mission. the account administrator is apostolic Church in Kolding, who will forwardi ac-knowledgment at the end of the year. this amount is deductible under the tax law §8a.
all the amounts received are used entirely to prison mission work in romania.
RESCUE-MiSSion
www.rescue-mission.dk
Koordinator for fængselsar
-
bejdet i Rumæniens og tur-
leder / Coordinator of the
prison work in Romania and
tour leader:
olav nørgaard
ingridsvej 29
DK–6000 Kolding
Telefon/Phone +45 21491513
Formand for bestyrelsen bag
rumæniensarbejdet / Chairman
of the Board behind the pri-
son work in Romania:
Finn Ravn Hansen
Telefon/Phone +45 41610277
Design
Gitte Lindeborg
Telefon/Phone +45 51905519
www.flyvendeoktober.dk