AM with Thomas Merton

"People ask me advice. I feel terrible when I give it, not because they will think I am a fool, but because they might go ahead and take it." - Thomas Merton (THE SIGN OF JONAS, page 153) How quick am I about giving advice, sending people to zigzag street?

IBS seminar in Rostov-On-Don, Russia

The preparations for Rostov-On-Don 5-day IBS seminar were intense, says Alex Alexandroff, ICM Russia Field Director: We just spent weeks putting everything together for the trip! It is our big passion to pray before we go and ask the Lord for His leading and directions. Only Jesus knows perfectly the church we are going to; He is aware of problems people are facing at that particular congregation. Therefore, we asked God have His way with us. And He did! And that was awesome! We felt excited about the atmosphere God blessed us with. From day one we realized it was going to be quite an awesome time in Gods presence and His Word! His embrace was lovely, His act was gracious! Wish we were here with us!

Dearest partners, we invite you to celebrate what God did at the seminars as a TEAM. On behalf of the students of the Word, I would like to thank you for your contribution this month! We have found this trip the most enjoyable one for the past few months. Thank you guys for making it happen!

AM with Merton

"Whatever I may have written, I think it all can be reduced in the end to this one root truth: that God calls human persons to union with Himself and with one another in Christ, in the Church which is His Body…” - Thomas Merton

Bundy Christian welcomed us with arms wide open

The last five or six years have been the best years of our collaboration with Bundy Canyon Christian Church!

Olga and I and Pastor Larry agreed that together we will storm churches, orphanages, and christian shelters in Russia sharing from the Word of God and our pocketbooks!

This ministry is fantastic, says Pastor Larry, because Jesus is fantastic! I do believe in what Jerry Ranken said once: 'there is no better way for you and your church to invest in eternal things than giving to missions that all peoples may know Him!'