Wednesday, June 5, 2013

THE PROKOPYEVS UPDATE

Dear Co-laborer in Christ!

Olga and I give praises to our Lord and Savior Jesus for what He has done in and through the ministry in the month of May!

We THANK YOU all, our dearest friends and partners for your support you have sent our way this month!

We witnessed hundreds of saints respond in faith to the teaching of the Inductive Bible Study in Russia. It is our great joy to see the team: Sergey Raspopov, Garrick Kurginyan, Avenir Kalinkin, Andre Sorokin, Konstantine Rogov, etc. traveling and teaching the saints in churches on how to hear the Word of God, understand it and apply the Truth in their personal lives.

The impact is best described by emails and pictures recently sent to us from the team members… (some pictures are posted on my FB wall, some are still coming….)

From: Sergey and Karina Raspopov
Subject: ICM Workshop in Kargopol, Russia

Dear Igor and Olga,
Greetings to you! Once again we would like to thank you for coming over to our church to minister and equip us to do the Inductive Bible Study Seminars in Russian churches. Surely, we are reaping from the fruit of the training program you put together in Severodvinsk in the month of October. Karina and I went to Kargopol to teach the Inductive Bible Study Workshop this last week. We covered 520 km to get to the Word of God Church of Kargopol! The seminar was a success! The participants were so hungry for the Word, the pastor said that the church with that kind of name was honored to host this life-changing course! I will email or facebook you the pictures from the seminar we did in Severodvinsk and Kargopol as soon as I can. Please let us know what God is doing in the States! Thanks again and may the Lord bless you and Olga mightily! – Sergey and Karina Raspopov



From: Nelly Borisova and Avenir Kalinkin
Subject: Serving orphans and street children in Cherepovets, Kadnikov, Krivets, and Suda

Dearest Igor and Olya,
Greetings to you, our dearest friends! We are writing to let you know that our hearts are full, our cups are overflowing with joy when we see what God is doing in the ministry here in Russia. All the services we did at the Shelter and orphanages this month were pure success! God opened the doors for us to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with the children and teachers in all the orphanages we as a team support. No opposition this month! None! Amazing!!!!! We wish you were here to see the kids and teachers being so receptive, respectful and tender in how they treat and communicate with us… they just enjoyed every minute we spent together!

God richly blessed our team, He gave us unity, mutual understanding, love and respect towards each other! Like you alway say: We believe in teamwork!!!! We believe and we work as a team. Mike Suvorov worked with Avenir Kalinkin like WOW! Habiba, this little ex-muslim girl, Valentina Shashkina and I worked as a team to communicate the Love of God to the less fortunate in the orphanages! We wish you could see the kids' smiling eyes… they got filled with joy and happiness….

One more thing, the Lord has given Avenir boldness to teach the Word in the orphanages, he would do it the way you trained him to teach at church! This is HUGE! We are witnessing a miracle of God… Jesus is opening doors wide open for us to come in and advance the Kingdom in the community and village orphanages! Thank you guys for sending your prayerful and financial support! We do appreciate you as our leaders and partners in the ministry!

With God's grace and power, this is the fruit of our mutual effort when we pray for one another, serve, preach, teach and build bigger people for the Kingdom throughout the world TOGETHER! THANK YOU ALL FOR GIVING TO THE LORD!!!!!!

If you are not a partner with us, why don't you consider becoming one today? Facebook us or visit www.icmrussia.blogspot.com, so that we can help you get involved. Do not hesitate to make a one time financial gift, or a monthly committment to participate. The Apostle Paul said, «How shall they believe in Him (Jesus) of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they are sent?» Help send us today!!!!! We are booked to teach in the state of Virginia in June and Nevada in July and California in August. Please pray for us!!!!!! Thank you very much!

In His service,
Igor and Olga Prokopyev