And Mary said, "Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her. (Luke 1:38 ESV) Тогда Мария сказала: се, Раба Господня; да будет Мне по слову твоему. И отошел от Нее Ангел. (От Луки 1:38 Russian)
Марія сказала: «Я слуга Господня, хай буде мені те, що ти сказав». І Ангел полишив її. (Лука 1:38 Ukrainian ERV-UK)
O Lord God, our Dear Father in Heaven ~ Thank you for the awareness of your omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent place in our lives on this new Lord’s Day. Bless the followers of Christ around the world as we assemble in the delightful unity of our faith that we have learned from the Holy Scriptures. Give us wisdom and strength so that we will be obedient as your servant Mary. Help us to encourage one another to have that same loving, obedient and sacrificial attitude as Mary who believed and accepted your word. In the precious name of Jesus we pray, Amen.
What a wonderful and blessing filled day we had with the boys at the Boys Home yesterday! All the boys (with one exception from a boy who is "doing time" there for some criminal behavior) were able to stand up and recite their memory verses we assigned last Saturday. We are so encouraged at the influence of the Word of God on the thinking of these young men. The boy who is "behind bars" stood up and read a scripture and told about its meaning. Nearly all boys had good comments about the lesson on respect. Before we left home, Galina put a pair of socks in with each pair of shoes and made sure the shoe size matched up with each boy’s name. After we gave the boys their shoes, at first they would only sheepishly lift the top of the box and peep inside. They had never received anything like this. Later, when they didn’t think we were looking, they all congregated around in a circle and compared each shoe by rubbing the material on top and bottom while whispering how cool they were. All the boys followed us outside when we left as is their custom. They love to see us off and give hugs. We used to be the only ones to give hugs - now they want to hug us also. We are getting better acquainted with this year's 9th grade class. We are extremely thankful to our partners for making it possible for us to continue this work and for your faithful prayers.
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