Thursday, June 30, 2011

MISSIONS TRIP TO KIRILLOV

THROUGH WORSHIP, I.B.S. TEACHING, PRAYER AND STREET EVANGELISM IN THE TOWN OF KIRILLOV...

EQUIPPING THE SAINTS

THROUGH WORSHIP, I.B.S. TEACHING, AND PRAYER FOR THE STUDENTS OF THE WORD IN THE CITY OF VOLOGDA, RUSSIA














































UPDATE FROM RUSSIA

Dear Partners in the Ministry,

Thank you so very much for your prayers and support this month! The month of June was very busy for Olga and I and the rest of ICM Russia Crew. As you may already know that we believe in training and equipping the saints for the work of ministry. We appreciate your prayerful and financial support  because you enable us to travel and teach Inductive Bible Studies all over the former Soviet Union and to the ends of the Earth. A lot of people, most of whom are ministers, gather for a joint search for God and learning how to study the Word of God line by line and chapter by chapter and build a dynamically growing church or ministry.

On the first evening of the opening of the conference, which is accompanied by a live worship we give an inspiring teaching on  how important it is for all of us hear the Word of God and obey it in our practical life. We encourage people to read the passage carefully asking questions of observation, interpretation and application. 

The next day begins with a lively teaching on how crucial it is to break the Bread of Life into small bite-size pieces so that we could effectively chew on the Word and meditate on God's will for us and all mankind. In this message, we speak of a radical study of the Word in which people do not just say that they read their Bibles, but really take heed to what God has to say to them through the prophetic Word so that they might live for Christ and His will. Three step study: Observation, Interpretation of the Word and Application leaves nobody indifferent; we encourage the participants to really hear God and dig deep into the Word so that they could get true revelations and new solutions in their personal relationship with God. 

ICM Russia ministers teach the principles of productive Bible study. Practical advice on how we can teach through the Bible in our home Bible studies and congregations is shared. They speak of the fruitful work of the Holy Spirit as we teach and preach the Word inductively in our ministries.

The culmination of the conference is the laying on of hands and prayer for the participants. We pray the participants may apply what they have learned at the study, believe in God, in His power to live and to fear nothing. It is a very blessed ministry in which the Word of God penetrates people’s hearts and changes their lives. At the end of our services we prayed for people individually knowing the Father's heart! We are called to pass on the blessing  to ministers of the Gospel so that they can have their case continued in the future. This prayer is a landmark for all of us who participated in the conference. This is what we believe in and do in our service.

Thursday, June 9, 2011

LIGHT OF HOPE CHURCH

Again and again Olga and I would like to thank you, our dearest partners, friends and family for your prayerful and financial support you have been sending to us all these months so that we might stay in the ministry full time in 2011. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!


Avenir prays blessings upon the church!

Church body has grown a bit...
That past Sunday was a huge blessing from the Lord! On Sunday evening after we were done ministering to people at the Good News Church, Olga and I came to the Light of Hope Church we planted a year ago. What a joy to see people growing in the Lord! Our kids blessed our hearts!

Sending children to kids church!

Speaking words of encouragement and wisdom...
The Word of God makes people think, rejoice and worship the Lord!
The Word ministered to many that night!  Truly we had a great time of fellowship in the Spirit and God's Word! After the service was over we celebrated our 2011 family re-union having tea party and time of fellowship with our friends and ministry team!

I got the blessing sharing my heart with my dear friends and family!
It is a small but very loving Body of believers! We enjoyed every minute of our ministry there! It was so much fun to share my heart with my church! Avenir is doing a great job teaching the Word productively and advancing the Kingdom in Cherepovets!

People of God are precious!

Communion time was just awesome!

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

SERVIN'AT GOOD NEWS CHURCH

DEAREST PARTNERS AND FAMILY,

Olga and I were invited to do and Inductive Bible Study at the Good News Church of Cherepovets that past Sunday! The Place was packed and that's the beginning of June when people go to their summer gardens to do the soil work. God has given hunger to His bride, that's for sure!! We worshiped the Lord from our humble hearts and went to the Word of God!

Praise Band

Just enjoyed our time of prayer...

People of God listened to the Word with great interest and thankful hearts!!!!

It was my great pleasure to share from the Book of Ephesians

People of God worshiped the Lord as we were reading from the Book!

 Peace of God filled the room as I was teaching...

God's presence was so strong... for that we praised the Lord!


Communion time was just awesome!

Breaking of the Bread


We had church that morning!!!!!
Thank you all who sent your prayerful and financial support for Igor and Olga to enable us to go in Jesus name and equip God's church with His prophetic Word!