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Love sung between Romania and America (video)

by noel.piper on May 20, 2012 in Europe with 1 Comment

Larry & Alice Agnew

 

Back when it was the hippie generation, it was also the Jesus People days. About that time Larry and Alice Agnew recognized the call of Jesus to be his.

Then, in the amazing mysterious way God works, he made sure that they in small-town Minnesota heard about faraway, mysterious Romania in a way that grabbed them and has held them for life.

 

They moved to Los Angeles to live in a Romanian neighborhood so they could learn the language and culture.

Silvia Tarniceriu, a recent refugee from Romania, became a friend and frequent companion.

Silvia helped them fill a tiny notebook with hymns, and she recorded herself singing the songs. Larry and Alice listened and sang along for hours, days, months. This music became a key part of their learning Romanian.

Silvia Tarniceriu

 

Larry’s first trip to Romania was a couple of years before Communism fell. Since then, he’s been back many times, and Alice has traveled with him or supported him from home. All these years they have been missionaries to Romania who happened to live in America. They are known and loved by many Christians in Romania.

That same little notebook still travels to Romania in Larry’s pocket. So when he was invited to sing in the Sunday morning service at Holy Trinity Baptist, he had the words at hand.

Here are Larry Agnew and Silvia Tarniceriu singing “Ibiti! Ibiti!” (Love! Love!).

And don’t miss another music video of Romanian worship that I posted at NoelPiper.com.

 

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Surrounded with welcome

by noel.piper on May 3, 2012 in Europe with No comments

We were welcomed to Bucharest by a rush of friends. The pictures from our arrival are a good way to see who they are.

First of all, the people with us from Bethlehem Baptist in Minneapolis are Bill & Cindi Walsh and Larry & Alice Agnew. The Agnews have Romania in their hearts and have traveled here many times. I think this is Larry’s 15th trip.

God Knows My Size! Silvia Tarniceriu

Welcoming us were Pastor & Mrs. Florin (Denise) Vasiliu and their son David of Holy Trinity Baptist in Iasi, and Adi Ghetu and Cristi Chivu of Romanian American Mission.

I was swallowed in a hug from another visitor from America who is really Romanian. I hadn’t seen Silvia Tarniceriu in a long time. She lives and ministers in Ohio now. God Knows My Size is her story of growing up during the Communist years in Romania and of imprisonment for her faith. It’s a dramatic reminder that God knows every detail and watches over his children.

 

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The Bucharest Giveaway

The Geneva Giveaway

The Hamburg Giveaway

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