"The Lord Almighty has sworn, 'Surely as I have planned, so it will be, and as I have purposed, so it will stand.'" (Isaiah 14:24 NIV) "My purpose will be established, and I will accomplish all My good pleasure." (Isaiah 46:10b NASB)
I am so thankful for His assurance that He will accomplish all He has chosen to accomplish! There are times when the tasks before us seem so very overwhelming and impossible to complete. Yet, if we know we are walking in obedience to Him, if we are on the path He has chosen for us, we can walk with the assurance of His promise that HE will complete all that HE has purposed! What a privilege and joy to give Him the glory, honor, and praise every moment, knowing that in the realm of eternity, his plans are already completed!
However, that spiritual reality does not mean our prayers are not part of His plans! And as you join us in praying for our team, for our Ukrainian brothers and sisters, and for those who have yet to respond to His invitation for new life in Christ, you become an integral and necessary instrument in those plans! Thank you as always for uniting your hearts with ours, that every person in the Kharkov region of Ukraine, and beyond, would hear and have an opportunity to accept our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!
Please continue to pray for Wendy's mother, Gloria Leeson, as she remains in the hospital in Springfield, Missouri with a blood clot in her lung, as well as other possible issues (yet to be diagnosed). Ask the Lord to dissolve the blood clot, and give the doctors wisdom as they seek to know why it appeared in the first place. Pray for Wendy's sister Melissa and her family, as well as Shelby who has returned to Missouri, as they minister to Gloria. Pray His peace will cover all of this family as they wait for Gloria's healing.
Sunday, July 10th Pray for the team from Prattville, Alabama as they prepare for their week of ministry in the city of Rogon and the village of Biskvitna. This morning (10:00 a.m. Ukraine time) we will worship with believers in the "Light of the Truth" church in Rogon (shown in the photo above). Pray this time of worship will be filled with His presence, penetrating our hearts, and drawing people from throughout this small city to desire to know Him. Ask the Lord to grant the team from the states a good night's rest as they prepare for VBS and construction work for the next 4 days.
Monday, July 11th Each of the next 4 mornings, the Prattville team and Team Kharkov members will travel to Rogon for VBS and construction work on the church building, then on to the small village of Biskvitna for afternoon VBS. Pray for safety as the team travels and labors throughout the week. Intercede for children and adults in both of these locations to have hearts prepared to receive the seed of the gospel through the hands of His people. Pray for the 3 translators - Arash, Stacy, and Vika - to have the ability to effectively communicate to the children on behalf of the American team. Pray for Arash as he translates for the men doing construction.
Tuesday, July 12th Biskvitna is a very small, poor village just across the highway from Rogon. The area where VBS is being held has two small concrete apartment buildings with multiple families living in very poor conditions (shown above). Many of the adults are unemployed, suffering from addictions to alcohol and/or drugs. Some will sit and listen each day as the team shares the love of Christ with their children. Pray for a harvest in this community that will change the lives of future generations. Pray for the believers from Kharkov who come each week to lead the small church that meets in Biskvitna.
Wednesday, July 13th Pray for Pastor Alexai and his wife in Rogon as they seek to reach out to the community and to the students in the agricultural university nearby. Ask the Lord to give this young couple wisdom as they seek to know His plans, and walk in obedience to His voice. Pray the Lord would use this young couple in mighty ways to reach the young families in Rogon.
Thursday, July 14th Pray the Lord would add to His body of believers in both the Rogon church and the outreach that meets in Biskvitna even this day, as the Prattville teams completes their week of ministry. Pray the "Light of the Truth" church would truly be a lighthouse in the community and a place for students from the agricultural university to come and find Truth.
Friday, July 15th Pray for the Prattville team as they begin their journey back to the states today. Give praise to the Father for all He did in and through their labor of love in Rogon and Biskvitna this past week. Pray the seeds planted in the hearts of children and adults alike will bring a harvest in both of these communities.
Saturday, July 16th Pray for Amanda and Linda as they prepare to lead a conference in the Donetsk region in late August. Ask the Lord to speak to their hearts and minds as they write their individual teachings from the book of Colossians. Both will read/speak in Russian for the conference. Pray His words of encouragement, hope, love, and Truth would flow onto the page so that the lessons can be translated soon, leaving time to truly learn the material in Russian.
IMPACTing the Kharkov region of Ukraine with the love of Christ!
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