Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I do not know a man?” And the angel replied to her and said, “The H
oly Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore also the Holy One who will be born to you will be called the Son of God. (Luke 1:34-35)
Мария же сказала Ангелу: как будет это, когда Я мужа не знаю? Ангел сказал Ей в ответ: Дух Святый найдет на Тебя, и сила Всевышнего осенит Тебя; посему и рождаемое Святое наречется Сыном Божиим. (От Луки 1:34-35 Russian)
LORD God, our Most Holy and Merciful Father in Heaven ~ Thank you for giving us more reasons to rejoice on this new day. Fill our hearts with joy as we consider that night long ago when your unfathomable mission of mercy began in a small and not so prominent town in our Middle East. Help us to have strong faith like Mary in the manner that we accept your word as irrevocable. Give us wisdom as we share the joy of salvation with those who are discouraged by the sway of sin. Through Christ we pray, Amen.
Yesterday we managed to slip and slide on ice and wade in melting snow to get inside the Palace of Culture where the church meets. We had an appointment with our newest student Sergey. We had a most pleasant experience getting acquainted with this man that we already feel like we have known for many years. He told us how his grandfather was taken to America in 1945 and lived there until 1960 when he went back to the USSR to be with his family. He had been taken captive by German forces, and at the end of WW 2, he was in the American zone of occupied Germany and apparently given the option of going to the USA along with some others. The Soviet Union viewed those who had been captured by the Germans as traitors if they were still living. We went over the introductory lesson of the WEI course with Sergey, and he read the story of the prodigal son in English with good comprehension. He studied English about 30 years ago at a local public school where students could study English each year if they chose. We presented him a Bible and some other material that he took home. He and his wife are in the process of beginning a tourist business focusing on helping people visit interesting historical and the natural beauty sites in Crimea. We made an appointment to meet with him again this afternoon. We canceled our Wednesday night meeting since our elderly people who will always make an effort to come to the meetings would be at risk sliding on the ice in the dark. We hope to have our meeting today at 2.00 since the temperature is a few degrees above freezing and all that snow is rapidly melting. Even though we are never surprised as though we didn't expect it, we are always in awe and full of joy at the way God answers our prayer for one more person to teach about Jesus Christ. Thank you for your prayers!
oly Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore also the Holy One who will be born to you will be called the Son of God. (Luke 1:34-35)Мария же сказала Ангелу: как будет это, когда Я мужа не знаю? Ангел сказал Ей в ответ: Дух Святый найдет на Тебя, и сила Всевышнего осенит Тебя; посему и рождаемое Святое наречется Сыном Божиим. (От Луки 1:34-35 Russian)
LORD God, our Most Holy and Merciful Father in Heaven ~ Thank you for giving us more reasons to rejoice on this new day. Fill our hearts with joy as we consider that night long ago when your unfathomable mission of mercy began in a small and not so prominent town in our Middle East. Help us to have strong faith like Mary in the manner that we accept your word as irrevocable. Give us wisdom as we share the joy of salvation with those who are discouraged by the sway of sin. Through Christ we pray, Amen.
Yesterday we managed to slip and slide on ice and wade in melting snow to get inside the Palace of Culture where the church meets. We had an appointment with our newest student Sergey. We had a most pleasant experience getting acquainted with this man that we already feel like we have known for many years. He told us how his grandfather was taken to America in 1945 and lived there until 1960 when he went back to the USSR to be with his family. He had been taken captive by German forces, and at the end of WW 2, he was in the American zone of occupied Germany and apparently given the option of going to the USA along with some others. The Soviet Union viewed those who had been captured by the Germans as traitors if they were still living. We went over the introductory lesson of the WEI course with Sergey, and he read the story of the prodigal son in English with good comprehension. He studied English about 30 years ago at a local public school where students could study English each year if they chose. We presented him a Bible and some other material that he took home. He and his wife are in the process of beginning a tourist business focusing on helping people visit interesting historical and the natural beauty sites in Crimea. We made an appointment to meet with him again this afternoon. We canceled our Wednesday night meeting since our elderly people who will always make an effort to come to the meetings would be at risk sliding on the ice in the dark. We hope to have our meeting today at 2.00 since the temperature is a few degrees above freezing and all that snow is rapidly melting. Even though we are never surprised as though we didn't expect it, we are always in awe and full of joy at the way God answers our prayer for one more person to teach about Jesus Christ. Thank you for your prayers!
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