Team Kharkov Requests March 18th-24th

"During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, "Come over to Macedonia and help us."  After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them." (Acts 16:9-10)

The verses prior to Paul's "Macedonia call" tell us he and his companions traveled throughout the region, always ready to enter in to the places the Lord would have them go.  At the same time, they did not try to go where the were not led, careful to listen closely to the guidance of the Holy Spirit.  

We have had personnel living and working diligently in the Kharkov region for over 15 years.  Each one has had, and does have a desire to work alongside our Ukrainian brothers and sisters in Christ to give each of the 3 million Ukrainians living in this region an opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel.  Team Kharkov members (Amanda Dillon and Linda Gray) are committed to continuing to pray, listen, and obey as we travel throughout the Kharkov region in the months ahead, looking for those "open doors," and His vision,  even as we continue to work in those places to which He has called us.  

Please continue to join us in praying we will have ears to hear, hearts to understand and obey the guidance of the Lord as He seeks to grant us a "vision" for where we are to join Him.  Intercede for the Holy Spirit to work within the hearts of multitudes of the 3 million Ukrainians living in the Kharkov region, raising up believers with a passion to "get ready at once to leave" to go out to those who have yet to hear.

Sunday, March 18th  A 2-man team, arriving in Kharkov on Saturday, March 17th, are scheduled to depart for the states this afternoon (7:30 a.m. CDST)  They came to finalize preparations for construction in Zmeeov scheduled for a large team in May.  Pray their journey home will be a time of confirming in the hearts and minds what the Lord has spoken.  Petition the Lord to grant them refreshing and renewal even while they travel.

Monday, March 19th  Praise to God for the opportunities we have to speak the love of Christ into the lives of Ukrainian and International women.  Most of them are impacted daily by advertisements on billboards, internet, and TV telling them what they should look like to be "desirable."  Pray the Holy Spirit would grant us wisdom to help them understand the beauty of Christ that is within each of them.  Intercede for V, a young woman Linda meets with each week, who desires so much to be loved that she is seeking that love in the wrong places.

Tuesday, March 20th  Amanda meets each Tuesday with Natasha to study "Breaking Free" in her home.  When schedules allow, she also meets with Marina to practice conversational English, a young woman for whom you have prayed who is not yet a believer.  Petition the Lord to use their time of fellowship to soften the heart of Marina, granting her the desire and the willingness to say "yes" to Christ.  Pray the Lord would grant all of these young women times of refreshing, renewal, and encouragement as they meet together.

Wednesday, March 21st  Thank you for praying for the Breaking Free group that met last Wednesday in the Saltavka region of the city near New Hope Church.  There were 8 women gathered together to be "introduced" to the study, several who are either non-believers, or are not yet committed to worshiping with other believers in a church.  Pray the Lord would draw each one of them back to the study tonight (12:00 p.m. CDST), preparing all our hearts to hear from Him.  Ask the Lord to enable me (Linda) to understand and speak clearly in Russian.

Thursday, March 22nd  Ludmila, Yuri, Oksana, Julia, Margaret, Natasha, Irina, Michael, Luda, David, Katya, Ira........these and others gather together each Thursday evening for 2 hours of The Book Club conversational english group.  Please lift up these people by name before the Throne of Christ, that they may know Christ Jesus as Lord and Savior if they are not yet believers.  Pray the Lord would continue to fill our time together with His presence, and with the power of the Holy Spirit to change each of our lives as we encounter Him.  

Friday, March 23rd  Thank you for interceding for the "XTZ" church as they sought new facilities.   While a new meeting place has not been found, their "parent church," Central Baptist, chose not to disband this body of believers, but to "set them free" to support themselves through their tithes and offerings, rather than being financially supported by Central Baptist.  Pray for those in leadership in this small congregation to now grow weary in doing well.  Please continue to intercede for the Vitaly and Oleysa Maslanka as they seek wisdom from the Lord in dealing with their daughter Deana's turning from the Lord.  Pray the Holy Spirit would turn Deana's heart back to Christ through the power of His love.

We're "Breaking Free" together!

Saturday, March 24th  We will be gathering together again today with about 15 women from New Hope International Church to continue the Breaking Free study.  We have just 3 more lessons to study before completing this study, and we are praising Him for all He has done in each of our lives.  Pray all of us will allow the Holy Spirit to complete His work in us that He has desired to do through our time together.  


IMPACTing the Kharkov Region of Ukraine with the Love of Christ!