There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. (Isaiah 11:1 ESV) И произойдет отрасль от корня Иессеева, и ветвь произрастет от корня его; (Исаия 11:1 Russian)
І вийде Пагінчик із пня Єссеєвого, і Галузка дасть плід із коріння його. (Исая 11:1 Ukrainian)
Almighty God, our Dear Heavenly Father ~ Thank you for the spectacular gift of life on this new day that signals fresh beginnings as we do our best to walk in step with our loving Master. Grant us wisdom and spiritual insight so that we will more fully comprehend the mission and teaching of your Son – the Son of David and our King Immanuel. Help us to be more aggressive in our efforts to spread the wholesome influence of Christ around the world. In the blessed name of Jesus we pray, Amen.
Sunday turned out to be another blessing filled Lord's Day with the local church here in Nikolaev. We had hoped for a few more, but we were happy that we had 12 people come out for our meetings. We began with a Children's Bible Study that these days only has Nastya as our student. She has tried to bring some friends, but they don't have the rare commitment of this young girl. Late Saturday after much activity, we ended the day on a shopping trip to purchase some gifts for our boys and for some disadvantaged kids who are part of the Ukrainian Folk Dance group that meets in our building. We were at a large store known as METRO that is a member's only type discount store like Costco or Sam's etc. They allow foreign citizens to shop by showing your Passport. When we finished, we realized that we had more than would fit in a normal taxi and we would need some hands to help us carry the stuff up the steps and to the 2nd floor of our meeting place. I called David - the American who is here looking to begin a career in teaching. He was not available at that time. We contacted our Nigerian students Olamide, aka Joseph, and Omolayajo, aka Elijah. In spite of the fact that they live a long way from where the church meets and it was a cool and drizzly night, they both found time on Saturday night to come help us. I joked with them that this was a way to get to see them and encourage them to be in worship service. They were both in worship yesterday and their presence is always a positive influence due to their helpful attitude. Following worship, we enjoyed a wonderful period of fellowship and getting better acquainted with one another. After that we had a study with our WEI student Natasha that went very well. Then, our advertising agent Irina dropped by to help us complete our plans for our upcoming advertising campaign. We are always looking to meet that one more soul who will hear, believe and obey the gospel of Christ. After we finally came home we had a message from one of our WEI students that we first met at the University. Igor wants to resume his studies with us today. Tonight after we finish all our chores and studies, we plan to catch the overnight bus to the Donetsk Region of Ukraine where Galina's mama lives about a 2 hour ride from the city of Donetsk in the town of Slavyansk. We plan to be back on Friday. Thanks for remembering us in your prayers and your words of encouragement and your deeds.
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