Dear Prayer Partners,
We left our home this morning with much anticipation (and some nervousness) to go to Timisoara for the signing of the contract for the purchase of our church property. Two years ago we met the owner for the first time and proposed a lease/purchase plan, but it has taken until now for the deed to be un-incumbered of other interested parties and for us to be fully prepared to face this financial challenge by faith and commitment.
I am happy to share that we returned home 12 hours later with a signed contract that gives our ministry ownership of the property with a payment plan over the next 4 years. The property is on a main thoroughfare in the city, so the price is significant. We have prayed earnestly and God provided the down payment and other clear signs of His direction; so now we trust Him by faith to provide the needed funds. Our first payment will be 55,000 euros in one year. Please pray with us as we chip away at this goal monthly.
I am literally exhausted after 2 intense weeks of running from one governmental agency to another in preparation for this contract. It is such a relief to be able to now go forward with everything in order legally. Over the next couple of months, we will be also working on the building with 2 different crews coming from Canada and the USA. Pray for materials and wisdom to complete this project, as well.
Thank-you for your prayers and faithful support. We could not be here without our regular supporters. We also realize many cannot do more than they already give, but if you wish to make a contribution toward the property payment or building project, please send it via Baptist International Missions, Inc., P.O. Box 9215, Chattanooga, TN 37412 for my missionary account #1258 with a specified designation.
Your servant in Christ,
Tim J. Tyler
BIMI Missionary to Romania (#1258)
+40-723-400088
Sent by:
Lancaster Baptist Church
Dr. Paul Chappell, pastor
4020 E. Lancaster Blvd.
Lancaster, CA 93535
+1-661-946-4663
http://lancasterbaptist.org
Assisted by:
Baptist International Missions, Inc.
P.O. Box 9215
Chattanooga, TN 37412
+1-423-344-5050
Monday, April 29, 2013
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Tyler Prayer Letter - Mar.-Apr. 2013
The following Prayer Letter with pictures can be downloaded in PDF format at http://sdrv.ms/ZmVQnC (our Microsoft SkyDrive account).
Dear Prayer Partners,
We are so grateful to the Lord for how He continues to bless and we want to thank you for praying for our needs and projects.
UPDATE: Building Project
Sufficient funds were given through several generous gifts so that we were able to get the roof on the building that will later become the home for our Romanian pastor and his family.
There are two teams of builders coming during the next 2 months to work on the interior; so we are making preparations as funds come in. There have been also several legal steps that will hopefully be completed soon.
Next week we will be finalizing the transfer of the entire property to our ministry for our church in Timisoara. The owner accepted our offer to pay 4 equal annual payments with a down payment of 10,000 Euros. God provide that exact amount from a supporting church in California before we even mentioned the need. We had only shared it with my parents and our pastor, but felt we needed to wait on the Lord—and He came through right on time once again! Please pray for the legal process to go smoothly and for the funds needed for the taxes and fees (which we just found out could be several thousand dollars). God will provide!
An Evening in Paris
The annual sweetheart banquet was well attended as we transformed the church auditorium to a French cafe. Our adolescents served a wonderful meal, and their leaders, the Todorans, provided hilarious entertainment. There were 6 first time visitors and several who had been only a few times before. One of the new couples has also visited our church services since then.
CHRIST IS RISEN! - tract distribution challenge
Easter may have passed in the USA already, but here in Romania the Orthodox church doesn't celebrate Easter until May 5th. So we decided to utilize the 5 weeks between to distribute 5,000 tracts sharing the wonderful truth that "Christ is risen!" So far, our people have given out over 3,000 in our area, as well as to friends and co-workers. We are praying that the Gospel will open the eyes of so many blinded by religion.
FAMILY NEWS
Darci and Derrick, along with the 2 most adorable little boys in the world (personal bias), have recently moved to Connecticut to work with Pastor Cary Schmidt. God just provided them a "miracle" house just minutes from the church. John and Pearl are busy as ever at Lancaster Baptist Church and West Coast Baptist College, and were able to go to Korea together during Spring Break. Rebekah and Travis are still in Russelville, AR, and Travis just got hired on to the police department. Bethany is taking German and Equestrian training, and also teaching piano to children in our church while developing her own skills as our church pianist. Camy has become a Betty Crocker with a "green thumb"—when she isn't baking, she's planting flowers! Please remember Debra at this time for it was just a year ago this week when her father passed away. (debra@tylero.org)
Thank you for your faithful support and prayers!
Your servants in Christ,
Tim & Debra Tyler
BIMI Missionaries to Romania (#1258)
+40-723-400088
Sent by:
Lancaster Baptist Church
Dr. Paul Chappell, pastor
4020 E. Lancaster Blvd.
Lancaster, CA 93535
+1-661-946-4663
http://lancasterbaptist.org
Assisted by:
Baptist International Missions, Inc.
P.O. Box 9217
Chattanooga, TN 37412
+1-423-344-5050
Dear Prayer Partners,
We are so grateful to the Lord for how He continues to bless and we want to thank you for praying for our needs and projects.
UPDATE: Building Project
Sufficient funds were given through several generous gifts so that we were able to get the roof on the building that will later become the home for our Romanian pastor and his family.
There are two teams of builders coming during the next 2 months to work on the interior; so we are making preparations as funds come in. There have been also several legal steps that will hopefully be completed soon.
Next week we will be finalizing the transfer of the entire property to our ministry for our church in Timisoara. The owner accepted our offer to pay 4 equal annual payments with a down payment of 10,000 Euros. God provide that exact amount from a supporting church in California before we even mentioned the need. We had only shared it with my parents and our pastor, but felt we needed to wait on the Lord—and He came through right on time once again! Please pray for the legal process to go smoothly and for the funds needed for the taxes and fees (which we just found out could be several thousand dollars). God will provide!
An Evening in Paris
The annual sweetheart banquet was well attended as we transformed the church auditorium to a French cafe. Our adolescents served a wonderful meal, and their leaders, the Todorans, provided hilarious entertainment. There were 6 first time visitors and several who had been only a few times before. One of the new couples has also visited our church services since then.
CHRIST IS RISEN! - tract distribution challenge
Easter may have passed in the USA already, but here in Romania the Orthodox church doesn't celebrate Easter until May 5th. So we decided to utilize the 5 weeks between to distribute 5,000 tracts sharing the wonderful truth that "Christ is risen!" So far, our people have given out over 3,000 in our area, as well as to friends and co-workers. We are praying that the Gospel will open the eyes of so many blinded by religion.
FAMILY NEWS
Darci and Derrick, along with the 2 most adorable little boys in the world (personal bias), have recently moved to Connecticut to work with Pastor Cary Schmidt. God just provided them a "miracle" house just minutes from the church. John and Pearl are busy as ever at Lancaster Baptist Church and West Coast Baptist College, and were able to go to Korea together during Spring Break. Rebekah and Travis are still in Russelville, AR, and Travis just got hired on to the police department. Bethany is taking German and Equestrian training, and also teaching piano to children in our church while developing her own skills as our church pianist. Camy has become a Betty Crocker with a "green thumb"—when she isn't baking, she's planting flowers! Please remember Debra at this time for it was just a year ago this week when her father passed away. (debra@tylero.org)
Thank you for your faithful support and prayers!
Your servants in Christ,
Tim & Debra Tyler
BIMI Missionaries to Romania (#1258)
+40-723-400088
Sent by:
Lancaster Baptist Church
Dr. Paul Chappell, pastor
4020 E. Lancaster Blvd.
Lancaster, CA 93535
+1-661-946-4663
http://lancasterbaptist.org
Assisted by:
Baptist International Missions, Inc.
P.O. Box 9217
Chattanooga, TN 37412
+1-423-344-5050
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Tyler Christmas Update
December 20, 2012
Dear Prayer Partners,
I just wanted to let you know that our Christmas Prayer Newsletter is available for download as a full-color PDF from our Dropbox account at:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/eb6ez1vxyuqdg9q/Tyler%20Christmas%20Report%202012.pdf
You may like to print one of them to be more presentable than just the text of an e-mail. If you have any problems with the link or possibly suggestions for future communications, please let me know.
IMPORTANT: Please pray for our Christmas Concert tomorrow night that we will have many visitors and opportunity to lead some to the Lord!
Your servant in Christ,
Tim J. Tyler
Missionaries to Romania
family@tylero.org
http://www.tylero.org
Mobile: +40-723-400088
Home: +40-256-321560
Yahoo Phone-in: 541-210-8024 (number to my computer to leave message online)
sent by:
Lancaster Baptist Church
http://www.lancasterbaptist.org
assisted by:
Baptist International Missions, Inc.
http://www.bimi.org
Dear Prayer Partners,
I just wanted to let you know that our Christmas Prayer Newsletter is available for download as a full-color PDF from our Dropbox account at:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/eb6ez1vxyuqdg9q/Tyler%20Christmas%20Report%202012.pdf
You may like to print one of them to be more presentable than just the text of an e-mail. If you have any problems with the link or possibly suggestions for future communications, please let me know.
IMPORTANT: Please pray for our Christmas Concert tomorrow night that we will have many visitors and opportunity to lead some to the Lord!
Your servant in Christ,
Tim J. Tyler
Missionaries to Romania
family@tylero.org
http://www.tylero.org
Mobile: +40-723-400088
Home: +40-256-321560
Yahoo Phone-in: 541-210-8024 (number to my computer to leave message online)
sent by:
Lancaster Baptist Church
http://www.lancasterbaptist.org
assisted by:
Baptist International Missions, Inc.
http://www.bimi.org
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Thankful to be Thankful
Thankful to be Thankful
by Vicki Porter
We should be thankful to be thankful
On this Thanksgiving Day-
We have reason to sing praises,
We are headed Heaven's Way!
There are many in this darkened world
Who cannot feel the same-
They cannot sing and praise their Lord-
Some don't even know His name!
They have never met the Shepherd
Who dearly died on their behalf,
Who longs to comfort them and guide them
With His righteous rod and staff.
Some are so cruelly shackled
By life's problems and its pains,
And unaware that there's a Saviour
Who wants to break their chains.
Some, though, there are who've heard of Him
The salvation He imparts,
But still hesitate to ask Him
To come into their hearts-
With lives of deep confusion,
They try to handle life alone,
And never, ever seek and find
The peace He gives His own.
They face the darkest future
Without salvation's light,
Not turning to the One
Who gives Sin-blinded men their sight.
Along with God's great blessings to us,
There's a duty we've been shown-
To reach out to all His wandering sheep,
And let His name be known.
May we, the saved, be thankful
That we can thankful be,
And pray that all these unsaved souls
Can someday praise like we!
Friday, August 31, 2012
Summer Update
August 31, 2012
Dear Prayer Partners,
"… the summer is ended, and we are not saved." Jeremiah 8:20 This simply means we have much more to do for the Lord!
We have had a very busy summer which began with some special meetings and VBS. Over 90 children attended during the exciting 3-day program put on with the help of 20 teens and adults from Arden Road Baptist Church in Amarillo, TX. We saw several return to participate in our weekly Sunday School classes. We also had children at each of the 4 weeks of summer camp, and several of them would not have been able to attend without help financially. So we gave them some projects at the church like painting and cleaning; so they would appreciate the opportunity even more. The cost each week just for fuel was about $200 (at about $6.60/gallon).
During the month of August, we had some 15 visitors in our services. We are following up on them and praying for souls to be saved. We distribute an average of 600-1000 tracts a week, and we trust that our obedience is receiving God's blessings.
Ioana, our assistant pastor's wife, has finished a 3 week program at a health clinic and her tests show no cancer and she feels better than she has in years. They have been a faithful and encouraging testimony for the Lord through their trials. Tabita continues to make slow, but promising, progress. It will be a year in October from when she was hit in the head by a car. The doctors still talk of her as the miracle girl, and today her mother told me that the city will put protected crosswalks at the place near her school where she was injured.
Our minivan finally gave up the ghost when the engine blew, and we need to sell our passenger van and try to replace it with a more reliable vehicle for transporting people for church. If you would please pray that we can find a van with automatic transmission, then Bro. Dan, who lost a leg during the Romanian Revolution of 1989, would be able to continue driving people to and from church.
Besides the increasing fuel costs that we face when the weather turns colder, we have several specific needs for which we ask for your prayers:
1. A new over-head garage door for the vehicle entrance at the church - $1100-1200 installed
2. Carpet for the children's classrooms – approx. $600
3. Thermal-pane doors to replace the French doors that divide 2 of the classes (this with the carpet is needed to block the noise between groups) – approx. $1000
4. Thermal-pane windows to help reduce our gas bill – about $300 each X 5
5. Fencing around the back of the property - $200
6. A BIG project is to finish the building that would provide housing for our Romanian pastor's family as well as provide extra classroom space. We have volunteers who have offered to do the work, but the materials need to be purchased first. Just to get the roof on the walls that exist will cost about $10,000. Other materials to finish the interior and exterior will be available when we receive the estimate from the architect.
Perhaps one of these projects would be of interest for a mission, class or personal funding project. We would like to hear from you and will also give updates as needs are met. To God be all the glory!
We appreciate your faithful regular prayers and support as we labor for souls and desciple for the Lord. Please also pray for our church family as several are looking for work and some are facing some very difficult trials. Please contact us if you need further information or have any questions.
Your servants in Christ,
Tim & Debra Tyler
Missionaries to Romania
family@tylero.org
http://www.tylero.org
Mobile: +40-723-400088
Home: +40-256-321560
Yahoo Phone-in: 541-210-8024 (number to my computer to leave message online)
sent by:
Lancaster Baptist Church
http://www.lancasterbaptist.org
assisted by:
Baptist International Missions, Inc.
http://www.bimi.org
Dear Prayer Partners,
"… the summer is ended, and we are not saved." Jeremiah 8:20 This simply means we have much more to do for the Lord!
We have had a very busy summer which began with some special meetings and VBS. Over 90 children attended during the exciting 3-day program put on with the help of 20 teens and adults from Arden Road Baptist Church in Amarillo, TX. We saw several return to participate in our weekly Sunday School classes. We also had children at each of the 4 weeks of summer camp, and several of them would not have been able to attend without help financially. So we gave them some projects at the church like painting and cleaning; so they would appreciate the opportunity even more. The cost each week just for fuel was about $200 (at about $6.60/gallon).
During the month of August, we had some 15 visitors in our services. We are following up on them and praying for souls to be saved. We distribute an average of 600-1000 tracts a week, and we trust that our obedience is receiving God's blessings.
Ioana, our assistant pastor's wife, has finished a 3 week program at a health clinic and her tests show no cancer and she feels better than she has in years. They have been a faithful and encouraging testimony for the Lord through their trials. Tabita continues to make slow, but promising, progress. It will be a year in October from when she was hit in the head by a car. The doctors still talk of her as the miracle girl, and today her mother told me that the city will put protected crosswalks at the place near her school where she was injured.
Our minivan finally gave up the ghost when the engine blew, and we need to sell our passenger van and try to replace it with a more reliable vehicle for transporting people for church. If you would please pray that we can find a van with automatic transmission, then Bro. Dan, who lost a leg during the Romanian Revolution of 1989, would be able to continue driving people to and from church.
Besides the increasing fuel costs that we face when the weather turns colder, we have several specific needs for which we ask for your prayers:
1. A new over-head garage door for the vehicle entrance at the church - $1100-1200 installed
2. Carpet for the children's classrooms – approx. $600
3. Thermal-pane doors to replace the French doors that divide 2 of the classes (this with the carpet is needed to block the noise between groups) – approx. $1000
4. Thermal-pane windows to help reduce our gas bill – about $300 each X 5
5. Fencing around the back of the property - $200
6. A BIG project is to finish the building that would provide housing for our Romanian pastor's family as well as provide extra classroom space. We have volunteers who have offered to do the work, but the materials need to be purchased first. Just to get the roof on the walls that exist will cost about $10,000. Other materials to finish the interior and exterior will be available when we receive the estimate from the architect.
Perhaps one of these projects would be of interest for a mission, class or personal funding project. We would like to hear from you and will also give updates as needs are met. To God be all the glory!
We appreciate your faithful regular prayers and support as we labor for souls and desciple for the Lord. Please also pray for our church family as several are looking for work and some are facing some very difficult trials. Please contact us if you need further information or have any questions.
Your servants in Christ,
Tim & Debra Tyler
Missionaries to Romania
family@tylero.org
http://www.tylero.org
Mobile: +40-723-400088
Home: +40-256-321560
Yahoo Phone-in: 541-210-8024 (number to my computer to leave message online)
sent by:
Lancaster Baptist Church
http://www.lancasterbaptist.org
assisted by:
Baptist International Missions, Inc.
http://www.bimi.org
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