I would like to say big big Thank You for your prayers and financial support you sent us this month! As you may remember a couple of years ago the Lord spoke to Olga and I about a new church plant in a small town of Anisimovo, where Olga was born in 1971. Andrey who was trained by us to conduct Inductive Bible Study Seminars relocated his family to Anisimovo last year and started a small Bible study this year! For that, we praise the Lord!
Andrey ministers to the small group of believers each Sunday at 12pm. When he has to work Sundays, we come or send ICM of Russia ministers and partners to fill in the pulpit. The group is small, Olga's mom Valentina comes to the services, my Dad Eugene when he lives in Anisimovo just loves to come and study the Bible with Andrey. Andrey's mom Galina is handicapped, she can't move around no more, we decided to hold services in her place which blessed her in a very powerful way! Galina is very blessed to be able to hear the Word and participate in the service. Sasha, the young guy got saved a couple of months ago, he comes to the service each and every Sunday saying he wants to know more about God. There's another elderly woman there in the village who gave her life to Jesus a year ago, Nina is her name, she is pretty weak and unable to come to the services, Andrew comes to her place on Sundays before church and reads the Bible and prays with her. I wish you could see the joy in her eyes when we come to read the Scriptures with her! Svetlana, Andrew's wife ministers to the kids who come to the service, their names are Lena, Zhenya, Ulyaana, etc.
Please keep this church plant in your prayers as the Lord leads! In Russia if you are not Russian Orthodox you are considered part of a “cult.” So many people in this village are resistant to Andrew and the gospel, thinking that we are trying to deceive them, take their property, and even take them into the forest and kill them. Strange ideas have gotten into their heads, but they believe it. They are very provincial. Andrey and his family need prayer for strength and wisdom, and the people need the Holy Spirit to touch them and break through the lies of the enemy that has them so trapped. Please keep them in prayer as they seek the Lord and to spread his kingdom in the hearts of men!
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