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CITAM ROMANIA <strong>REPORT</strong><br />

...we feel very confident that<br />

God will see us through<br />

Rev. Walter Openda<br />

Missionary Pastor<br />

ministry here, we have seen a transformation in the<br />

lives of many.<br />

We still have a few challenges to overcome<br />

amongst them finding a suitable location for our<br />

worship services and building a strong team<br />

that will catch the vision and drive the ministry<br />

to the next level. We still have so much ground<br />

to cover yet we feel very confident that God will<br />

see us through.<br />

<strong>2015</strong> was a special year for CITAM Romania.<br />

The year began on a high note when we received<br />

our registration certificate from the Romanian<br />

authorities in January. Soon after, we embarked on<br />

implementing our church planting strategy. At this<br />

point we were a small group of 14, eight adults,<br />

two teenagers, and four children. After a period<br />

of prayer and trusting God, we acquired a rental<br />

place as a venue to plant the church. By God’s<br />

Grace on 11th October <strong>2015</strong> we launched our<br />

Sunday Services at a colorful ceremony with about<br />

140 people in attendance. It was a blessing to<br />

have eleven Pastors from different churches and<br />

denominations come to support and stand with<br />

us. Following the successful launch, we now have<br />

regular Sunday services where our attendance has<br />

grown from the initial number of 14 to an average<br />

attendance of sixty four people every week, fifty<br />

adults and fourteen children. Since we began our<br />

3 lovely sisters keenly following the citam sunday service<br />

live online<br />

CITAM Annual Report and Financial Statements | <strong>2015</strong>

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