Abigail Hope and Rebekah Praise, Christmas Eve 2008
We spent Christmas Eve with our dear friends, the Beals.
Archive for December, 2008
Merry Christmas!!
Saturday, December 27th, 2008
“In Him was life…”
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008“Did you notice that Roman brought a Bible with him this time?”
“Yes! and Bohdan, who sat next to me, was able to locate all the Scripture references as we went.”
“And we had ALL guys! It was a men’s Bible study!”
“And our new rock climbing friend came too, and stayed the whole time.”
“It seemed like you really had their attention during the preaching.”
If you could’ve overheard Joshua and I after English Club/Bible study this evening, you would’ve heard something like the above. We were greatly encouraged and excited, to say the least. We had a great group of six men tonight, many of whom showed key signs of interest in God’s Word.
Joshua preached from John chapter 15 and hit on some powerful subjects. One clear theme, among others, was that in Christ is LIFE, and outside of him there is NO life. I had proverbial tingles down my spine from the simple yet clear truths presented that could change these men’s lives forever if they get ahold of them.
Thanks so much to all of you that are making a special effort to pray for this ministry. Know that you are making a difference in the kingdom of God. We believe that God is drawing hearts to Himself. Please continue to pray with us for the salvation of those who are coming.
New OFR Posted
Monday, December 22nd, 2008
The latest version of our newsletter, Overseas Field Report, has now been posted to our blog. To download it in PDF format, please select “Download OFR” from the right-hand menu, or click the link below:
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
Friday, December 19th, 2008
The Christmas tree makes our house so cheery during the dark winter days.
Here is what I did today...
These will be decorated tomorrow at a small Christmas party Joshua and I are hosting.
Missionary Kodak Moments
Friday, December 12th, 2008
Anya shows interest in the Gospel of John.
Our second evening of English Club and Bible teaching went off very well! 11 people came to participate in the evening’s events, most of whom were present for the teaching of the Word!
Listeners intent on the preaching
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An Evening of Christian Fellowship
Monday, December 8th, 2008
The postal worker’s eyes widened as I handed her my 3 large stacks of business envelopes. “So many lovers to write to, eh?”, the gray-headed gentleman next to me teased with a twinkle in his eye. I don’t usually enjoy trips to the Ukrainian Post Office, but this one was important. Joshua and I had spent all weekend preparing this mail-out for those of our Bible Correspondence students who live in the L’viv area– 228 in all. As I sat and licked each individual stamp, (no self-adhesive here!) my thoughts ran in a continuous cycle: Will this person come? Lord, draw their hearts to you. I wonder how many will be there. Will they come? Bring those who are ready to hear, Lord!
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Have you read The Law?
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008With all that’s been going on of late in the political world, I decided to pull out my copy of The Law by Frederic Bastiat and read through it again. The Law is a very short book (sometimes even referred to as “pamphlet”) but it is truly revolutionary in the strictest sense of the word.
Walter Williams, an economics professor at George Mason University, said this in his introduction to The Law:
I must have been forty years old before reading Frederic Bastiat’s classic The Law. An anonymous person, to whom I shall eternally be in debt, mailed me an unsolicited copy. After reading the book, I was convinced that a liberal-arts education without an encounter with Bastiat is incomplete. Reading Bastiat made me keenly aware of all the time wasted, along with the frustrations of going down one blind alley after another, organizing my philosophy of life. The Law did not produce a philosophical conversion for me as much as it created order in my thinking about liberty and just human conduct.
If you love freedom, you will be blessed by reading The Law. Here’s where to get it:
