Shown in the photo on the left, Ira (on the left) repented at the end of the 2nd day of our camp. In the photo on the right, Galya, with our colleague Joe Ragan who preached during our Sunday worship service, received Christ as Savior at the end of the service.
Each of these women had been prayed for, witnessed to, and ministered to by women from the Baptist church in their city. Your prayers, joined with those of believers in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, moved their hearts to say "yes" to the invitation to the camp, and to Christ Jesus as Lord!
Thank you for your prayers in the past, and for hearts willing to pray for what the Father desires to do in the future in and through the ministry of Team Kharkov - Amanda Dillon and Linda Gray - as we walk in obedience to Him!
Sunday, September 4th Amanda and I will attend Christian Life Church in Kharkov today. Their missions pastor, Zhenya Molodchy and his wife Natasha are great friends and co-laborers with us. Pray as we continue to visit churches in the Kharkov region, seeking to know the plans the Father has for us, and for future volunteer teams. Zhenya has been and will be helping us in meeting with pastors and church leaders in preparation for teams and future ministry. Pray for Zhenya, Natasha and their children as they serve the Lord with joy in the Kharkov region.
Monday, September 5th Pray for Amanda and I as we prepare conference material for a women's conference in Western Ukraine. Ask the Lord to lead us both as we write what the Lord lays upon our hearts from parables concerning the mercy of Christ. Pray we will both be attentive to hear His voice, and that our hearts would be prepared to speak His Word.
Tuesday, September 6th Pray for Pastor Vitaly Sorokun and believers at New Hope Church as they prayerfully seek to reach the Saltavka region of Kharkov. Praise the Father for the passion he has given Pastor Vee to disciple and see the believers in New Hope filled with the same passion for sharing Christ with those outside their doors.
Wednesday, September 7th Amanda and I will travel today to Kiev for the first part of our journey to Western Ukraine. Pray for times of sweet fellowship with one another and with the Lord as we make the 6-hour drive from Kharkov. Ask the Father to grant us safe travel on the roads.
Thursday, September 8th Pray for us as we fly from Kiev to Lviv, Ukraine for a women's retreat Friday and Saturday. Ask the Lord to bless our time of fellowship with colleagues in Western Ukraine. Intercede for Amanda, Linda Ray, Donna Akers, and myself as we make final preparations spiritually, emotionally, and physically for the time of teaching.
Friday, September 9th Petition the Lord to prepare the hearts of each one attending the women's conference in Lviv today. Ask the Lord to speak His Word clearly and succinctly in a way that leads each of us to be changed through the power of His Word.
Saturday, September 10th Pray the Lord would move in the hearts of the women in the conference who have never made a decision to follow Christ. Praise Him for His faithfulness to His promise that His Word will never return void, but will cut to the very marrow of the bone, the very core of our being, to bring about eternal change.
Each and every day we draw closer to the return of our Savior. We do not know if it will be today, tomorrow, or a 1000 years from now! But for multitudes in the world, today will be their last day, their last opportunity to hear and receive the Good News of Jesus Christ. Thank you for your prayers for those who have yet to hear, and for us as we seek to be instruments in His hands, for His glory!
IMPACTing the Kharkov region of Ukraine with the love of Christ!
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