Dear
brothers and sisters,
We have
finally moved from Odessa to Lviv in November. We have planted a new church
here started having worship services, different Bible classes on Wednesdays and
Christian fellowship on Fridays. During this month there were 7 people
attending Sunday services, and there are still three more members of our
missionary group who are still on their way to join us. So when we get together
with all the people we were able to invite to the church, there should be about
10 people. It’s very good for the newly started church at a religious city
where there was never a church of Christ.
All of our
meetings are conducted in Ukrainian. Before I moved to Lviv, every church or
town where I preached and ministered were Russian speaking. The population in
Lviv is speaking Ukrainian; therefore, we have planned from the beginning to
have everything conducted in Ukrainian in the newly planted congregation. There
are certain difficulties especially with the Biblical terminology, but we are
working on our skills. We’re also getting used to the mindset of this area;
since it’s closer to Poland, there is some difference.
Right now we are in a period of adaptation. We
evangelize with help of those people that we already know, inviting them to
different church meetings and events. At the business meeting we have agreed to
start working on official registration of the congregation in Lviv. It will
help us to do more open and wider evangelizing work and various other church
activities. Also we have planned to start looking for an office for church
meetings after the New Year.
Summarizing
2015 and all that was done during this year, in the first half of the year,
there was a lot of work done in Odessa, standing up for God’s truth. In the
second half of the year, there was some work done to start a congregation in
Lviv. I have also been invited to teach a course on Homiletics at Bear Valley
Bible institute in Ukraine.
I’m so
grateful to God that together with you we can do ministry in Ukraine and preach
Jesus Christ and stand for God’s biblical truth. Thank you for your financial
and prayer support. God bless you abundantly!
Your
brother and co-worker in Christ,
Stas
