April 6, 2022   Athis-Mons, FR

Prayer Partners,  

I am sorry this letter is so late.  I am thankful for your prayers.  My letter of Oct. 2021 spoke of Tabernacles and now Passover will be April 15 to 23.  “…for even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.”  1 Cor 5:7. I pray Jews will recognize the value of the blood of the sacrifice.  Lev 17:11  It took 1500 years for the Passover to be fulfilled and that was 2000 years ago.  What is next?  We anticipate the Imminent Return of Jesus Christ to come to the clouds to rapture His body the born-again believers to Himself. 1 Thes 4:13-18 When will be the Ezekiel 38-39 war will be seen!  Russia and Iran are already in Syria!   Contact is kept with the church in Mioveni, RO by giving Zoom teachings.  I met brothers from this church around 1995.  I started recently every Wednesday night with the book of Hebrews.  Nelly from this church married Ovidiu Damnariu.  They live in Cisnedia, RO.  They helped in our summer camp each year.  With the Mioveni church up to 2019 we had 19 years of one week summer camp.   Ovidiu has cancer: hematology-dealing with the blood, a form of Hodkins, lymphoma.  He has already had chemotherapy and is now on a 6-phase treatment, soon to have 4th phase.  The tumor in his neck was reduced in size and now the tumor by the heart and lungs is to be checked. They have 3 small children.  He builds houses.  He is an elder in his church.  His pastor Immanuel has had a difficult year of health problems.   Lumi & Robert Tinca of Rishnov, RO are friends of many years.  Lumi’s father is John Poenar with whom I have had contact since 1988. They are active in their church in Codlea, RO.  Robert recently had back surgery.  He is a truck driver and is presently studying in a Bible school.  Their daughter Bianca is always in need of prayer and medical help due to her physical condition.  Adi & Alina Cracium of Ghimbav, RO and their daughter Bianca need prayer. Bianca is 6.  Her muscles did not develop properly.  There is problem with the spine. Adi is the leader of Operation Mobilization Romania.  For my Biblical posters presently until April 24 the poster boards are full of campaign posters for the presidential election.  Now that my summers are free I will attend a Baptist Bible camp in France. The camp is July 1-6 followed by a 2 day conference of Independent Baptist pastors in France.  I teach on Mondays a group of widows in Kenya, Africa.  This is by telephone & WhatsApp.  We have been studying the progressive revelation of the LAMB from Genesis to Revelation.  J. Sidlow Baxter preached this message.     It has been a blessing to continue tract and calendar distribution.  Though late I am still distributing the daily devotional calendars.  There are from time to time encouraging talks with those who take the literature.  Tamil of Sri Lanka lit. is being received.  I supply lit. including some books to other distributors.  I continue to take used clothes to a Christian Mission La GERBE.  Pictures included, my last delivery with my utility van and my first delivery with my Dacia-Lodgy made in Romania.  Now the clothes go to UA.    There is contact with believers in Ukraine-UA especially Messianic Jews Igor S. and Michael M.  I try to keep informed of the news of UA, Israel, USA and the Great Reset for prayer needs.  Not traveling has given me a better chance to be in my church Sunday morning.  The churches recently opened up to full capacity in France.     Health wise after my cataract operation Sept. 2021 I need new glasses.  My trigger finger quieted down.  I have 4 unfinished implants on lower gum I received in Israel Jan. 2020.  I would like to visit Israel in Oct. 2022 for 3 months to finish the Implants.  A recent 2-year study by Caspari Center in Jerusalem said there are 280 Messianic meetings with about 15,300 Members.  They are not all Hebrew language meetings. My verse for 2022 Micah 6:8, “For he hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God.”  A challenge for us in 2022.  

Michael David Bentley

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