Greetings Friends and Family!

“Planted deep within each of our hearts is an insatiable desire for a loving companionship that cannot be satisfied by any living thing except God Himself.” ~ Darien Cooper Psalm 42:2 My inner self thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and behold the face of God? (AMP) How true this is, yet for some reason we end up still trying to satisfy this longing with the shallow things of this world. I pray we yearn for a deeper, closer relationship with the Lord where nothing else matters.

Calvary Chapel Bucuresti

The search for church property continues. We are looking into another avenue to see what the Lord wants to do. Thank you for your continued prayers. We had to take the Curcani matter to court and of course it will be a lengthy process. Please pray for patience as we wait through all the legal issues to resolve this matter.

Women’s Conference

IT WAS WONDERFUL, AMAZING AND BEYOND WHAT I EVEN IMAGINED OR EXPECTED!!! I don't know if I could quite put into words what a blessed day it was. We had enough space for 70 women and I prayed at least 30 women would sign up to come. I knew the Lord would bring whoever He wanted to be there and that is what mattered most. Well, apparently He wanted a lot of ladies there. Without the team from Maranatha, there were 58 of us. Praise the Lord – He is so good and faithful!

The team from Maranatha (Tammy, Wanda, Lilly and Leanna) outdid themselves and was a complete blessing! Decorations were beautiful - totally my style. It was as if I had gone to choose everything myself. I love the way the Lord even cares about these little details. Psalm 90:17 And let the beauty of Jehovah our God be on us; and establish the work of our hands on us; yea, the work of our hands, establish it.

Each table was adorned with a white tablecloth and a table runner of gold tulle gathered at each end and tied with a gold ribbon. Okay, so I know I’m losing the men here, but I have to share the beauty with all the ladies. Snooze if you must men or skip on to the next. Ha! Ha! Back to the beauty…In the center was a piece of dark blue satin and on top of that a small glass mirror with a hurricane lamp with a beigey, gold candle inside. Then they sprinkled clear glass beads throughout. Tammy made a big heart of fresh white roses that we put on the pulpit. Gorgeous!!! It was all done like an engagement party for all of the women being the bride of Christ. Isa 61:10 I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul will be joyful in my God; for He has clothed me with the robes of salvation, He covered me with the robe of righteousness like a bridegroom adorns himself with ornaments, and like a bride adorns herself with her jewels. Oh, my, my, what a treat it was!!!

Every woman received a love letter from Christ rolled and secured with a little clear jeweled engagement ring, pen, booklet, bookmark, devotional (wrapped with silver paper and tied with tulle) and got to take their tea cup home too. It was a precious day and the ladies were spoiled and it was a joyous time in the Lord. The attending women were thrilled, blessed and overjoyed! One woman even told me she was without words to express herself about the day, but she would find the words to tell me.

The team did all the serving and would not allow me to take part in it because they wanted me to be able to sit and enjoy the teaching along with the ladies and I’m so grateful to them. They were so loving and serving and I could not have asked for a better team for this first conference. Vicki Bentley was a great speaker. She shared so much wisdom and love teaching through Psalm 119.

They even blessed my team of helpers and I with gifts. Of course I was so touched I cried. It really was a great day full of the presence of the Lord! I look forward to next year’s conference. There are already women from Calvary’s across Romania who want to attend next year. We’ll see what the Lord does!

Lumina pe Strada

Thank you for your prayers for this ministry. On Tuesday, October 31st, Maria moved into her new apartment. It is a very nice apartment not too far from where we live. She is very excited and had a group of us over one evening and cooked a big meal to celebrate her new place. It is great to see the Lord bring this opportunity for her and allow her to take this step. We’re so proud of her!

At the end of December our rental contract expires and we ask you to pray for the Lord’s will. There is no guarantee the landlord will allow us to continue living there and he may want to raise the rent. We will discuss things with him in a couple of weeks and see what our options are.

Shane’s Health

Well after all of your prayers and half the pharmacy in his system, Shane is doing much better. He has had to use the nebulizer a couple of times this past week, but that is all. The Lord is sustaining him and keeping him strong. We will probably need to invest in our own nebulizer so we can keep one on hand for rough moments.

Thank you for praying for Shane. He and I both remain on our inhalers morning and night and it has kept us well. Praise the Lord!

Praise Reports

1. The Lord’s hand was upon the women’s conference and lives were touched and many women blessed. Women from Maranatha were great servants for the Lord and blessed the women in our church in an amazing way.
2. This year’s women’s conference was just the beginning of things to come. The door is already open and we’re ready to walk through it for next year.
3. The women from Maranatha were incredible! They were giving, loving, flexible, helpful and had such servant’s hearts. It was a joy to have them with us and long-lasting friendships have been formed.
4. Our health has improved. We’ve a cold or two, but nothing serious.
5. Maria has taken the final step in the process of Lumina pe Strada’s goal for these young ladies. She has truly come full circle and has moved out of the transitional apartment and into her own place.
6. The bio mom is completely out of the picture for good now.
7. Homeschooling with Brennan is going well.
8. My parents are coming in less than 2 weeks – hallelujah!
9. The Lord has renewed our strength and health to go about the ministry He has called us to.
10. He faithfully provides all our needs and more.
11. He showers us with His love, grace and mercy and allows us to serve Him daily in His church and ministry.
12. He consistently guides our steps and shares His knowledge through us for those who we are ministering to.

Prayer Requests

1. For the Lord to provide the financial monthly support for the interns to continue in the ministry full-time. You can be praying for these young men as there has bee n a lot of attacks from the enemy. The enemy is trying to cause division and we pray they can strand strong and united against the enemy.
2. For the court process for the Curcani situation to be relatively short and not too drawn out.
3. For the Lord’s guidance in the new area we are looking into for church property.
4. For Violeta who just found out she has a hernia and will need an operation. For the Lord to provide the funds to cover this surgery.
5. For patience and wisdom in teaching Brennan. For him to be able to focus and learn from me.
6. Financial support for Lumina pe Strada and a couple to come oversee the ministry.
7. For continued guidance for the interns, missionaries and us as God directs us in the areas of ministry He has placed us in.
8. For continued wisdom for Shane and I as we teach, counsel and encourage our church body.
9. Continued prayer for Daniel and the girls at Casa Opt.
10. For strength and diligence to keep our focus on our precious Savior as we daily serve the people in Romania.

Lord bless you all in abundance and thank you for standing by our side all these years. Psalm 133:1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

Joyfully Serving Jesus,

Shane, Randie & Brennan Herman

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We thank you and pray the Lord blesses you for your financial gift to assist us living in Romania and taking care of the daily needs of the ministry.

Tax-deductible donations and tithes to Calvary Chapel Bucharest can be sent to Calvary Chapel Imperial Valley with a note attached stating it is for CC Bucharest. Also, tax-deductible donations for us personally can be sent to Calvary Chapel Imperial Valley with a note attached stating it is for Shane & Randie Herman.

Please make the checks payable to Calvary Chapel Imperial Valley and do not put our names on the checks. We appreciate all of your support and thank you for being a part of this ministry with us.

Remember the church address has changed – make sure to make note of it.

For personal and Calvary Chapel Bucharest donations mail checks to:

Calvary Chapel Imperial Valley

1923 Austin Road

El Centro, CA 92243

All donations for Calvary’s helps ministry, Lumina pe Strada, can be sent to Billy Self, who is handling our account, and are tax-deductible. Please make checks payable to Lumina pe Strada. Please know every penny given supports the ministry as a whole and we praise God for always being faithful to provide.

Lumina pe Strada support address is:

c/o Billy Self

1241 W. Olive Avenue

El Centro, CA 92243

Above all, we appreciate the prayer support, as we know this is how the spiritual battle is won!