I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, because it is the power of God to salvation to everyone that believes, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For in it is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.” (Romans 1:16-17)
Ибо я не стыжусь благовествования Христова, потому что оно есть сила Божия ко спасению всякому верующему, во-первых, Иудею, потом и Еллину. В нем открывается правда Божия от веры в веру, как написано: праведный верою жив будет. (К Римлянам 1:16-17 Russian)
Dear God, our Most Kind and Generous Heavenly Father ~ Thank you on this new day for the spiritual and material provisions we receive from the astounding treasure of your faithful love. Grant us a portion of your unfathomable wisdom so that we will more fully comprehend the power contained in the gospel message that offers freedom from sin when we respond by faith. Give all believers a renewed trust in the power of the truth. In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
We had the opportunity to sing "O Happy Day - when Jesus washed my sins away" yesterday around noon when Victor Afolabi confessed his faith in Jesus Christ and was baptized into Christ. We first met Afolabi when we made our scouting trip to Nikolaev in May. He was in attendance at our first meeting and has since brought many other people to our various assemblies. He brought his roommate Moses Akinrinde who was baptized in May. Both of these young men are students at the local maritime university. They will soon graduate and hope to have careers as officers aboard merchant ships. We have grown to love these young men as our own, because of their love of God's word, their kind and faithful attitude in all circumstances. They call us Mom and Dad and share their joys and sorrows. Victor tells that he hopes to be able to return to Nikolaev and help the church after he goes home to Lagos and works to pay some student debts. These two brothers always find a way to our meetings in spite of the very long distance that they must walk. There is public transportation available, but that is not in their budget so they walk from their dorms to the port early very each morning, then back to the dorm and university campus, then walk to our meetings at 6.00 each night and Sunday worship services. Talks about encouragers, these men are the best! When we came to Nikolaev, we had no idea what blessings God had in store for us. Now, we are preparing for another possible baptism this morning. We will have more later on that we hope. Thank you for the many prayers and words of encouragement.
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