Dear Brethren,                                                                                                                                                                                              August 2009

Grace be unto you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. I would first like to thank the Lord for being so good to us and for all of His blessings. I would also like to thank each and every one of you for your faithful prayers and financial support for the past 17 years. We realize that without the prayers and support from the churches and individuals back home, we could not stay here and do the Lord's work here in Bulgaria. We love and appreciate each and every one of you in the Lord.

The Lord continues to bless the work here in Bulgaria in a wonderful way. Within the last few weeks we have had two baptisms. We brought in believers from our churches from many different villages and by the grace of God were able to baptize over 100 people. We have been here for 17 years and it is amazing to see how the Lord is still blessing this ministry in such a great way. It truly is a blessing to be a part of the Lord's work here in Bulgaria. Thank you again for all of your prayers and support over these many years.

As many of you know I have been working on my village house now for several years. The work is going well and the house itself is finished, but I am still in the process of building an addition. We are adding an indoor bathroom, kitchen and small living room. The plumbing is finished and the concrete floor is poured. Next are the insulated block walls, a roof plus windows and bathroom fixtures. The total cost for the block job (block, other materials, and labour) will be around $5,000. The total cost for the roof to be completely finished will be around $8,000. So, for around $15,000 to $20,000 we can have our house finished. Building materials are very expensive now, but I know the Lord is able. We would really like to get the walls up and the roof on while it is still summer, and then finally move in. Any help with this need would be greatly appreciated.

I am really thankful for all the financial help many of you have given over the years for my house and visa's and other needs. I do not forget how you have helped us and I pray the Lord will bless you abundantly!

In Christ,  Frank Cornelius

Prayer Letter  July 2006

Dear Brethren,

 I would first like to thank the Lord Jesus for being so good to my family.  We have been on the mission field for over 14 years now and the Lord has never failed us.  He has always been so good to us and has blessed us more than we could have ever imagined.  The Lord truly is faithful!

 We just had our visas renewed for another year and we thank the Lord for this.  We are looking forward to another year of blessings here in Bulgaria.

 It is truly a blessing to be a part in this ministry here in Bulgaria.  We have churches in many villages and it is such a blessing to see the Lord move on these Turkish gypsies.  These people are very poor in material things but rich in faith.  I was in a service the other day and we were all singing a hymn.  The last verse of this hymn is just thanking God.  Everyone in the service started crying and just thanking the Lord.  They are dirt poor, but they were thanking God.  One young man was about 30 years old and has to walk with two canes.  His feet are all twisted around and he can barely walk.  His clothes were very dirty, torn and he is very poor, but he was crying and testifying, thanking the Lord for His goodness.

 It is a blessing to see these poor people being so thankful.  They are thankful for Jesus, for Calvary, for the church, for the missionaries that come and minister to them.  They are very thankful for all of you in America that love God and make it possible for us as missionaries to live over here.  I hear them pray all the time for the churches in America, that the Lord would bless you!

 I would like to thank every church and individual that supports us financially and that prays for us.  We realize that without your prayers and financial support we would not be able to live over here and do the Lord's work.

 Thank you all and may the Lord richly bless you!

 In Christ, Frank Cornelius

September, 2003

Dear Brethren,

     Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.  I would first like to thank the Lord Jesus for His abundant grace, love and mercy to my family and I.  He has been so good to all of us!

     I would also like to thank each and every one of you for your prayers and financial support for us as we labour for our Lord.  I am so thankful for your faithfulness to the Lord’s work.  We know that without the prayers and support of the churches here in America, we could not have made it on the field these past 11 years.  Thank you for labouring with us through prayer and giving.  Thousands have been saved in Bulgaria and Romania over the years and this is fruit to your account.

     The Lord continues to bless in a great way in Bulgaria and Romania.  We now have 93 churches with 15 national pastors, including 8 American missionary families.  We also are feeding over 1,500 poor children daily out of 32 feeding centers from these local churches.  Some of these people are so poor they would go several days with nothing to eat if we were not feeding them.  These children come to church faithfully with the adults.  These people do not come to church just for food.  Most of them were saved and faithful to the church before we ever started feeding them.  These poor gypsies just received the preaching of the gospel, got saved, started praying and the Lord has blessed them.

     My family and I are still here in America right now.  Please continue to pray for my wife, Barbara.  She is still having some health problems.  She had surgery twice in Romania and once here in America in the past two years.  We will be returning to Romania when we have rested some and my wife is better.

     May the Lord richly bless you all!

In Christ,

Frank, Barbara, Seth, and Anna Cornelius

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