WORD OF THE DAY - Monday 17 January 2011 from Nikolaev, Ukraine

This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him." (John 3:2 ESV)


Он пришел к Иисусу ночью и сказал Ему: Равви! мы знаем, что Ты учитель, пришедший от Бога; ибо таких чудес, какие Ты творишь, никто не может творить, если не будет с ним Бог. (От Иоанна 3:2 Russian)

Він до Нього прийшов уночі, та й промовив Йому: Учителю, знаємо ми, що прийшов Ти від Бога, як Учитель, бо не може ніхто таких чуд учинити, які чиниш Ти, коли Бог із ним не буде. (Йоан 3:2 Ukrainian)

Este vino á Jesús de noche, y díjole: Rabbí, sabemos que has venido de Dios por maestro; porque nadie puede hacer estas señales que tú haces, si no fuere Dios con él. (Juan 3:2 Spanish)

 LORD God, our Dear Heavenly Father ~ Thank you for this new day that greets us with solid reasons to have confidence in our hope of an eternal home that waits those who follow Christ. Give us wisdom as we study the scriptures so that we will not be wise in the world and misunderstand the simple requirements of Jesus who came to offer us a pardon for our sins. In Jesus’ blessed name we pray, Amen.





We had 12 people for worship services yesterday here in Nikolaev, Ukraine. It was our first Sunday to joyfully be back with the church. We had a visitor from America also. We met Chuck during our last tour of work here and he just returned to the city for a visit. In addition to our regulars - Luda and Stepan, we had several guests who have been attending while we have been away.

Following our worship services, we had a period of "tea". This invovled some snacks and lots of conversation that helps us get to know people better. Before we left for our apartment yesterday to go to our church meeting, we had a call from Katya, our first WEI English student. She will resume her studies tomorrow. We had a call from Alex and he had some distressing news that he has taken a job in another town about 3 hours away, so he will not be able to attend church meetings or WEI classes. He promised to continue his on-line studies. Today we will be on the phone and using the Internet to encourage our English students to choose the time for they prefer to study with us since we know the slots will fill up very quickly. Thank you for the prayers for our work and especially regarding Galina's health. She continues to battle this bad cold virus. Yet, she was able to translate my lesson yesterday in spite of much congestion. Today we will contine to pray, load up on vitamins and thinking good health.