But the one who endures to the end will be saved. (Matthew 24:13)претерпевший же до конца спасется. (От Матфея 24:13 Russian)
А хто витерпить аж до кінця, той буде спасений! (Матей 24:13 Ukrainian)
Most Holy, Powerful and Righteous God, our Dear Father in Heaven ~ Thank you for the sparkling gift of life on this new day that arrives with reminders of the uncertainty of the number of days on this earth and also the awareness of the many opportunities we encounter to be the good people that you want us to be. Give us wisdom as we study the scriptures in search of truth revealed in Christ our Lord. Give us courage even in the face of calamities to cling to Him for eternal salvation. We pray in Jesus name, Amen.
Our hearts are experiencing mixed emotions as we rush to take care of many necessary last minute details prior to catching the train to Kiev very late tonight - 02.30 Sunday morning. Yesterday as we walked through the beautiful park next to the "church building" (Palace of Culture), we encountered several groups of young people having snow ball fights. If it was not so cold, or another word that rhymes with cold, we would probably have stopped and joined in the fray. We completed paying our various fees in advance so that the church will be able to continue their meetings here without any problems. We also paid advance rent on our apartment so that we can leave many of our belongings until we return in about eight weeks. We are just amazed at the warmth and sincere feelings we receive from people everywhere that we have become friends with. We received a note of "we love you!" from faculty and friends at the University. The nice babushka who looks after many things in the meeting hall, said every time she thinks about us not being there every day she starts crying. One man who works there as a security person and also has a room where he can do his oil paintings said he also feels like crying. Of course we have all the same emotions regarding the love we have for people in the church as well as those friends we have made in many different places in this community. Today, we have a meeting scheduled with members of the church so that I can inform everyone about the opportunities and responsibilities they have while we are gone. Yesterday I completed writing down some of my thoughts and suggestions and Galina then spent time working to translate it into Russian. When I started, I told her it would just be a few words. She calls it First Nikolonians. Since we just entered a period of hard freeze after some melting of snow, we expect it will be very difficult for people to navigate around the city. However, we are never disappointed at their stamina and determination to be faithful to our Lord Jesus Christ. Thank you for the many prayers and words of encouragement about this special harvest field here in Ukraine. God is truly opening hearts to receive the message of salvation through obedient faith in Jesus Christ as Lord.
А хто витерпить аж до кінця, той буде спасений! (Матей 24:13 Ukrainian)
Most Holy, Powerful and Righteous God, our Dear Father in Heaven ~ Thank you for the sparkling gift of life on this new day that arrives with reminders of the uncertainty of the number of days on this earth and also the awareness of the many opportunities we encounter to be the good people that you want us to be. Give us wisdom as we study the scriptures in search of truth revealed in Christ our Lord. Give us courage even in the face of calamities to cling to Him for eternal salvation. We pray in Jesus name, Amen.
Our hearts are experiencing mixed emotions as we rush to take care of many necessary last minute details prior to catching the train to Kiev very late tonight - 02.30 Sunday morning. Yesterday as we walked through the beautiful park next to the "church building" (Palace of Culture), we encountered several groups of young people having snow ball fights. If it was not so cold, or another word that rhymes with cold, we would probably have stopped and joined in the fray. We completed paying our various fees in advance so that the church will be able to continue their meetings here without any problems. We also paid advance rent on our apartment so that we can leave many of our belongings until we return in about eight weeks. We are just amazed at the warmth and sincere feelings we receive from people everywhere that we have become friends with. We received a note of "we love you!" from faculty and friends at the University. The nice babushka who looks after many things in the meeting hall, said every time she thinks about us not being there every day she starts crying. One man who works there as a security person and also has a room where he can do his oil paintings said he also feels like crying. Of course we have all the same emotions regarding the love we have for people in the church as well as those friends we have made in many different places in this community. Today, we have a meeting scheduled with members of the church so that I can inform everyone about the opportunities and responsibilities they have while we are gone. Yesterday I completed writing down some of my thoughts and suggestions and Galina then spent time working to translate it into Russian. When I started, I told her it would just be a few words. She calls it First Nikolonians. Since we just entered a period of hard freeze after some melting of snow, we expect it will be very difficult for people to navigate around the city. However, we are never disappointed at their stamina and determination to be faithful to our Lord Jesus Christ. Thank you for the many prayers and words of encouragement about this special harvest field here in Ukraine. God is truly opening hearts to receive the message of salvation through obedient faith in Jesus Christ as Lord.
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