This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome. (1 John 5:3 NIV)Ибо это есть любовь к Богу, чтобы мы соблюдали заповеди Его; и заповеди Его нетяжки. (1-e Иоанна 5:3 Russian)
Most Kind and Loving God, our Dear Father in Heaven ~ We bring our praise into your presence on this new Lord’s Day. Help Christians who must assemble secretly out of fear from repressive authorities, not to lose their courage as they obey Christ. Give us wisdom so that we will more fully grasp that the commands of our Lord are what is best for us as we grow in the love of Jesus our Savior and our new life in Him. In Christ name we pray, Amen.
Yesterday - Saturday we had an appointment with our first student in the English classes structured on the WEI lesson plan. Dima came with the material in his hand and asked to withdraw before he even got started. He was polite enough to come visit us and return the materials we had given him. He said that he has new assignments at work and will not be able to do this. We hope that he will stay in touch with us and study the Bible. We had to reschedule our other appointment for later today. Since it was a beautiful late autumn day, we decided to walk down to the Центральный рынок Central Market that is sort of on the way back to where we live. Galina says it is out of the way, but I like to take shortcuts through the alleys behind all the apartments and other buildings. We are always amazed at the abundance of fresh products and now we have the local growers offering some herbs and other items they grow in their hot houses. I was attracted to some eggplant stuffed with spicy cabbage that resembled something Galina’s mother makes. We bought lots of fresh fruits and vegetables and came home and had a late Thanksgiving feast. The walk back to our apartment building takes about 15 minutes, and we always go past the beautiful central park for children. Some children were riding a small train and shouting “stop at Nikolaev”! Thank you for your many prayers and kind words. Now we prepare for our Lord’s Day worship and hope for a surprise visitor or two.
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