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Sharing the gospel and working with the poor throughout Romania this year has been beyond what I could have hoped for. The tremendous suffering in the history of this nation and the remnants of communism have certainly taken a tole but the individuals I have met are nothing short of extraordinary. I feel like when I see the hope of forgiveness in Christ dawn on the face of a man who thought he could never be forgiven, is like seeing something rare and beautiful that few people will ever get to witness.

The work continues here and near by. The harvest is plentiful. #theharvestisplentiful#forgiveness#Jesus#michaelworoniecki#woroniecki#michaelpeterworoniecki

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No where I would rather be than surrounded by my brothers to help them in their moments of pain. Inside La Modelo Prison 2024

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We met an incredible woman and professor in prison about a month ago, who also worked in the largest school in Bogotá. 6,000 students in one school. She had worked there 15 years. After watching us perform and share in the prison, she wrote us over the course of 4 weeks and begged for us to also visit the high school where she worked and bring them the message we shared in the prison.

When we arrived and thanked here for all the work she did in the school for these precious young men and women, she simply replied, "It's all love, I love these students so much and I just wanted to give them the love that you guys bring in Jesus because I know it can touch their lives and change their lives." After the event she said they had done many events in the school but never seen the students sit still for an hour and a half and be so captivate by anything.

May God bless her in such arduous labor, day in and day out, and help her and all the teachers of Colombia who dedicate their hearts to bring love and hope to the students they serve.

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Recently, we have been working in a lot of high schools in remote areas, often dealing with gang-run communities and extreme poverty. (My daughter Elizabeth Speaks to students in Rio de Janeiro). We drove into the neighbor of the school a director had invited us to come and speak to his students, as we pulled over to ask for directions we were surrounded by young men with machine guns. They pointed them into the windows at our faces. When we explained who we were and our intent to be in the neighborhood they relaxed and even thanked us for coming and told us where to find the high school. We shared with them and went on our way.

It is remarkable the attitude of students at that age in South American countries compared to the American attitude. I have met many, many beautiful young men and women at schools in the USA, but often the majority have a more 'punk' attitude when talking about the deeper things in life. Here, it couldn't be more different. Students are highly engaged in the issues of life, heart, God, Jesus, purpose and even caring about one another. It's beautiful to hear the questions they come up with and listen to their thought process. Humility is a beautiful thing that leads to intelligence.

God bless the teachers, who are often Catholic, who work so hard to help these young men and women.

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"Everything that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I certainly will not cast out." -John 6:37

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This is my new/old backup blog. It’s live but we’re still working on bringing it up to speed