USINSK IBS SEMINAR

Dear Partners, Family and Friends,

Thank you so very much for your prayers and support this month. January 3^rd Sveta and Nate are off to Usinsk with Alex to do a seminar. They will be back the 11^th. I will send a detailed update later this week. Olga and I are very excited since this will be Nate's first time traveling so far to do a seminar, and his first time traveling with Alex. It will be a day and a night on the train there and back, so they are bound to have lots of fun.

We pray that the Lord will anoint them, those we are going to teach, and the whole trip with the Holy Spirit. We pray that they would be effective in teaching Russian leaders and believers how to study God’s word and that they would have open hearts. And... that the Lord would watch over ICM Russia Crew in travels: nothing lost or stolen and no accidents.

In His joy,

Igor and Olga Prokopyev

PRAISE REPORT 2010!

Dear Friends, Partners and Family!!!!

Happy New Year!!!! May the Lord bless you this new year with His grace and mercy!!! A New Year is upon us and the Lord is still tarrying!!! It means that we shall keep serving and loving Him and people around us! Jesus is AWESOME and full of grace and mercy and He so loves us! Olga and I are approaching our 19th anniversary this year! We arrived in the Kingdom 18 years ago. What a journey and adventure it has been! WE AGAIN THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT! You have blessed the Lord with what you had done with your lives!

The year of 2010 has been another one in which we saw the Lord move in Russia and the Former Soviet Union in such powerful ways! First of all, young adults, youth and the children of Light of Hope Church and Shelter are growing in the Lord. And the cool thing is that the Lord Himself is growing them! Hallelujah! We see the change going on in Andrey and Svetlana's life since they moved to the small village of Anisimovo to start a new work there. Thank you Jesus! I remember clearly the word of the Lord Andrey shared with us, the Lord spoke to him that the true source of Peace could be found in the surrender of the will.

In 2010 He has used us to plant a church in Cherepovets and a small home Bible study in Anisimovo. For that, we thank Jesus! Abner Kalinkin and Andrey Sorokin gather people on Sundays and Thursdays to worship and get into the Word and prayer! The Lord used Olga and I to plant Light of Hope Shelter in Severodvinsk. Victor Elizarov, Konstantin Rogov and Andrew Kachan are doing a great job there helping street children get saved and become the children of God! Alex and Nate, Svetlana and Olga, Victor Kot and Yuri, Vitaly and Julia and all of us at ICM Russia take an active part in building the Kingdom in Russia! It brings such joy to our hearts to hear His people work hard in the missions field, singing praises unto Him with such love and enthusiasm! Abner shared with Olga recently that the people who attend church just love to listen to the Word of God and be in His presence. The adults and kids seem to be understanding what the Word says and the importance of reading the Scriptures verse-by-verse, chapter-by-chapter, book-by-book for themselves. So, what can we say but GLORY TO GOD!

Another blessing is Inductive Bible Study Seminar we are holding in different churches, theological seminaries, rehab centers, etc. We are so blessed to be able to go and make disciples in all the nations! We strongly believe Jesus called us to the nations! It is a great joy to see the open door for us to come in and equip pastors, church leaders and believers for the work of ministry. It is huge when we see God's people taking responsibilities and moving on and starting new ministries and churches. That's our vision to grow bigger people in Christ, we are tremendously blessed to see them following Jesus and building the Kingdom!!! The saints are growing in the Lord and starting to serve Him whole-heartily! What a year it has been! So much done, so much fruit, so many blessings that I cannot even start to mention them for there are not enough lines on this blog page. The door is still open to start building a House of Prayer in Anisimovo and we are just waiting on the Lord! Please keep praying that His will be done and we will meet in the place He has for us. Also, we are in no hurry to run ahead of the cart but simply wait on the Lord!

We pray that the Lord would move even more powerfully this New Year and that God would bless you, our dearest friends and partners and your families!

Love you dearly, Igor and Olga

We Need You, Lord!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Dearest Friends and Partners in Jesus!!!!!!

May the Lord God make your paths straight in 2011, give you lots of love and joy! May your faithfulness, holiness, and gentleness be known with God and His people! May His love be revealed unto those around you as they see you love God whom you don't see and the neighbor who you do see!!

We send you this message to say: "Merry Christmas!" and "Thank you!" for your fervent prayers and massive support! Without your prayers we won't be able to:

• work in 3 countries
  
• train more than 900 students through the Inductive Bible Study Courses
  
• remodel Light of Hope Shelter for the street children
• etc.
  

All glory is to the Lord Jesus Christ!
We have "heard a great voice of many people in heaven, saying,
Hallelujah; Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power, unto the Lord our God!"
Revelation 19:1

May the year of 2011 bring us closer to God and to one another!

Very Merry Christmas and Blessed New Year to you all!

In His joy,
Igor and Olga Prokopyev

PRILUKI IBS SEMINAR

Alexey teaching IBS in a prison.

This October Alexey was blessed to go teach another seminar in the Priluki, Ukraine. Two churches came together to learn how to study God’s Word inductively; Calvary Chapel Priluki, pastored by Vlad Romanenko, and the Salvation Church, pastored by Vladimir Ishchenko. About 100 people came and listened to the Word. He also had the privilege to lead a seminar in a prison. During the trip there was a strong presence of the Lord. People were sincerely interested in learning the Word and were very inspired. Here's what some of them wrote it in their reviews.

All the services were great! Everything was clear and understandable. Thank you. God's blessings.
Sergey.

I liked the workshops. I really received a lot. I realized that I had read the Word many times and never noticed the simple plan of God. I received answers to questions that I had often asked God and received confirmation. God bless you.
Warsaw, Natalia.

I express great gratitude to God for these Seminars. They inspired me to further study the Bible and serve people.
Alex Malyshenko.

I really like the inductive method of studying Scripture. This Bible study method is captivating and makes you want to read more and more. Thank God for Intensive Care Ministries! I will pray for you.
Dima Balbuh.

I received a lot of useful information and I think this is a very important and necessary ministry. I only have one thing to say, that these lessons are designed for more mature Christians. It might be good try to keep in mind people who have only recently come to the Lord.
Natalia.

Thank you ICM for this seminar. I think that they are high level, but more importantly still in an accessible form. I have only started reading the Bible recently and liked that brother Alexey did not climb to deep into the jungle and interpretation was provided at an understandable level. I have been assured that the Bible is not just redundant, but an interesting book.
Elena Ponomar

It is our goal at ICM Russia to let everyone meet their Lord through His Word, and to become hungry for more and more of Him. We believe that it is through the simple ministry of the Word that people will be transformed in the renewing of their minds and be able to test and approve God's good, pleasing, and perfect will. As people fellowship with God through solid Bible study, they will grow closer and closer to Him, come to know Him more and more, and, as the Holy Spirit empowers the scriptures, they will come alive in the hearts of believers causing fountains of living water to come flowing out of them. Thank you for joining us in our ministry. Please continue to minister with us as we continue to train people how to use the precious and mighty spiritual weapon they have been given.

Alexey leading IBS in the church in Priluki.

IZHEVSK IBS SEMINAR

In November Olga and I were able to send Alexey to the town of Izhevsk to teach the basic IBS course at the Eurasian Theological Seminary there, directed by Alexander. Alex was blessed to be able to lead a total of 35 students through the course. Many people were blessed to learn the IBS method and almost all said they would use the method in their daily lives and ministries. There were some students who previously had not been able to study the Bible or understand it for themselves. It is our mission, and blessing, to equip these people so that there would be no one who could not study or understand the Bible for themselves and then hopefully teach others the same. Here is what a few of the students wrote after the seminar:

This seminar was very timely and needed for me. The correct picture of the puzzle began to take shape in a more accurate, vivid, and understandable way. I was able to see God’s message and understand the meaning that God wanted to convey to us. The key now is to go home and practice it. This will be a real help in my future ministry. I will definitely us this at home, in home groups, and in church. The Word of God has become much clearer, more consistent, and closer to my heart! Thank you, for your necessary ministry! Let our God anoint you even more. God bless you!
Nicholas Tregubetsky.

I learned a lot from the seminar about how to study the Bible, but most importantly I learned how to teach Biblical truths to others. It was a huge blessing to learn this method. It gave me a fresh look on many things. I like that in class we were encouraged to dig in and do a complete study of the Scriptures, causing us to think and strive ourselves to learn from the Word.
Sergei Zaitsev.

Thank you! This was a great blessing! The Word of God was opened to the fullness. I love how the Bible explains itself and how it keeps you from going away from the Truth, to one side or the other.
Ivan Girbasov.

Thanks for your seminars! This is a very useful and necessary course, encouraging Christians to study the Scriptures, showing how to conduct this study in a home group and helping us to correctly teach the Word of God. I am definitely going to put what I have learned here into practice.
Sergei Hlusevich.

This course has helped me to read the Word of God in a different way and understand what it says. Before this workshop I had never tried to divide the text into parts. Now I see great need of this method of study and how it can be applied to my future ministry.
Alexander Shustov.

Thank you! Your seminars are really necessary for a lot of Christians; they will help many to better understand the Word of God. What I have learned here will help to lead home groups, prepare for a sermon, to apply the Word my life. I especially like learning about the different genres of the books of the Bible, previously I didn’t give that much value. I have become firmly convinced of the need to consistently study the Bible inductively.
Andrei Lebedev.

This workshop was a great blessing to me. I found it very interesting and informative. I believe that the methodology and knowledge gained during this course will give good results in the lives of many who are getting ready to serve. And most importantly - I found an effective way to study Scripture, and a great desire to know the Lord.
Andrew Gerovsky.

This seminar on "Fundamentals of Inductive Bible study" has given me everything necessary to prepare a high-quality sermon, the ability to see the relationship that books, chapters and verses have to each other, as well as the relationship between the Old and New Testament. It is great to see how the Bible explains itself as you research it. This is what I got, and I will use it always!
Yuri Reznichenko.

The seminar gave me a lot. Before today I did not know how to study the Bible and sometimes the Bible seemed boring and not interesting because of the fact that I did not always understand it. Now my approach to studying the Bible has changed. A desire to study the Word has appeared in my heart, and the fear of not understanding has left. I have a desire to teach people how to study the Word of God. Thank God that I attended this workshop.
Elena Kurakova.

I am glad that this teaching of a coherent study method of the Bible was brought to our seminary. This brought a foundation for a deeper and clearer understanding of God's word, which is just what I lacked. I could not get enough! I thank God and thank the people who participate in this ministry that helps us to look at the word of God in a different way. Thank you!
Cyril Zhuikov.

That thanks can be extended to all of you that pray and support us in our ministry at ICM Russia! Thank you for providing the possibility to give people this crucial knowledge. Imagine not being able to study the Bible and being bored because the Living Word is not living in your life. Many people in Russia and the world are in this position and it is our goal at Intensive Care Ministries to meet this intense need. Please continue to pray for us and as the Lord leads support us in our ministry.

ICM LEADERS' FORUM MOSCOW

This last September we had our annual leader’s training in Moscow. We were excited to have Lewis, Adrian, and Stephen back again to take us through the John Maxwell’s, Million Leaders Mandate series. This is the third year that they have been taking us through this series and it is always a blessing to me. The world needs good Christian leaders, and Russia is no exception. This third book deals with the attitude of a leader and how he is supposed to respect others, as well as foster respect from others, emphasizing the servant leader mentality.

This year they Irish guys were able to come early and spend a few days in Severdvinsk. It was a blessed time of mutual edification and exciting worship, neither the Russians nor the Irish will be the same. Then everyone gathered in Moscow. We had people come from all over Russia. We had people from Severdvinsk, Southern Russia, Vologda, Kirilov, and Cherepovets. It is great to be able to gather everyone together once a year and encourage each other in the fellowship of the Spirit. It is wonderful to see people from all over the world come together and share such a close bond. We truly are citizens of a different nation that transcends the borders on maps, not separated by visas and culture.

This year it was also a special treat to have an additional group of Irish come and join us for the tail end of the seminar and then continue with us to Cherepevets to minister to the Vologda region, all together there where something like 15 Irish men and women. The team was awesome. They brought with them a passion and excitement for Jesus that was so refreshing. They had a special time for the women there at the conference, which I did not attend but heard was pretty powerful. It was a huge blessing to have them at the conference and I look forward to seeing them all again.




Andria and Stevy fellowshiping with their Russian brother.



So many people to translate for, translators started translating translators.


When the Irish team came the room filled up quite a bit.



The crazy Irish sure get excited about Jesus! We loved it!
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