Saturday, April 25, 2009

WORD OF THE DAY - Saturday 25 April 2009 from Kiev, Ukraine


Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. (2 Timothy 4:2 NIV)


All Wise and Merciful God, our Father in Heaven ~ Thank you for the well of blessings that is constantly overflowing because of your love. Give us wisdom and courage as we prepare ourselves through constant study of the Word so that we will be able to direct people to Christ where they can find forgiveness and eternal life. In Jesus name, Amen.

Photo: Heading out from the apartment in Kiev where we are staying thanks to the generosity of the Obolon Church of Christ. We stay on the 9th floor directly above. The sign on the building behind me indicates their place of work and worship activities. There is something going on here all the time. We walked a few blocks to catch the subway that took us across the Dneiper River to the Lisova district of Kiev. We met with Sasha Petrenko who preaches for the small congregation that meets in that area. They meet in a very small apartment that is very expensive. Due to the struggling economy, the rent is dropping on such places. Hopefully they will be able to locate a more suitable space. Last night we received a phone call from a doctor who has been working tirelessly to help start a church in a large city of Ukraine where there is no Church of Christ. He heard that I was in Kiev from brothers at the Obolon church. His English is fairly good, and my Russian is mediocre, so Galina was involved in this phone conversation that lasted over two hours. He was strongly urging and pleading with me to come there and help with this work. He agreed to find a meeting place and he guaranteed that he would personally get people to come hear me preach the Gospel. We may be on the road again soon – that is just the kind of call every evangelist is waiting to receive. Your fervent prayers are helping us. Thank you.

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