WORD OF THE DAY - Saturday 02 October 2010 from Mykolayiv, Ukraine

But let justice roll down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. (Amos 5:24)

Пусть, как вода, течет суд, и правда--как сильный поток! (Амос 5:24 Russian)

і хай тече правосуддя, немов та вода, а справедливість як сильний потік! (Амос 5:24 Ukrainian)

Antes corra el juicio como las aguas, y la justicia como impetuoso arroyo. (Amós 5:24 Spanish)

Almighty God, our Dear Heavenly Father ~ Thank you for the incredible blessings that greet us on this new day that pulses with fresh opportunities for being the good people that Christ insists for us to be as His followers. Bless the people of the great emerging nations of the world such as Nigeria which is celebrating its 50th year as an independent country. Help all people to turn to your Divinely appointed Son as the true pathway to goodness and genuine prosperity for all mankind. In the name of Jesus we pray, Amen.

Our second study with Victor went very well. He had prepared his lessons from both the introductory and lesson one, book one of the World English Institute materials. We had a lively discussion with this scientific minded young man about the creation and the Creator. Thank you for your prayers and constant encouragement.

Now that Russia and Ukraine are two independent countries, everything must be handled the same as any other international mail. That means more postage. Please pray for Olga as we heard from her yesterday that she arrived in Moscow where she will undergo some further testing. The doctors in Magadan recommended that she see specialists in Moscow. We hope that she will be able to come and help us here in Nikolaev during this time of vacation from her work. That has been her desire for a long time. A few days ago Olga sent us the joyful news that the Magadan church has received our letters of invitation that the church issued to us and had to be approved by the local Magadan police department that deals with foreign citizens. Once again, we will receive an invitation to apply for a religious workers visa for one year. We are praising God for this positive development and hope that we will be able to visit with our dear ones in Magadan at least once during 2011.

We stopped by the Post Office on our walk to the church meeting place yesterday morning and discovered a little slip in the box. Olga, our dear sister and helper in Magadan recently sent much of our literature that I have accumulated in Magadan and now need it here in Nikolaev. When it first arrived in Moscow from Magadan, it was returned to her, and they now require that any such packages be individually packed in these new type plastic envelopes. So, she complained a little, but as usual dutifully took care of everything and reshipped what was previously in two boxes.

One of our WEI students yesterday was our new friend Natasha who has a higher education from an institution of engineering and worked for several years at a local manufacturing plant that produces large turbine engines. She has learned English mostly with her own hard work and was referred to us by a fellow student Roman. We both thought after our session yesterday that she has the ability to be a tutor of English in just a short while. She is very interested in the Bible and has no working knowledge of God's word. Her parents are both retired geological engineers who spent many years working in Kazakhstan during the Soviet years.