WORD OF THE DAY - Saturday 08 January 2011 from Montgomery, Alabama

“She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21 NIV)

родит же Сына, и наречешь Ему имя Иисус, ибо Он спасет людей Своих от грехов их. (От Матфея 1:21 Russian)

І вона вродить Сина, ти ж даси Йому йменна Ісус, бо спасе Він людей Своїх від їхніх гріхів. (Матей 1:21 Ukrainian)

Y parirá un hijo, y llamarás su nombre JESUS, porque él salvará á su pueblo de sus pecados. (Mateo 1:21 Spanish)

Dear LORD, our Merciful Father in Heaven ~ Thank you for the reviving gift of life on this new day that greets us with fresh hopes as we continue to follow the Way, the Truth and the Life. Give us wisdom to better comprehend the far-reaching act of atonement accomplished by our Savior when He died for the sins of all who will have sincere and obedient faith in Him. Help us to use the best resources and energy possible to announce this salvation to the entire world. We pray in the name of Jesus, Amen.

This is a photo of the group that attended worship on Sunday 23 October 2010. (WEI student Ludmila took the photo) We are most anxious to reunite with the church and our many friends and orphans in Nikolaev. Thank you for the prayers as we try to remain calm in the face of news regarding a major winter storm that is supposed to bring icy conditions on Monday morning when we plan to travel to Atlanta to catch our flight to Chicago, then Frankfurt and from there to Kiev. We will rest for a while in some rooms at the Train Station then catch the train to Nikolaev. Thank you for your fervent prayers.

Two of our English students (Ludmila and Alexander) escort us to the bus stop following our last Sunday together in Nikolaev on the 4th Sunday of October 2010. We have been staying in touch with them as they continue to study English using the Bible and the World English Institute lessons. We have been receiving some most encouraging news from Dick Ady, President of WEI Tom Langley and some others who are in the planning stages with us for a 4 or 6 weeks English using the Bible campaign in June/July of 2011. Galina will assist them as a secretary/translator during their final planning and after their arrival to Ukraine. We plan to meet the group in Kiev and escort them to Mykolayiv. There is much for us to do in order to make this combined effort a success in reaching more people with the Good News contained in God's word.