Greetings to all,
The news and weather in the last months reminds us that we live in a "fallen" world. The droughts, floods, hail storms, tornadoes, earthquakes, legalizing of homosexual marriages, the spreading of aids and other sexual diseases, famines, disobedience of children to parents, disobedience to authorities, total selfishness of the majority of people, lukewarm churches, etc. reminds us every day of the soon coming of our Lord. It also reminds us of the urgency to tell the "good news" of Jesus while there is still time and that urgency includes those souls that live in the former "Soviet Union". It is tough living in this "fallen" world with Christ. Think how impossible it is to live in this fallen world without Christ.
That is what Mission To Russia is all about - giving those people a chance to know Christ and His salvation who would never have that chance except for us who are part of this evangelistic area and a place where not many of God's people are concerned about. Millions of people have not yet heard about God's love and salvation in the largest land mass country of the world.
You need to be commended for your concern and your faithfulness in helping to spread the gospel to the lost souls of Russia. We who are the "staff" of MTR cannot thank you enough for your faithful partnership with us in this work. It would be impossible without you.
CHURCH NEWS
During the last month there have been a couple of young men baptized into Christ, a 20 year old named Vladislav Sabirov and an 18 year old named Sergey Eroshkin who is pictured below. The thank the Lord for sending us more young men into His family in Russia.
SCHOOL NEWS
In Russia, school students have 2 graduation parties, the first one when students graduate from the 9th grade and the second one, when they graduate from the 11th or final grade of school. The photo below shows the graduation class of the 9th grade this year. They had a party with their parents and teachers and the students thanked their teachers and other school workers for their work and gave them flowers.
ORPHAN NEWS
Sveta, the oldest of the orphans in the family is graduating from college. She is planning on being a professional cook.
Fedor is passing from 2nd grade into third - he helps a lot at home, especially in the garden.
Olga graduated from the 9th grade. She is planning on going to technological college.
Sasha and Masha will be entering the 9th grade next year.
Small Sasha and Christina will be in 4th grade at the Christian school
Madonna and Orchidea are in kindergarten and next year Madonna will go to LTTW school for preparatory classes.
OTHER NEWS IN RUSSIA
Artem Denesichev - son of Vladimir and Lena (orphanage parents and pastor) - was married on June 7th. He was married to a girl name Alexandra.
Sasha and Nadia Zurin - (youth pastor in the church) - gave birth to their third child who is a boy and named Nikita.
PAINTING PROJECT NEWS:
We Praise God that the painting project is complete. We thank all of you who sent in funds for this project. The project was paid in full with your designated gifts. Those individuals and families who were part of the "God's Painter" certificate program will be receiving those certificates soon.
"ON THE FRONT LINE" PRAYER LIST
Answered prayer: All the funds came in for the painting project
- Vladislav and Sergy as they begin their new walk with the Lord
- The Zurin family as they begin to raise their new baby boy in the Lord
- Artem and Alexandra as they begin their new life together
- The youth camps this summer as they are facilitated by the pasters and teachers in the church
- The Kostroma Church leadership in tough decisions to be made
In His Service
