Embassy Church, located at 3855 Massachusetts Avenue,
NW in Washington, D. C., hosted Georgian and Winnie Banov’s “Global
Celebration” the week of November 2 – 6, 2016. My husband and I attended all
day Friday, and I bring you eyewitness news of the event.
Rick Pino and his band led the beautiful morning
worship with heartfelt, soul-stirring songs: I Want No Other Lovers; I’ll Pour My Love on You; Jesus You’re
Beautiful; and Pioneer. Rick
prophesied, “The bowls of the prayers of the saints are being tipped over in
heaven! Their prayers are being poured out upon the earth!”
Georgian Banov was the first speaker of the day. He
spoke of a coming reformation to the Church that honors the past reformation of
Martin Luther with the revelation that Salvation comes “by grace through faith,
and that [faith] is not of yourselves, but is a gift of God; not of works, lest
any man should boast.”
Known as the Apostle of Joy, Georgian said, “Jesus
believes in us; God believes in people! Jesus likes the way I preach, and He
likes me!” Then he asked the question, “Why do we act like Christianity is this
huge effort? It’s the easiest thing in the world. Faith is not forced; it’s
willing, receiving. Faith is a gift from God. We can’t work it up. But faith
does come by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. Faith is not something
you do—it’s something you have. God gave to every man the measure of faith.” He
also spoke about the operation between free will and the mind of man. Georgian
noted that democracy and economic growth came because of the Reformation.
Dave and I bought tickets to the Partner’s Lunch at
noon with Georgian. After a meal of “build your own tacos,” rice and beans,
salad, and finger desserts, Georgian spoke of the work of Global Celebration in
Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe, as well as here in the United States. They
rescue “children of shame,” (so called because an unwanted child is thrown,
alive, into the trash or onto sidewalks), and place them in orphanages they
have established. They find homes for these children where they can be
personally nurtured by a mom and a dad.
They also rescue children that are soldier slaves, sex-trafficked,
and those used for child labor. There are 8.3 million such children, and it
must stop, Banov said. A heart-breaking reality in these countries is that,
because of the intense poverty, moms and dads sell their children into these
trades for $30 a child! Can you imagine selling your child for $30? Can you
imagine the intense emotional grief, rejection and abandonment these kids must
feel? The Banov’s currently have rescued five hundred children from these
horrific conditions. Three of these children are now in college!
Georgian secretly escaped Communist Bulgaria in the
early ‘70’s, and he urged us, “Don’t ever let Socialism and Communism come to
America! I grew up under it, and it is a terrible system of total, oppressive control.”
When Communism collapsed in 1989, Georgian took the first plane out of America
to Bulgaria to bring life and hope to those without Christ and freedom, in the
very place that once held him captive. He remarked, “Winnie (his wife) and I
seek out the hurting, forgotten, lonely, poor, hungry; the sex slaves, the
child soldiers, and those in forced child labor situations.”
He writes, “We believe that reaching ONE person can
change families; changing families can transform cities; and changing cities will
transform nations!”
His ministry is fertile ground for the Kingdom of God.
I urge you to join my husband and me in becoming a partner with Georgian and
Winnie in their labor of love to the world’s lowest of the low. Visit their
website at www.GlobalCelebration.com
and join the joy revolution of bringing help and hope to the world’s most needy!
Dave and I thank you for joining the global celebration with us!
P.S. I was not asked to write about them or their
ministry; some of my Facebook friends asked me to give a report of our day with
Global Celebration. This is strictly my own initiative.
Copyright
© 2016 Elaine Beachy
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