WORD OF THE DAY - Monday 26 December 2011 from Mykolaiv, Ukraine

You shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God, for I am the LORD your God.  (Leviticus 25:17 ESV) 

Не обижайте один другого; бойся Бога твоего, ибо Я Господь, Бог ваш. (Левит 25:17 Russian)

І не обманите один одного, і будеш боятися Бога свого, бо Я Господь, Бог ваш! (Левит 25:17 Ukrainian)

O LORD our God – Dear Father in heaven ~ we thank you from the depths of our hearts on this new day for the fair and impartial treatment that we all receive from your eternal goodness and mercy. Give us wisdom and help us to be more like Christ in the way we deal with one another in all affairs of this life. In the blessed name of Jesus we pray, Amen.

We had several visitors yesterday for worship and that boosted our attendance to 16. Most stayed around for our time of tea чай and fellowship. Tetyana, who has now become a regular attendee, had some nice games to play that helped everyone become better acquainted. As usual, our sister Zhenya helped us clean up the place after others had left. The young men always help us move tables from the other room and then back. Olamide showed more signs of assuming responsibility by bringing some items to share during our time fellowship. It was a joy to see our young sister Olga since she has been so busy with studies after we came back from America, that we haven't seen her until yesterday. Omo came prepared to work on his individual Bible study with me, but we never had time and then he had to leave. We look for another time. Yuri rarely gets to attend our meetings, but he made some time even though his wife Sveta was home watching a newly birthed calf. This is the couple that lives in a small town nearby and operates a small dairy business. Thank you for the prayers as we launch into a new week.