Next, we were off to see a church building in the 2nd most affluent region in Kiev. Pastor Nikolai has been pastoring this church after being the rector of Kiev Seminary for several years. The church has outgrown its facility and running over 200. God has provided this new building for them in the heart of the residential area of their region. There are 300,000 people in that region. Most of the people live in high rises just a short distance from the church. The building is under construction and they are not able to occupy it yet. Pray that the Lord will supply the funds needed to finish this construction project in this critical area of Kiev.
After that, we had lunch with Eugene and his wife, Sophia. He is the director of the BIEM mission and acts as Bro. Slobodian's right hand man here in Kiev. We had a wonderful time with his children. Here is a picture of me and their daughter, Solomia
Following lunch, we traveled over an hour to a military base, known as Desna. It was the 2nd largest military base during the time of the Soviet Union. God has opened up a door for a church to be constructed right on the base. Pastor Igor is leading this church and they are also in a building program. On one side of the building is their auditorium and on the other side is a Servicemen's Center. It is a place for servicemen to come when they are off duty and have recreation, instead of going to the bars. The prayer is that this tool can be used to reach many of these soldiers for Christ. Pastor Igor has a wonderful testimony of how he was saved out of a life of drugs and alcohol. He was being trained as a teenager to be a part of the Russian Mafia. He is truly a picture of God's grace and has a burden for these soldiers.
Pastor Igor
We drove back to Kiev to be the guests of an afternoon kids club, where Eugene and the mission are trying to get into for Bible studies and Bible distribution. The kids put on quite a show for us. Here is a picture of myself with two of the kids dressed in Ukranian garb.
After that presentation, we had dinner with Pastor Anatole and his wife, Natasha. Pastor Anatole is one of our missionaries at Mt. Tabor and a faithful man. He has planted 2 churches already and is getting ready to plant another church on the other side of his town. God has given him favor with the town mayor, and the mayor has agreed to give a piece of land for the new church building. Pray that funds will be provided for the construction of this building.
Pastor Anatole and his wife, Natasha
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