Dear Fellow Laborers,

September 2004

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

This new tract says “What does paradise mean to you?”

Much Preparation for Transition

Please pray for the following things that will be necessary to begin our ministry in the south of Russia. We need an organization to invite us to this part of Russia, a green card, a permanent residence visa within a year of our arrival, wisdom and provision in buying an apartment, and lastly, God’s protection in this more volatile part of the world.

Galina Anotolivna accepted Christ in our home this month.

Three Folks Saved this Month
Three folks were saved this month through our ministry here in Russia. I met Sergei while out soul-winning at a park, and had the privilege of leading him to Christ. Galina Anotolivna came to our church for the first time after receiving one of our invitations. I talked with her a little bit and discerned very quickly that she was not saved. My wife and I invited her over for tea, and after having the opportunity to share Scripture with her for about an hour and a half, Galina accepted Christ in our home. Please pray that she would be faithful to her commitment to be baptized in two weeks.

Michael Hashish got saved this month as well.

Michael Hashish had been to our church three times, and every time he had raised his hand at the invitation indicating that he had accepted Christ in the service. I invited him out to eat and we talked about the eternal security of the believer, the blood atonement, and the freeness of salvation for an hour. Finally it connected when I asked him if he was ever worried that his father would no longer be his father. A few minutes later the blood of our Savior was applied to Michael’s account for real.

One of Our Foreign Medical Students
Becomes Faithful to Discipleship.
George is a contact that we made through our Bible study with foreign medical students. He got saved at one of our church services, but really wasn’t very faithful. About two months ago I was able to have a talk with him to find out what was going on. George was very worried about what the reaction to his new faith would be back home in India. He did not think it was worth it to suffer everything that he would go through with family and society. I told him a little bit about Paul’s life and that Paul had no regrets serving the Lord. Please pray for George to stand for Christ.

After fighting God’s will, George has become faithful to discipleship

Yours in Christ,
Adam, Angela, and Alex