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Newsletters 2008
Celebrating the Ressurection of Jesus
December 2008
Dear friends,
We wish you a joyful year filled up with God's blessing, peace, hope and many dreams becoming real!
We thank God for everyone of you, for the support through the last year, for the prayers, for the financial support and for every blessing...
This year God blessed us abundantly with the miracles He did: He healed, released and saved people and so on...We are happy for everyone who became part of
His Kingdom...With your help we reached many people, brought hope to them, gave joy where it was needed, gave food to the hungry, clothed the naked,
prayed for the sick to receive their healing...It wouldn't be possible without you, dear friends...Thank you!
In the past few months we were in Greece where we visited the churches and the believers to encourage them once again...As you know, in 2008 God was
leading us to spend a lot of time in Greece and especially in Thessaloniki and we believe God has put us on this place...There was another family with us
- Icho and Natasha, but they decided their time for missionary work was over and got back to France...
Work in Greece is not over and that's why we want to ask you to pray for God to send other people who will be faithful to devote to the work in Greece
together with us...
We also visited Boxcar where living conditions are difficult and people are really sad that there is no change and that the government is not interested
in them at all...We tried to have a conversation with the mayor of the region to cooperate with us and change the conditions of life but for now
it is not successful. However, we believe the miracle will happen because God loves those people...
We had much Joy at Christmas, we gave them presents, food for the kitchen and wood for the winter... We need prayer support for changing the living
conditions there...
Of course we visited Brestnitsa, too. The people had burning joy upon hearing God's word, always hungry for more of His Spirit...We gave 180
gifts to children from 0 to 15 years...We gave them big quanitities of food so they can prepare a meal for everyone once a week and communicate with each other
...
The problem there is that the church is growing but there is not enough space to shelter everyone. When we go there, we have to stay outside in the cold
(at -10*C...ha-ha-ha) It's a really big problem so we want to ask you for prayer partners for buying a house or land where we could build a Missionary Center.
Thus, people will be taught the word of God and the revelation of the Cross will become real for more...
And last but not least, NewLife Church in Sofia where we are apostles and now pastor Remzi and Asya are in charge... We are glad they are in their calling and this year with this transformation they had many difficulties which burdened them and us. However, now everything is under control and God is doing His will through this wonderful couple... The church started growing and faithful people are being added every day ...
Love and more from God's anointing in your life... And Thank you!
Zhoro and Mariana Penchev
New Life Ministry / Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Macedonia
zhoro@riverlution.net
mariana@riverlution.net
cell: +359 888 316 736
September 2008
Extreme testimonies and all the glory belongs only to Jesus!
After the great time we spent on the teen camping in Brestnitsa, 3 really intensive weeks in Greece, where we ministered in some churches and of
course to the “treasures” in Perea, Thessalonica we are now on the road again.
With a group of friends from USA we visited a Gypsy church in Vidin where we are always happy to go and God gives amazing testimonies… At youtube.com/newlifebg/worship in Vidin you can see the joy which pours
there and how people praise Him. Three wonderful children received the Holy Spirit…
On the next day we decided to go to Kalafat, Romania which is situated really close…
There we found a poor family with 7 kids who were to go to school on the following day. We saw thirst and hunger in their eyes for the presence of God.
We prayed for them, encouraged them with the Word of God and when leaving their home led by God we gave them quite some money; later we understood
they had no food to eat and couldn’t prepare their children for school with shoes, clothes… so it was a direct answer from God for them…
We left the place happy we did God’s will.
We visited Brestnitsa where live our "children", happy in Jesus. Of course when they saw us again started to hug and kiss us…
We enjoyed, prayed, served with God’s word which they already know well… We prayed for two orphaned girls at 14 and 16 who were dumb… Then
we thanked God for the miracle He was making in their lives and the younger girl started saying “Alleluia”!!! Everybody was happy and thanked Dad…
At the end we blessed the people with 130 pairs of shoes as most of the children are barefoot - they have no shoes, no socks and it was already cold
for the season.
We went to Skopie, Macedonia as we hadn’t visited this place for 8-9 months. When people saw us they started crying… They were saying we had
forgotten them but we assured them they have always been in our hearts and we prayed for them… They brought there a boy of 8 who
had never walked. And a great miracle happened with a girl who was paralyzed! As Jesus healed her she couldn’t stop hugging and kissing Mariana…
So we were praying for the boy and at once faith came to us to call him to stand up and walk… Mariana was holding him from the left side and his uncle on
the other and this child who had no strength in his muscles started to raise his legs high and make big steps…
The other children got so excited they stood in front of him and encouraged him, 'Come on, come on!'. They were holding a waffle in front of him and he was
making these big steps… PRAISE THE LORD!
From there we headed for Thessalonica, Greece. There God healed the discopathy of a woman, 14 people gave their lives to Jesus and part of them
were filled with the Holly Spirit at once…
God removed a tumor from a woman's breast the size of an egg… We are happy of what God is doing for those people and we feel blessed to be part
of all His mercy…
Thank you for your support, for the prayers and for your love… You are participants and that is why we share these testimonies with you so that you be blessed…
Joy and Blessings,
Zhoro and Mariana Penchev
New Life Ministry / Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Macedonia
zhoro@riverlution.net
mariana@riverlution.net
cell: +359 888 316 736
June 2008
Love and joy are coming from the Cross through God's servants...
We feel honored to be useful for God for spreading of hug,love,hope, joy and smile to everyone who need...In May, together with our friends and ministers Icho and Natasha, we had the privilege to travel in some European countries...A long time ago God had put in our hearts to go to Holland, so being faithful to His voice we got on the van and went there...We had sent information some time ago about what happened during that trip, how the van broke down and that later we understood it was God's plan to meet us with a woman who needed to hear about Jesus and who accepted Him...
We ministered to a family with 10 children:))) Through the word of knowledge which God gave to Zhoro for one of the daughters her life was changed and she was encouraged...a pastor placed on a crossroad and again with words of knowledge we encouraged him and God spoke straight to his heart and that gave clarity for his life...
We received a call a couple of days ago from people attracted by God's love who shared how different their life was now and how happy they were that God had sent us there...They are waiting for us to visit them again and they want "more of this love" WOW....
After that we visited a very interesting conference in North Wales where a revival started from many years ago... We saw in reality how to become like the children, the "children" of God were really happy, dancing, singing, laughing and doing everything that the Holy Spirit wanted from them...Great time in the river and the anointing of God...
We passed through France- Paris. There lives a small group of Bulgarians who needed "fresh food","fresh words"... Of course we had enough of this and gave it away with joy...
We got back very tired, but much encouraged and pleased we were in God's hand and He did what He wanted to...
After a week at home we went again on a mission in Greece where our "babies" were waiting for us... With tears in their eyes they hugged and kissed us telling us never to leave them...we had the opportunity to enjoy a wedding, we were invited to a conference to take part in...there were about 60 Bulgarians...Praise the Lord religion is breaking apart and the freedom of Jesus takes much more place...
Now we are at home and devoted ourselves to our children in Brestnitsa who are still in hardship because of the heat and the unemployment...some of them put only bread on their tables and maybe some salt, sometimes soup made of the plants from the field...it's really hard but we are amazed that despite of this they love God so much, they eat from His word and consume everything from Him...
Every day we thank God for you because without you we can't do even a small part of this which we have the opportunity to do now...You are part of these missions and the only thing we can be proud of is that there are so obedient God's children ready to do His will...
Blessings, joy, love and smiles for you...and with love,
Zhoro and Mariana Penchev
New Life Ministry / Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey
zhoro@riverlution.net
mariana@riverlution.net
cell: +359 888 316 736
News from Brestnitsa
Yes, God is good!
Joy and love were pouring in Brestnitsa, Bulgaria from our friends Icho, Natasha, Jordan and Kosi...on the way to our treasures we blew a tyre and Zhoro and Mariana couldn't go there, but the other families did and shared they were welcomed with love and joy...
When the two families got back in Sofia they were talking about the anointing of Dad that filled every one of them...They love us and all the time were asking for us, Zhoro and Mariana (Dad and Mummy) ha ha ha...
You can see their joy on the pictures...
Blessings and Cheers...
Zhoro and Mariana Penchev
New Life Ministry / Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey
zhoro@riverlution.net
mariana@riverlution.net
cell: +359 888 316 736
Celebrating the Ressurection of Jesus
He was really resurrected!!!
New Life Ministry, Sofia, Bulgaria had a great celebration for the victory on the Cross...With many songs, joy, smiles, strong words, testimonies from our missionaries in Turkey – the Jordanidis family, fire and much life from our missionaries in Greece – the Badovs, and great word from apostles Zhoro and Mariana Penchev we celebrated the resurrection of Christ...Pastor Remzi and Asya Remzievi had a wedding anniversary and it was really great for us from all different countries God had sent us to be together...
Of course we were also at the caravans to our precious friends to encourage them...what we saw was really painful, because their leader is abroad and had left them... we don't have the opportunity to be with them all the time, but only once monthly and people hugged us and cried...they were saying that it's only us who love them and the only who take care...they shared it's really hard for them without pastor to gather them together...We prayed for them, encouraged them and left with hurt hearts... we pray God to put leader who has heart for these people and loves them and to serve them with the Holy Word...We will be really thankful if you pray for these people and let God take care for their need of pastor...
In Perea, Thessaloniki - Greece the love of God is pouring like a waterfall...
Our missionaries Icho and Natasha shared us with big joy for the moving of God in this place... we had bought food, they prepared big table and people were much happy from the love we give them...they had prayed and some people there shared they felt something different inside them,something they have never felt- the anointing of the Holy Spirit...Praise the Lord, glory to our Father...We are happy for the celebration they had and that the Cross was shared again...
Blessings to everyone who supported us by praying and we are thankful for every giving...Everything is in His hands...
We are happy to share this and our hearts are thankful...
With much love in Jesus,
Zhoro and Mariana Penchev
New Life Ministry / Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey
zhoro@riverlution.net
mariana@riverlution.net
cell: +359 888 316 736
March/April 2008
WOW...How great is Christ...with joy we want to share His Wonderful love and mercy He has for his children...
Our friends and missionaries Icho and Natasha who devoted their life together with us in Greece made a trip to Skopie, Macedonia where God brought us some time ago because of a vision He had given to one of our musicians from the group...we haven't visited them for a long time, but when they saw our friends they were extremely happy...
Today we had a great privilege to visit Brestnitsa, Bulgaria (near Sofia)...
One week ago and we were told many of them were ill having pneumonia, some have tuberculosis because they don't have beds and sleep on the floor during the cold winter...we shared this need in some places and they were given some furniture and one couch, one bed and PRAISE THE LORD for this...We pray God to think of more beds so that everybody who is in need could have one...we are also planning to buy them cattle so they will have food ...our projects for the different places are described here for all who want to be part...
Last week we were in Athens, Greece too...for a pity we learned that the neighborhood God gave us to seed with His love is destroyed...all houses are
thrown down and our "treasures" were not there, but despite we decided to go round the region and we found some small sheds and there were a few people
we shared Jesus with...we are happy people were open and listened carefully, they were asking different questions...
The best question was, 'What we have to do to become like you?' Ha-ha-ha..W that's it!...of course the answer was easy, three women opened their hearts
for the love of Jesus and wished to 'become like us'...
Perea-Thessaloniki is our aim...things there sometimes go fast sometimes slowly...it's not an easy work with people there because they are not serious enough, but start to think of building some place to be their church...this makes us happy...we visit them often when we have opportunity to share the Word with them, answer their questions, discuss things and pray for different needs...
We want to ask you to pray with us for them because they want to ask the Government to let them buy this place and to set electricity and water there. ..Amen!We are happy to feel God's heartbeat and to be part of His plan...we feel honored and privileged to be useful tools in God's hands...
Thanks for every prayer and financial partner...May God bless your life abundantly!
Blessings and joy,
Zhoro and Mariana Penchev
New Life Ministry / Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey
zhoro@riverlution.net
mariana@riverlution.net
cell: +359 888 316 736
January 2008
Hi dear friends,
Thank you for the praeyrs and the love...we feel honored to know you and we enjoy our friendship...
We came back from Greece with big joy from the miracles God did...it was really great time and we are happy that Dad uses us...
So we arrived on 10 January in Tessaloniki in the house we hired...our friends who are part of our ministry were in France for a year, but now God's calling brought them to Greece...we started arranging the house with the furniture and the blessings people were giving us...people were happy to have us there and they came every night hungry and thirsty for the Holy Spirit, His word, the presence and the anointing...
Every free time in the evening our house is full with people waiting us to share the word of God with them, to pray and praise Lord...during the other evenings we visit the poor Gypsy neighborhood, where we build contacts with a wonderful family...this family welcomes us with much love every time... we also visit some churches where we have many friends and there pastor Zhoro shares the revelation of Jesus on the cross...
A couple of days ago two men accepted Jesus in their hearts and we are happy to see light in their eyes from the joy of the salvation...There was a girl ( we was told there was a magic made upon her and because of this she looked intoxicated) we prayed for her and on the next day we were told that she had a dream in which she saw ugly creatures leaving her house and Jesus walked inside the house saying He will live with her...
We visited a church in Larisa. Before the service while talking with the pastor of this church the powerful Holy Spirit came down and a sister of our team (her name is Natasha) started shaking and shared God's word for this pastor. The pastor was very encouraged and he knows God is with him. The neighborhood where our house was - for 3 services there 4 people returned with new fire for God...
We want to ask you to pray for us because the neighborhood where we hired placed to live has extremely many drug addicts, even the "palace" next to us belongs to their dealer ... we believe for a change in this neighborhood and the Holy Spirit will start living there and people will be saved...
We'll be happy if you pray also for the poor neighborhood - the joy of God to fill every home and the Kingdom to be filled with new souls...
Once again thank you for everything and we pray God to bless abundantly your life...
With love and thankfulness,
Zhoro and Mariana Penchev
New Life Ministry / Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey
zhoro@riverlution.net
mariana@riverlution.net
cell: +359 888 316 736
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