WORD OF THE DAY - Tuesday 18 August 2009

I appointed watchmen over you and said, ‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’ But you said, ‘We will not listen.’ (Jeremiah 6:17 NIV)

Most Holy and Adorable God, our Dear Father in Heaven ~ Thank you for the many blessings that shine upon us on this new day. Give us strength and wisdom so that we will never become cold and callous toward your accurate and complete Word that contains everything we must know in order to live a good life and die with peace of mind that we will wake up to a brighter and endless day. We offer this prayer in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.

Monday morning, we went up to the regional Children’s Hospital to meet with the Chief Doctor, Alexandr who also serves as the Director of this institution. He invited us to come in order to acknowledge the donation we recently made for the orphan children who stay there for long times. The TV will be installed on the wall in the cafeteria where these children and others will be able to watch cartoons and other children’s programs as well as DVD’s that we plan to provide later. The excellent Children’s Bible is available on DVD and we want to give them a copy of that as soon as we figure out where to order it. We think it will be available from EEM in Donetsk, and plan to make a phone call there today in order to find out. Four orphan children were present when we were there and one little boy did not want to turn loose of my hand. Galina had the same experience with a couple of little girls. Forty five children currently receive treatment and care and this location that reminds me of an ancient hospital from the 30's or 40's. A teenage girl, is about to reach the age where she must quickly learn to fend for herself. We hope that we can reach her with God’s love. We constantly stumble (or are led) into situations that require us to respond quickly with the right word of comfort and encouragement. We truly appreciate your fervent prayers so that we will be effective in communicating God’s message of eternal hope and salvation to those we encounter each day. Dr. Alexandr called and arranged for us to make contact with the Dr. in charge of the Children's Home. That is on our agenda for today.