Therefore
lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees, and make straight
paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but
rather be healed. (Hebrews 12:12-13)
Итак укрепите опустившиеся руки и ослабевшие колени и
ходите прямо ногами вашими, дабы хромлющее не совратилось, а лучше исправилось.
(К Евреям 12:12-13 Russian)
Тому то опущені руки й коліна знеможені
випростуйте, і чиніть прості стежки ногам вашим, щоб кульгаве не збочило, але
краще виправилось. (Евреи 12:12-13 Ukrainian)
Almighty God, our glorious heavenly Father ~ thank you for this
new day that pulses with fresh opportunities and challenges along with
appropriate blessings that enable us to carry on each day in spite of external
circumstances than often pull us down. Give us strength so that our walk and
talk will reflect the presence of our precious Savior who is absolutely the Way
that leads to eternal life. Help us to use our fresh energy with greater wisdom
so that we always communicate the message of your love with clarity and love.
We pray in the blessed name of Jesus our Lord, Amen.
Yesterday, I
announced on Facebook – to anyone who is concerned about such matters, that we
stopped by a café to have a cup of coffee and tea with some Блины blini (thin
pancakes) as a way of celebrating the fact that we had received our passports
that have the stamp reflecting our extending our stay in Ukraine. When we
ordered our round-trip tickets in July, I chose the farthest date out as
possible. That was 13 February 2013. If you don’t think God has been with us
through all this time consuming and expensive process, just consider the date
they stamped for our extension – 13 February 2013 which is the same date as our
tickets!
Galina
picked up a new calling from all the time we have spent at the police passport
department. When new people arrive at the office, there is no one to tell new
members of the confused herd which door they should go stand and wait. She
volunteers her kindhearted help to all who asks and even those who may step out
of their turn in line. We received our passports and though we were not
finished taking care of all details, suddenly it was time for the workers to
take their lunch break. They close the place up and run everyone outside in the
cold. Of course after standing for long periods most people are scrambling to
find a toilet. Even though it is a public building, there are toilets for the
workers, but those who come as clients have to hold that urge of nature until
later in the day, or get someone to take hold your place in line while you walk
fast for a few blocks to the little pay toilet in the square.
We always
have so much to rejoice about each day. We can now pay more attention to our
daily tasks that go along with leading souls to Christ; as well as spiritually
and numerically building up the local church; teaching English using the Bible
and the well-written World English Institute lessons. In addition, we work each
week as English language consultants at the University. We also conduct classes
each week for young boys who are orphans in one way or the other, how to become
adults of good character using the Bible. We also do our best to find time to
help the little orphans who are in the house of Babies whenever the director
makes a request. We could not do any single one of these things without the
ever present help of God our Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit and –
all the very dear partners who support and encourage us in many ways. We intend
to do our best to make the next period of almost 3 months as meaningful as
possible as God gives us even more strength and wisdom to do his will.
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