As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. (Proverbs 25:25)
Что холодная вода для истомленной жаждой души, то добрая весть из дальней страны. (Притчи 25:25 Russian)
Добра звістка з далекого краю це холодна водиця на спрагнену душу. (Притчи 25:25 Ukrainian)
Como el agua fría al alma sedienta, Así son las buenas nuevas de lejanas tierras. (Proverbios 25:25 Spanish)
Most Holy God, our Dear Heavenly Father ~ Thank you for life along with wisdom and strength as we joyfully greet this new day. At some point in time, according to your patience with man, all the vast communication networks that cover the earth and the near heavens will suddenly go eerily silent by your command that will end this entire creation so that the faithful may inherit a better and eternal place. While we have today’s opportunities, give us wisdom to use the proper words to cover the earth and skies with the only true Good News that offers pardon for every human being along with the gift of eternal life. Please forgive us for not making better use of all the various energy resources that you created in the Beginning. Help us to have your compassion and understanding for the millions of lonely and desperate souls all over the world that will be revived with the message of hope that is contained in the Gospel. In the precious name of Jesus who died for us, Amen.
Yesterday, after taking care to leave some scraps for the cats around the dumpster, we headed down to the Hotel Tourist to make sure that they understand we have guests arriving on 10 June 2011 for our World English Institute campaign. We had been speaking with a person on the phone, and when she saw us she remembered us from our two stays there on our first trip to Nikolaev, and the second time when we still did not have an apartment. The hotel is holding two rooms with two beds each, for the 4 English and Bible teachers who will participate in the first 3 weeks of our big attempt to reach more souls. The cost for the hotel will be less than $30 person. The price includes a full breakfast in the restaurant. We also had the opportunity to arrange for a van to pick up the WEI workers who will arrive in Kiev on 10 June 2011. We plan to travel there to meet them and ride back with them and their luggage in this van which will take them from the airport in Kiev to the hotel here in Mykolayiv. This will cost each person about $70 from Kiev to Nikolaev. We will make the same arrangement to take them back to the airport when they have finished their important work here. After taking care of things at the hotel, we walked up to the Central Market area and did something we have been “aiming to do” for a long time. We caught Tram number 8 and rode it to the end of the line. We passed through some familiar parts of the city, but we had never been all the way down Cosmonaut Avenue. We were able to see the impressive church building of the Christian Church Love of Christ. We rode our familiar bus number 43 that ends its route conveniently where the church meets. We still have several areas of the city that we have never had time to visit and we intend to do that sometime before our guests arrive. Yesterday was a holiday that went along with Easter. We had a telephone conference with one of the leaders at a Rehabilitation Center sponsored by Churches of Christ, which helps people who became Christians while incarcerated to adapt to civilian life now that they have been released. He invited us to come for a visit and for me to be prepared to preach the Gospel. We will pray about this and look for a way to answer this call. The location is in a remote area of the Dnepropetrovsk Region. We learned about this place when we helped two young men go there. We are most thankful for your prayers and words of encouragement for all that God is doing here in Ukraine.
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