TRYING TO RECAP THIS WEEK. REALLY, THIS WHOLE TRIP AND ORGANIZE IT IN MY MIND. LET ME TRY TO WRITE IT AND IT WILL SORT ITSELF BETTER.
SMOLENSK WORK IS GOING FINE.
SMOLENSK CHRISTIAN CHURCH IS CLIPPING ALONG. I DIDN'T EVEN GET TO A SERVICE THERE, BUT UNDERSTAND ALL IS GOOD.
KASPLI WORK. WE WERE IN KASPLI FOR A SUNDAY SERVICE. THE WORK THERE IS STILL UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE FROM THE ORTHODOX CHURCH, BUT GOING ON. VLADIMER CONTINUES TO HOLD THAT FORT WELL.
POCHINOK WORK IS GOING WELL. SERGEI FROM THE POCHINOK CHURCH IS TRYING REAL HARD TO GET HIS FEET ON THE GROUND AND DO A GOOD WORK. HE IS JUST MOVED INTO A HOUSE IN THE VILLAGE AND HIS WIFE IS JUST ABOUT TO HAVE A NEW BABY. HE DOES SERVICE AT THE CHURCH AND IN THE ORPHANAGE AND, I BELIEVE WILL DO A GOOD JOB, IF WE CAN KEEP HIM AND HIS FAMILY FED.
PERVAMAISK. RIGHT NOW, NOTHING IS HAPPENING AT PERVAMAISK. HOPEFULLY SERGEI WILL BE ABLE TO GET THIS WORK GOING AGAIN SOON.
DESNAGORSK WORK LOOKS REALLY GOOD. WAS REALLY ENCOURAGE WITH THE MINISTRY CENTER. THE GUYS THERE ARE REALLY DOING A GOOD JOB.
KARDIMOVA. WE WERE ABLE TO GO BACK OUT TO KARDIMOVA AND SEE THE KIDS AGAIN. THIS IS AN ENCOURAGEMENT AFTER BEING AWAY FOR SEVERAL YEARS. COLYA HAS OPENED THIS DOOR AND IS DOING A WEEKLY SERVICE THERE.
OUR CENTRAL CHURCH IS DOING SOME MINISTRY IN THE ORPHANAGE WHERE WE WORKED THIS PAST SUMMER, BUT WE NEED TO GO A STEP FURTHER AND DO WEEKLY, REGULAR SERVICES.
WORK AT THE UNIVERSITY IS GOOD WITH OLEG. WE HAVE ABOUT 40 STUDENTS NOW AND HIS INFLUENCE WITH THEM IS ALWAYS GOOD.
ADYGEA.
THE TRIP TO ADYGEA WAS SO FULL IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN. HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW:
WE PRAYED FOR A PEOPLE, A PLACE, AND A PERSON. THE PEOPLE NEEDED TO BE AN UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUP. THE PLACE WAS NOT REALLY IMPORTANT, WE JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHERE IT WAS. THE PERSON NEEDED TO BE SOMEONE WE COULD SEE HAD THE SAME BASIC GOALS AS WE FELT GOD HAD CALLED US TO.
IN FINDING THE THE ADYGEAN PEOPLE IN SOUTH RUSSIA AND LEONID, WE MAY HAVE FOUND ALL OF THOSE ANSWERS. I AM PERSONALLY SATISFIED WITH THAT WHOLE PACKAGE, BUT I SURELY WANT TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS AND GET WISDOM FROM ALL OF YOU.
PLEASE BE PRAYING ALL ABOUT THAT AND WE WILL GO OVER IT ALL WHEN I RETURN.
SPEAKING OF RETURNING, I'LL BE HOME FRIDAY.
LOOKING FORWARD TO SUNDAY'S THANKSGIVING DAY WITH YOU.
HOW ARE YA'LL DOING?
LOVE YA'LL, YA'LL LOVE EACH OTHER.
