Team Kharkov Requests April 22nd-28th

"Yes, LORD, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your NAME and renown are the desire of our hearts." (Isaiah 26:8)

Sometimes, I'm not very good at waiting.....sometimes I want it ALL, and I want it NOW!  Yet the longer I walk with Him, the more I realize it is the journey, and even the waiting, that are the most exciting part of this life.  Just as a child with sparkling eyes focusing on the "prize" on Christmas morning, anticipating what is under all that glitter, I find myself expectantly waiting for him to "unwrap" the gift - the revelation of just how he is going to make his name and himself known in the world in which I walk.  

We have much to do in the next two weeks as we prepare for a team from Mississippi that has a passion and desire to make HIS name known in the Kharkov region of Ukraine!  Yet the greatest "preparation" is prayer, asking our great God to work in and through us, by the power of his Spirit, to open the eyes of the spiritually blind to One who loves them unconditionally, who, out of that great love chose to die for them, and wants them to say "yes" to that love for an eternity!

May his NAME and renown be the ultimate desire, and driving passion of our hearts in the days before us!

Sunday, April 22nd  Amanda continues to join with the youth at Christian Life church in the study of "Experiencing God."  Pray for the Ukrainian brothers who help lead this group, and for the youth who are attending to surrender their lives more completely to the Father's will.  Ask the Lord to lay a strong foundation for youth ministry in this church that will reach out to the community.

Monday, April 23rd  Pray for Amanda and I as we travel to Zmeeov this week to meet with Pastor Yuri, and on to Balaklaya to meet with the pastor there in preparation for our volunteer team arriving next Saturday.  Pray for our eyes and our hearts to be open to His plans, and His will for the work that is to come.   Intercede for each person who will be his hands, his heart, and his feet, as well as for those to whom they will minister.

Tuesday, April 24th  Intercede for the time Amanda has each Tuesday individually with Yana (young Ukrainian believer), Marina (young woman seeking Truth), and Natasha (believer studying Breaking Free).  Pray she will not grow weary throughout the day, but will be strengthened by the Spirit as she invests her heart and life into these young women.
  

New Life of Spring!

Wednesday, April 25th  Praise the Father with us for the new life in Christ that has been received by "A," one of the young women attending the Breaking Free group on Wednesday evenings.  Pastor V (New Hope) shared last week that "A" had repented at their services on Easter.  Pray the Lord would continue to use our time of study together to change us by the power of His Word, through the Holy Spirit.

Thursday, April 26th  The Book Club continues to study the Scriptures, now focusing on the days following Christ's resurrection.  Ask the Lord to grant us wisdom in knowing His plans for the future of this small group that has been meeting for several years.  Petition the Lord to lead each person attending who is not yet a believer into a personal, intimate, eternal relationship with Christ.

Friday, April 27th  Pray for our international students as they prepare for and take their final exams in the days and weeks ahead.  Ask the Lord to continue to draw them to himself even as they experience the stress and tension of study and testing in another culture.  Pray the Lord would grant them favor as they go through their oral and written exams.

Saturday, April 28th  Amanda and I will attend a wedding today for one of our young women from Breaking Free (Karina) and a young man from New Hope International Church.  Pray this young couple will be used by the Lord to make HIS NAME known in the Kharkov region of Ukraine.  Ask the Lord to bless them as they begin serving Him in the unity of marriage.

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