DEAR FRIENDS AND PARTNERS
IN LORD'S MINISTRY!!!
This month was really fruitful and great about God's miracles and blessings!
In Odessa we had basketball team from IOWA,
who came for leading basketball camp at school No. 72,
English camp at Christian University and sharing Gospel with unbelievers.
During the week they had events for building relationships with unbelievers
(bowling, laser tag, game night, picnic,
tour around old town).
During this time God gave me many new friends, to whom I shared Gospel.
One guy, his name Igor, when we first time met
sad to me:
"You are different and not the same believers,
which I saw before,
please, can you share with me more about your life!"
because God wants us to take care
for these new people,
their spiritual health and growth in Christ!
Last weekends we had marriage conference in Odessa
which our friends and partners in ministry lead.
They are from International Messengers
(Canada) Fox, Gene & Grace (in center)!
My good friend and accountability partner
Ron Winkler
(first from right) last week is back from USA!
On Sunday we went to cafe with friends from church
and Ron asked me for help with translating in airport!
We spent together more than 2 hours in marshrutkas
and had great conversation about challenges in our lives and ministry.
It is big spiritually help and support for both of us.
Each week or after week we have free time with youth from church.
Usually we spend time together, cook,
have good fellowship,
watch interesting movies, pray for each other
and support brothers and sisters,
who just came to Christ!
At the last meeting one girl said:
"Please stay with me in prayer for
my unbeliever family,
because I understand that you are my church and family too!"
It is great to help and be closer to brothers and sisters
in hard times for them!
As I said before, God is opening
more opportunities for ministry.
One of them is help small churches out of Odessa in ministry with unbelievers
(sermon, worship, spiritual counseling, physical help).
Also if God will provide one team of believers doctors would like to
help with counseling and bring some medicine for people there!
Through this ministry we can take care of physical and spiritual health!
We hope that this project will start
in the middle of April
and we can have 2 missionary trips
out of Odessa each month!
I'm continuing meetings with guys!
Now these are 10 of them.
Times change, my friends are busy
with their education.
Parents would like see them at homes
and need their help.
But God is faithful and gives us time for meetings.
Each time I can see how God does His work
in their hearts
and changes their style of life, attitude and world view.
You know my friend Nick, his mom died 6 months ago.
For him it is still big pain and he really needs
prayer support.
On our last meeting he said to me:
"Thank you so much for your help,
friendship and support in difficult times for me.
Now there are more challenges in my life,
but I see hope and you can share my pain!"
Please pray for:
-Time and possibility for meetings with guys after basketball camp;
-Accountability meetings with Ron Winkler;
-Youth fellowship after the church;
-Missionary trips out of Odessa and work
with unbelievers;
-Discipleship, Accountability and Bible study meetings with guys.
With love and blessings, Kostya
More information:
E-mail: studentik84@gmail.com
Skype: Im_Kostya
