Dear Fellow Laborers,

November 2007

Praise the Lord for the exciting things He is doing in Russia!

 

Conference of Baptist Missionaries

I attended an annual conference of other independent Baptist missionaries and church leaders in Moscow this month. The conference was smaller this year than it has been in the past, mostly due to a few people being away on furlough. While in Moscow, I was invited to preach at a missionary church in central Moscow. The Lord has providentially provided them with a great place to meet and more importantly, there was a great spirit in the church. There were people in the church of every age group, but it was interesting to see that the most active people in the church were in their twenties, most of them having been reached when they were in their teens. While there, we went soul-winning and I met a young adult named Dima. He gave me his phone number and said that he was considering accepting Christ as his Savior. Please pray for the follow up on this possible new convert.

Many of us at this conference are also pulling our resources together to create a Bible curriculum that could be used to train future pastors on a college level in each of our local churches. With many missionaries giving to the project, we are seeing progress in the level of funds available. We still need to find some good translators that we can trust to be proficient, conscientious and true to the text that they are translating. Three missionaries, including myself, are working with translators on smaller projects, hoping to find some qualified for bigger projects. Please pray that we will find the right people for this great task.

New Recruits

We had a special blessing this month being visited by the Elam family, Brian and Camille. They are from Alberta Canada, and believe that the Lord would have them come to Russia as missionaries. We met them in Moscow where they were able to attend the conference and meet missionaries from all over Russia. We saw many sights in Moscow and then came to Samara where we talked about future plans for their ministry. The need for more missionaries here is so great, but there are many pitfalls. On average, two Baptist families a year are kicked out of Russia, so the need is great for those who are here to help those who are coming. Other families have contacted us about being called to this great field. Please pray that we would see many families ready to serve God here in this needy place.

Pray for Inna

Please pray for Inna and her family. She comes from a charismatic background, and although she disagreed with many things about her church, she respected many of the preachers she saw on TV. She is having a hard time understanding God’s place for women in the church. Please pray for God’s grace in her life.

Yours in Christ,
Adam, Angela, Alex, Amelia, and Alisa