Dear Fellow Laborers,

June 2011

First Man with a Muslim Heritage Saved

Nina and Ludmilla had invited a friend over to our Bible study named Zoya. Along with Nina’s daughter Sveta, and her two children, our Bible study at their apartment has really been growing. Zoya brought along her son who is about 30 years old. After the Bible study, I had the opportunity to witness to Ruslan, Zoya’s son. Ruslan prayed there right over the cups of tea we were enjoying together in Nina’s kitchen and was saved. I would not describe Ruslan as a faithful Muslim; however, he and Zoya are of Tartar decent and almost all Tartar people consider themselves Muslim. I praise the Lord that His grace can save anybody from whatever background.

Liliya Saved

Vadim, Liliya’s husband, has been studying the Bible with me since 2008. When Vadim first got saved, I also witnessed to Liliya and Vadim did his best to try to explain the Gospel to his wife. Liliya’s reaction was, “Vadim that is fine for you, I am glad you have found something you like, but I don’t think it is for me.” I would go over to Vadim’s house every Sunday and take him through our discipleship program and Vadim was really growing. Liliya would always sit in the other room. I hoped she could hear but if she did, she never said anything. She just thought Vadim’s new relationship with Jesus, was his thing and not hers. Then they began to have questions about their marriage and asked me to help them through some things. I began to teach them about marriage. During the last lesson, I told Liliya that people can see a level of success in their marriage without being saved, but that their marriage would never be all that God wanted it to be if she was not saved. I explained the Gospel to her again and she wept as she prayed to God to forgive her of all her sin. She has started discipleship with us now as well. Please pray that she will be faithful.

Ongoing Construction

We have started construction on the house again, and I am realizing just how far away we were last winter. The roof, windows, doors, and the gas should be completed this summer, but we have already been working a month and a half on many details just to begin the work on the roof. We had to raise the outside walls to be even with the concrete panels covering the first floor, fill in the spaces that the concrete panels did not cover, and build two tall and large chimneys, plus many other odds and ends. We are expecting the roof part of the construction to take two months. We are also preparing future overflow space in the basement by sealing the outside basement walls, and pouring concrete to form the basement floor. Please pray for the safety for the work crew and especially for their salvations.

Budget

Price of the Land Drawings and Permits Foundation Electricity Walls Roof Windows and Doors Gas Connection Gas Equipment Water and Sewage Church Space

22,000 6,000 35,000 4,000 23,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 3,500 7-10,000 6,000

Paid Paid Paid Paid Paid In the Bank In the Bank In the Bank In the Bank By Spring By Summer

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

Special thanks to Crossroads Baptist Church in Wichita for providing the funds for the gas equipment.