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The l l i o t t
Fomily
NEWSLETTER
May
99 5
Here's
What's
Been Happening
In
OurCorner
ofthe
World
Much
as
happened i n c e our a s t l e t t e r .
We
s u r v i v e d
an extremely busy
a l l
t h a t
i n c l u d e d
American i s i t o r s coming
n October o
h e l p
with a week-long v a n g e l i s t i c
F e s t i v a l .
Immediately
f t e r
t h a t ,
C h r i s
and Donna
Alexander
and
h e i r f a m i l y l e f t
f o r a two-month
v i s i t home.
Right
f t e r
Christmas, t
was
ecided
t h a t s i n c e
C h r i s
was Ifc
a l r e a d y
in
C i n c i n n a t i , t
would be
a
good time o
take
a
ard
look
at
where
we
ere
n
the
Kherson
P r o j e c t ,
and
determine
where we ant o be and
how we
r e going o
g e t
there. Chris extended
his
s t a y
and
I flew
home or
a
w e e k o f m e e t i n g s w i t h I
t h e s t a f f
a t
Clovemook and h e
S t r a t e g i c
P a r t n e r s h i p
l e a d e r s . I t
t u r n e d
o u t
t o
b e a
good
investment
of
our
ime.
We
ere
ble to
work
t h r o u g h a number
of
s s u e s and make p e c i f i c
long-range p l a n s ,
some of
which we
ave
a l r e a d y implemented.
Chris andDonna came homea
week
fter I
came
back n
January,
and
a few
days a t e r
a
group
from
Clovemook r r i v e d .
( T h e i r
p l a n s
had
been made long b e f o r e t h e
J a n u a r y
c o n f e r e n c e
was
e t
u p . )
T h e i r
v i s i t h e l p e d g e t a
u m b e r o f
r o j e c t s a n d
p l a n s implemented w i t h
the
churches here.
T h cA : / / ^
tough s s u e s
ne of he
issues that
we'v e been
d e a l i n g w i t h
i n
the
Dom olitve
church
V
as h e
growth
of a
m a l l
g r o u p
a m o n g
t h e
m e m b e r s
}
ho
e r e
t e a c h i n g t h a t
t h e
n l y
b o o k s
o f t h e New
Testament h a t
were
r u l y i n s p i r e d were h e f o u r
g o s p e l s . The b e l i e f was, s p e ci a l l y , t h a t Paul
was
not
o be
accepted as
an
n s p i r e d
a u t h o r
and
h i s t e a c h i n g s were
o
be g n o r e d . They a u g h t
t h a t Paul
a u g h t a "heresy"
about
grace
and h a t
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a
person must ollow the Old Testament law
as
Jesus
d i d .
A f t e r much i s c u s s i o n and t t e m p t s
t o b r i n g
t h e s e
f o l k back o
t h e
t r u e
t e a c h i n g of h e New
T e s t a m e n t ,
t h e
b r e t h r e n f e l t t h e y had o ex
communicate he
leaders
of
he
movement.
This
was done n a s l o v i n g a way
s p o s s i b l e ,
b u t t h e
l e a d e r s have h o s e n n o t t o r e p e n t of
h e i r ways
n d
h a v e
s t a r t e d
t e a c h i n g on
h e i r
own. r e c e n t l y h e a r d
that
some
of
he
men who
re
involved
had
r e q u e s t e d c i r c u m c i s i o n , t e a c h i n g
t h a t
i t i s o n l y by
k e e p i n g
t h e whole
Law h a t
you r e
r e a l l y a
C h r i s t i a n . My e a r t
i s
h e a v y .
I
remember
h e
t e a c h i n g i n P h i l i p p i a n s 3 : 2 , 3 : "Watch out o r t h o s e
dogs,
hose men who o
v i l ,
those m u t i l a t o r s of
he
f l e s h . For t i s we
who
r e t h e c i r c u m c i s i o n , , w ^
_
who worship by
h e
S p i r i t
of
God,
ho l o r y
i n
C h r i s t J e s u s and who u t no o n f i d e n c e
i n
t h e
flesh."
F o r t u n a t e l y ,
' v e
had an p p o r t u n i t y
t o
do some
t e a c h i n g
t o
t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n r e g a r d i n g
t h e
r e l a t i o n s h i p of h e Old and New ovenants,and h e
p r o p e r u n d e rs t a n d i n g
of
Law
,
a n d
g r a c e .
We e e m e d t o Q n e o f h e m a j o i
h a v e s t o p p e d t h e f a l s e
C h r i s t i a n s s o t h e
teaching s influence
n
the
^
Other
groups i t h f a l s e
t e a c h i n g have l s o a r r i v e d i n Kherson,
nd one of
t h e
major
a s k s
i s t o
equip new C h r i s t i a n s w i t h
enough u n d e r s t a n d i n g so
h e y w i l l n o t
be a k e n
i n
by
s u c h g r o u p s . This
s
a major a s k b e c a u s e of
h e
numbers c c e p t i n g
C h r i s t . At
h e b a p t i s m a l s e r v i c e
_ i n M a i : c h , J l 9 _ J i e w . b e l i e v e r s j w e r & b a p t i z e c L - T h e
Kherson Christian Church has
s t a r t e d
a new hurch
i n
a n o t h e r a r e a
of
h e
c i t y ,
and e n
p e o p l e
from
t h a t
c o n g r e g a t i o n
were
b a p t i z e d . We
r e
t r y i n g t o
e s t a b l i s h s m a l l g r o u p s t o
p r o v i d e
t h e n e c e s s a r y
t e a c h i n g ,
b u t t h e r e a r e
few r a i n e d
l e a d e r s and h e y
are already
s t r e t c h e d
t o the
i m i t .
Sloweddown ya i r u s
We
r e
dong
w e l l .
I had a e r r i b l e week n
February
during which
came
down i t h
f e v e r ,
c h i l l s , n a u s e a and a e a d a c h e
n o t h i n g would
o u c h .
I ended up a l l i n g
a
o c t o r , who e n t me o
t h e
h o s p i t a l f o r t e s t s . He o l d
me
h a t when g o t t h e r e I
s h o u l d
a s k f o r t h e
Head
Housekeeper.
I
d i d
a s
he
One f
h e
major
a s k s
i s t o
equip
new
Christians so they w i l l
not be taken
i n
by
alse teaching.
s a i d . She o o k immediate h a r g e , moving
me
a r o u n d
t h e slow-moving
i n e s
and
g e t t i n g me he
I needed o b e . I saw
an
a r / n o s e / t h r o a t
d o c t o r ,
ha
an x - r a y ,
and had
blood and
u r i n e
t e s t s . The
f a c i l i t i e s
were
e r y
modem,
l e a n
and s a f e , and
people were very
p r o f e s s i o n a l
and
c o u r t e o u s .
S e v e r a l days a t e r , a s
I
was t i l l n o t w e l l ,
t h e
d o c t
sent
me
ack for a
CAT can.
I took Jolene with
t h a t
t i m e s o
s h e c o u l d b e g i n t o
f e e l
some o n f i d e n
i n t h e h e a l t h
f a c i l i t i e s a l s o .
The i n a l d i a g n o s i s wa
t h a t I probably had a i r u s and would e c o v e r . A
I d i d . I
l o s t
a week o s i c k n e s s
and s p e n t t h e n e x t
week
t h a l f speed, u t , I i d r e c o v e r .
-Dividing
upthe-work^
-
A s
a e s u l t
of
our a n u a r y m e e t i n g s , C h r i s and
have
been
working
o
d e f i n e
our
o l e s .
We
av e
d e c i d e d
t h a t
h e
w i l l p r i m a r i l y
o v e r s e e
t h e c r o s s -
c u l t u r a l m i s s i o n
o u t r e a c h and
w i l l p r i m a r i l y
o v e r s e e
t h e l e a d e r s h i p
t r a i n i n g
of h e
church e a d e
This i t s
our
i f t e d n e s s b e
T -
^
n d w i l l
a l l o w u s t o
u s e
o
: s i s t o e q u i p
new c r e a t i v e
e n e r g i e s
i n t h e
b
I not be taken in way p o s s i b l e . I t
w i l l
a l s o
help
h e
church
e a d e r s
t o
I
know who
s
d o i n g
w h a t .
I am u r r e n t l y t e a c h i n g a g r o u p of o t e n t i a l
e l d e r s , l e a d e r s , and u r r e n t
s m a l l
g r o u p
l e a d e r s
a t
the Kherson
Christian
Church an overview of
he
New T e s t a m e n t . One of
h e
m a j o r t a s k s
now
s
t o
form a
t e e r i n g
committee
n
t h e
church u n t i l
w e c
f u l l y p r e p a r e new
l d e r s . I n a new
church
n t h i s
" c n l t U T e ,
most
f l l f e " p o t e n t i a l
e l d e r s have
C h r i s t i a n s f o r
l e s s
t h a n
two
e a r s .
My e x t
g o a l
i s t o d e v e l o p a
u l t i - y e a r
p l a n
t o
a d d r e s s t h e s e a r e a s I n
a d d i t i o n , I c o n t i n u e
t o p r e a
( a s a way of e l i e v i n g t h e
U k r a i n i a n
m i n i s t e r s w ho
a r e
over-worked),
e r v e
as i e l d
team
t r e a s u r e r ,
a s s i s t
w i t h
t h e a n n u a l E v a n g e l i s t i c
F e s t i v a l
( t h i s y
i n
June),
t c .
I t wasn't unny
at the
time
Many
e o p l e
h a v e l e a r n e d some
n g l i s h . Mos
l e a r n
the B r i t i s h v a r i a t i o n ,
and
so we ave
had
o
l e a r n the differences
between
American and B r i t i s
E n g l i s h . One day man t o p p e d by h e a p a r t m e n t
I wasn't
home, ut Jolene knew him
and e t
him
n
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He poke a i t t l e E n g l i s h .
A f t e r
he came n , he
asked
Jolene if
he
ould undress.
She ooked at
him
in amazementand
larm, bu t then
realized
that
he
was only
asking
f he could t a k e
o f f
h i s c o a t
people who heck h e garbage l o s e t t o f i n d food
t h e y can e a t .
The
v e r a g e
s a l a r i e s
h e r e
a r e between
7 nd 50 o l l a r s
p e r
month. No ne can i v e on
h a t
so almost everyone i n d s
a
second source of ncome
Hardships increasing a i l y
The new
economy
a s
c r e a t e d
a
huge g u l f
between
he haves and
have
ots. The
ld
communist ystem attempted
o
e l i m i n a t e t h e
middle
c l a s s and r e a t e e q u a l i t y of
orkers.
Now h e r e a r e
v e r y r i
ch
u s u a l l y
c o n n e c t e d t o
t h e
Mafia) nd
v e r y
poor.
I n
our p a r t m e n t b u i l d i n g t h e r e
i s
a p r i m i t i v e
t r a s h s h o o t i n
t h e
h a l l w a y . You u t f o o d g a r b a g e
(not metal or paper)
n t o
i t
and
t f a l l s i n t o a l o s e t
on h e f i r s t
f l o o r .
S e v e r a l mornings a week,
woman comes and o r t s
t h e
garbage and a r u c k
comes
and
a k e s i t
t o
a
o c a l
p i g
farm.
L i f e
h a s
g o t t e n
s o
bad
h a t w e have now n o t i c e d
e l d e r l y
Thinking ofyou
When e look
over h e
m a i l i n g l i s t , w e
wish
w e
could
send
you
each
a e r s o n a l n o t e .
We
r e
g r a t e f u l f o r y o u r c o n c e r n , p r a y e r s , and s u p p o r t .
We
d o n ' t
s a y t h o s e words i g h t l y . We a i l y s e n s e G o d ' s
b l e s s i n g s and
g r a c e . I c o n t i n u e t o
be
amazed t
how
w e l l
e a c h
of u r
f a m i l y
members s
d o i n g .
We eem
t o
h a v e
a d j u s t e d t o
l i f e
h e r e .
S o m e t i m e s I
j u s t
s t o p
and p r a i s e God o r t h i s w o n d e r f u l g i f t- n d f o r
t h o s e
of you
who u p p o r t
us n i t .
With love.
Glen and o l e n e ,
Wendy
and Brad
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l e f t :
Brad
i c t u r e d
l e f t :
B r a d
and i sf r i e n d . Judy
Johnson.from
^ lovernook,
hare
a
book.
P i c t u r e d r i g h t :
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always
look h i s
neat? Of ourse
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PRAYER REQUESTS
Jolene and
I have
u s t
changed
language
t e a c h e r s .
Please pray f o r t h i s t r a n s i t i o n and for
our
s u c c e s s f u l mastery of a very i f f i c u l t language.
Gontinue
t o
pray
for.
ur h e a l t h
and
s a f e t y .
, C r i m i n a l , a c t i v i t y
, i s - i
p o t e n t i a l
t a r g e t s .
Pray o r t h e development of our p l a n n i n g i n l e a d e r s h i p t r a i n i n g and m i s s i o n o u t r e a c h . Pray
for Chris
as he
leads
n
t h e
missions
outreach
and o r p o t e n t i a l
m i s s i o n a r i e s and
p r e p a r a t i o n s
for e s e a r c h
among
h e Crimean T a t a r
t h i s
summer.
Pray o r Glen and h i s
work
w i t h t h e l e a d e r s
of
o t h c h u r c h e s ,
e s p e c i a l l y
f o r new
e a d e r s and
for
l d e r s
t o be prepared.
P r a y f o r
b o t h c h j i r c h e s h e r e
a n d t h e i r b u i l d i n g n e e d s . P r a y
f o r t h e
Dom o l i t v e
t o
be a b l e
t o
f i n i s h
t h e i r
new b u i l d i n g soon. Pray f o r t h e Kherson C h r i s t i a n Church t o be a b l e t o
r e c e i v e
p r o p e r t y from h e c i t y and t o be b l e t o b u i l d . The e n t on
h e i r
t h e a t e r
keeps
o u b l i n g .
Pray
f o r
our major e v a n g e l i s t i c
o u t r e a c h
i n June
and
f o r t h o s e
Americans
who
i l l be
t r a v e l i n g here
o
h e l p .
ClovemookChristian Church
1373 W.
GALBRAITH ROAD
CINCINNATI,OHIO 5231
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The
l l i o t t
Family
NEWSILETTER
Ocfober 1995
Summing
up
I t ' s
been
18 months i n c e we
e f t t h e
S t a t e s . Time seems
o
f l y by. O u r team, ased on recommen
d a t i o n s from
e t e r a n m i s s i o n a r i e s ,
has
decided o have
furloughs every 18 months
and t a y
i n the
t a t e s
t h r e e months. This makes t e a s i e r t o r e a d j u s t t o r e - e n t r y back n t o t h e
Ukraine,
s p e c i a l l y
f o r
t h e k i d s .
As e r e p a r e
t o b e g i n
our
i r s t f u r l o u g h , t ' s
a
good i m e t o l o o k
b a c k over h e
l a s t y e a r and
a
a l f .
You
might remember
h a t
our work
s summarized
n two main g o a l s :
F i r s t ,
t o
e q u i p t h e
U k r a i n i a n
C h r i s t i a n s
t o l e a d
s t r o n g , growing,
e p r o d u c i n g and
m i s s i o n s - a c t i v e
c h u r c h e s ;
Second,
o
b e
a
a t a l y s t f o r
sending
k r a i n i a n m i s s i o n a r i e s t o
t h e
Crimean T a t a r , an unreached
nominally
Muslim group n e a r
h e r e .
We
ave
made good
p r o g r e s s towards h e s e g o a l s :
/a s t
S p r i n g , t h e Kherson
C h r i s t i a n
Church
members e l e c t e d
a o u n c i l
of
men o b e g i n
t r a i n i n g
t o
handle the d m i n i s t r a t i v e d e c i s i o n s f o r t h e congregation. This group of new C h r i s t i a n s
continues
o
meet
on
a e g u l a r b a s i s
f o r
l e a d e r s h i p t r a i n i n g .
rat
Ivan, i n i s t e r of h e Dom
olitve church
which
has
been n e x i s t e n c e
f o r
over70 e a r s , has
e x p r e s s e d h i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g of h e need o
t r a i n
up more e a d e r s t o assume
e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s
f o r t h e
growing
i s t of i n i s t r i e s t h e y
have
n
t h e p r i s o n s , h o s p i t a l s , e t c .
/ecause of an x p r e s s e d
n e e d ,
w e
have begun
t e a c h i n g
a
i b l e s c h o o l
c l a s s
f o r
a d u l t s
on a t u r d a y
evening
o give
C h r i s t i a n s
a b e t t e r understanding of God's
Word and how
o apply t i n t h e i r l i v e s .
/ach of
h e
two
a r g e r
c h u r c h e s , t h e
Dom
o l i t v e
DM)
nd t h e Kherson C h r i s t i a n Church KCC ) ,
h a s been n s t r u m e n t a l i n b e g i n n i n g
a new
h u r c h . TheDM
t a r t e d
t h e Church of h r i s t t h e
Saviour,
which s c u r r e n t l y
meeting n
a h e a t e r .
Attendance
s over
100. The KCC
egan a
church
c a l l e d
Habaka,
hich meets n an n s t i t u t e . They have about
70
n a t t e n d a n c e .
/ast May,we ade a p r e l i m i n a r y t r i p t o t h e Crimea o i n v e s t i g a t e t h e p o s s i b i l i t y of
ending
U k r a i n i a n C h r i s t i a n s
on
a
summer r i p . The e s p o n s e we e c e i v e d seemed promising,
o
we r a i n e d
t h r e e teams
who ent t t h e end of u l y .
They
came
back with
a
o t of
e l p f u l
information and
good
n s i g h t i n t o t h e d i f f i c u l t i e s and p o s s i b i l i t i e s . We r e
continuing
weekly r a i n i n g
with
t h i s
group.
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Persona Notes
Brad and Wendy
The kids a r e dong very w e l l . They have made o t s
of
r i e n d s
and
c o n t i n u e
t o
improve
n
t h e i r language
a b i l i t y . Wendy speaks a s t e r t h a n any
of s .
They r e
doing well
n
school and
i k e
t h e i r new
e a c h e r ,
Laura
M c K i l l i p . ( P l e a s e
keep
e r
i n
your
r a y e r s
as she
c o n t i n u e s t o a d j u s t t o t e a c h i n g and
i f e
i n g e n e r a l h e r e . )
Brad continues
o
have
problems
with h e a l t h ,
u s u a l l y r e l a t e d
t o
a l l e r g i e s ,
but h e y h a v e n ' t
slowed h i s
growth
r a t e . Most
of you w i l l
h a r d l y r e c o g n i s e
t h e
k i d s . Wendy
has grown over four n c h e s
i n
t h e l a s t
y e a r . Our u r l o u g h i s
coming
u s t i n
time o r a
maion
clothes-shopping x p e d i t i o n
.
Peanut
e t t l i n g
in
" P e a n u t , " t h e family
dog, s
out
of h e
puppy t a g e ,
s o
h i s
b r i n g s
l e s s
work
and
allows
more
l e e p .
We
r e
e n j o y i n g h a v i n g
him
s
p a r t of h e f a m i l y ,
b u t s t i l l
h a t e
t h e
n e c e s s a r y e x t r a t r i p s u p and
down
h e seven l i g h t s
of tairs.
Language
k i l l s
progressing
J o l e n e and I r e making p r o g r e s s i n language
l e a r n i n g .
I have begun p r a y i n g i n
R u s s i a n b u t am t i l l
f r u s t r a t e d
by a
i m i t e d vocabulary h a t
keeps
me rom
s a y i n g
e x a c t l y what want o s a y . I
p r e a c h e d
my i r s t
sermon n Russian. I wa s nervous and
thought
spoke
t o o
f a s t ,
but everyone
a i d
i t was
more
a t u r a l t h a t
way.
We t i l l
have
a
long way o
go
e f o r e d e s c ri b i n g
ourselves as
fluent.
Looking ahead
Al though our
urlough schedule
does not
ook
too
r e s t f u l , " we r e going
o
have
o h i t t h e
ground
running when we e t u r n . The
year
ahead
i s
a l r e a d y
f i l l i n g up w i t h
major
v e n t s i n a d d i t i o n
t o
our
everyday
e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s .
February - Week-long e a d e r s h i p t r a i n i n g semina
A p r i l
-
Two-week
TCM ourse: Evangelis m
and Church
Growth
(Offered to n t e r e s t e d church member
and
t
a
higher e v e l
as a
Masters
Degree
ourse)
-May-
Two-week
M u s l i m Seminar
o p r e p a r
U k r a i n i a n
m i s s i o n a r i e s t o
go
o t h e
Cri mea and e g i n
t o l a y
t h e
groundwork o r e v a n g e l i z i n g t h e T a t a
people
i v i n g t h e r e
June
F i f t h Annual v a n g e l i s t i c F e s t i v a l
J u l y - T a t a r r e s e a r c h
t r i p s t o
t h e Crimea
o
gain more nformation and
understanding
- Two weekTCM ourse: Old
Testament
September
P o s s i b l e second v a n g e l i s t i c
campaign and
sending
of krainian
missionaries t o the
Crimea
October
Two week
TCM
ourse: New
Testament r e a c h i n g and
e a c h i n g
November REST
r i
(Above): Peanut
r i e s to convince u s
that he
could
be
a
part
of
h i s
furloug
team.
Nice
r y ,
but
e ' l l
be
taying
with
friends.
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Coming t o a
church
near you perhaps)
D u r i n g o u r f u r l o u g h , we i l l b e v i s i t i n g a t l e a s t 1 3
c h u r c h e s
a n d m e e t i n g w i t h n u m e r o u s s m a l l e r g r o u p s , e t t i n g
o u r
d o c t o r and
e n t i s t i s i t s ( o h ,
u n ) ,
i s i t i n g
w i t h
o u r
a m i l i e s ,
t a k i n g
a few
days
o r v a c a t i o n ,
a n d
e a t i n g
j u n k
w i t h
a l l of h e
a b o v e ) . Our e n t a t i v e s c h e d u l e
i s :
November 2
A r r i v e
i n C i n c i n n a t i from JFK 7:25 . m . .
e l t a #1297
2 o December 1 W e ' l l be
b a s e d
i n C i n c i n n a t i . Our phone number i l l be 513-631-1218 or you can
c a l l
and
e a v e
a
message
t
Clovernook
C h r i s t i a n
Church, 13-522-7707.
CHURCHES
November
5 ,
26
Clovernook
Christian Ch u r c h , i n c i n n a t i ,
Ohio
6
Plainfield
Christian
Church lainfield,
ndiana
12
Parkside
Ch u r c h ,
nchorage,
laska
19
P i c k e r i n g t o n
C h r i s t i a n
Church,
i c k e r i n g t o n , Ohio
D e c e m b e r 2 o J a n u a r y
4 - ^ b l T b e T m - t h e W e s t
o a s t
e n j o y i n g w a r m w e a t h e r
a n d v i s i t i n w i t h
o u r f a m i l i e s
over
the o l i d a y s .
CHURCHES
December 3 First
Christian
Church
naheim, alifornia
10
First Christian Church uma rizona
17 Pantano hristian Church uscon, rizona
19 Grace
Community
h u r c h , e m p e , rizona
Plus
h r e e
more
Phoenix
a r e a
churches
pending
confirmation
January5 o January 3 1 W e ' l l be back
n
C i n c i n n a t i , s t a y i n g near
Mt .
Washington Church of h r i s t .
W e ' l l a l s o
b e v i s i t i n g S p r i n g f i e l d C h r i s t i a n Church i n S p r i n g f i e l d , Ohio.
January 3 1
o February 1 Back
o
Kherson t o r e s t up
o r t h e
e v e n t s
coming up
h e r e .
(Right): Wendy
emonstrates
good
tudy
h a b i t s .
t
The
ighty Khe rson A r t
layers
n
costume or
h e i r
erformance: Nick Alexander,Ryan lexander, r a d
l l i o t t ,
l l i o t t and aura
McKUlip.
(Right):
Bradand
is
riend,
Genia,
and
eanut.
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Summingup
With
e v e r y
s t e p
we
a k e t o w a r d our
g o a l s ,
h f e r e comes i f f i u l t i e s and p r o b l e m s . P l e a s e c o n t i n u e
t o pray
about
h e s e
concerns n Kherson:
ray o r
t h e C o u n c i l
a t t h e KCC.
h e s e j n e n - r e T 3 i r n e w
C h r i s t i a n s
i n a
u l t u r e t h a t has n o t
e n e o i m ^ e d : | ) e i s a n a l t 4 e a d e r ' S b i p r - i P F f Q r t h a t
t h e y
w i l l - d e v e l o p
t h e s k i U s n e c e s s a r y ^ t o ^ i d e l h a t
c o n g r e g a t i o n .
h e
Dom
o l i t v e
i s a
h u r c h
o f l d e r members Pray o r new l e a d e r s t o r i s e
u p
t o t a k e t h e
p l a c e o f
h o s e who ave s e r v e d
so
long a n d a i t h f u l l y but r e n o o n g e r
a b l e
t o d o s o .
s more and more
e o p l e
commit h e m s e l v e s t o
C h r i s t ,
p r a y
f o r an e a g e r n e s s
i n t h e i r
h e a r t s
t o
l e a r n
and
u n d e r s t a n d h o w b e i n g
a h r i s t i a n
i s t o
make a i f f e r e n c e
i n
t h e i r l i v e s and t h e i r
w o r l d
l l o f h e
c h u r c h e s we
r e
working w i t h a r e s t r u g g l i n g w i t h b u i l d i n g
p r o b l e m s . The
DM
s
i n
t h e p r o c e s s o f u i l d i n g
a
n ew house o f o r s h i p , but n t i m e s o f n c r e d i b l e i n f l a t i o n t h e
expenses
can
t r i p l e i n weeks
The
t h e r churches a r e d e a l i n g w i t h l a n d l o r d s who f t e n double
o r t r i p l e t h e r e n t . P l e a s e p r a y t h a t t h e s e
b u i l d i n g
problems w i l l
be
e s o l v e d .
i n a l l y ,
p r a y f o r
t h o s e
U k r a i n i a n
C h r i s t i a n s
w h o
r e
p r e p a r i n g t o
m i n i s t e r t o
t h e
T a t a r s .
There
a r e
major
e t h n i c b a r r i e r s t o
overcome s
w e l l
a s problems
h a t m a y
r i s e out
o f h e
i n e x p e r i e n c e o f h e s e
new
m i s s i o n a r i e s .
Oovemook
hristianChurch
1373
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