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Missionary Conference 2021
From October 31 to November 7, 2021, an annual missionary conference was held on the topic "The Wealth of Glory to the Gentiles." Col. 1:27
"God has made it possible for them to reveal to them what a great treasure this mystery among the Gentiles is, that Christ is among you, the hope of glory."
The conference will be held in the church "Community of the Good Shepherd" in Rivne and in the church "Source of Life" in Zdolbuniv.
The main purpose of the conference is to motivate everyone to personally and effectively participate in the Great Commission and to show clearly the essence of the glorious mystery - Christ in you, the hope of glory for the Church
The joyful moment of the conference was the ordination of our brother Mani Mohammadi to the ministry of pastor-evangelist. We congratulate him on this significant event and pray that the Lord will give him the strength to carry out this honorable and responsible ministry.
Long Journeys
In September, our brother Leonid visited Central Asia. There he had a wonderful time of service, and was at a conference for Christian musicians from various Asian countries, who helped to better master the art of composing songs of praise.
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Our brother Pavlo together with Igor, a pastor from Kyiv, made a short trip to Pakistan. They spoke at two Christian conferences and at the great evangelist event. The brothers also talked a lot individually and encouraged people from different provinces of the country. They visited the Christian school for the poorest people and people living in the desert.
In the villages, they saw how several people accepted Christ, and after explaining by the local brothers some important details these newly born believes took off their amulets and threw them into the fire (Acts 19: 19-20).
Our brothers visited the city center and a brick factory, which employs families of those who have financial debts and actually sold themselves into slavery.
Christians in Pakistan need our prayers about their spiritual growth.
Service to other churches
Our pastor and his wife and the Kalinsky family attended a service in Vinnytsia. On November 14 there was the opening of the new church with the blessing of the three brothers for the ministry.
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Our sister Irina dedicated her heart to the mission in Africa. She is praying and preparing for a short trip to Uganda. In November, Irina had the honor of serving three days for Gypsy children in the young Gypsy Church of Khust city, to preach the Gospel to them.
She was amazed by the activity of children in Bible lessons. Irina shared: “Miraculously, God took away my fleshy ugliness to these dirty kids and gave His love and compassion to these children. They need His love and grace through me”
Rivne Biblical College Word of Grace
In the fall there was a session "Review of the Old Testament", which was taught by a brother from the Kiev Bible Seminary "Grace" Ruslan Kachur. 30 students had the opportunity to study well-prepared material and gladly returned to their churches to share new knowledge of the Old Testament. We are very grateful to God for such opportunities and blessings of learning. The next session will be devoted to the "Introduction to the New Testament". Please pray for the further development of the College!
Gospel through sport
Christian Football Club
On September 4, 2004 the first training of CFC "Hope" took place! So this year they celebrate the 17th birthday!!! In October, a group of boys from our football club age 9 and 13 visited the annual Christian football tournament "Friends' Cup", which is held at the Irpin Church. The senior team won the tournament, and the junior took the second place!
SKY floorball Team
This fall was the opening of the season of floorball. A young team of brothers and sisters (Vlad, Diana, Bogdan) of the club "SKY" held a tournament in one Rivne school. We recruited children to the team. To the glory of God, training is held along with a Bible lesson. Please pray about new kids who want to continue training!
Taekwondo Ministry
Our young sister Mariana started studying children taekwondo + Bible Study trainings. During sports, she testifies to children about God, teaches them to pray, teaches Bible lessons with young athletes on a specially designed program.
Sincere thanks to God for the opportunity to attend Christian sports competitions in Yaremche and admire the beauty of the autumn Carpathians. Maryana continues to study in Bible college to gain a deeper knowledge of the Bible and the skills of organizing work with children, and asks to pray that more people will hear the Good News through this ministry.
Family Joys
We sincerely rejoice for the new young families created by the Lord this fall. On September 11, Yaroslav Sokorenko, a brother from the Holy Trinity Church in Odessa, and our sister Myroslava Nikitina were married, and on November 28, Volodymyr Ivanyshyn, a brother from the Light of the Gospel Church in Kyiv, and our sister Olga Potapchuk were married. We wish you happy blessings in family life!
On October 10, 2021, the church performed a prayer of blessing for the newborn boy Nathan in the family of Andrey and Katya Kazmyruk.
Music Lessons
The Lord opened a new opportunity for our sister Lyudmila Volodymyrivna to serve! She was once a music teacher at the school, now teaches musical literacy to orphans and children who find themselves in difficult life circumstances, and live in a Christian orphanage family type "Beehive". Some of them were quite gifted and make great successes. May the Lord be glorified through this service!!!
Christian sports camp
Please pray for the winter floorball camp for children and teenagers, which is scheduled for January 17-22, 2022 in the Carpathians. The theme of the camp is "Only one winner". The organizers want to convey to participants the importance of victory not on the playing field, but in life over their own sins. This victory is possible only with Christ in us, when we trust Him. Please ask the Lord that the hearts of these children may accept the Word of God and submit to the truth about Christ.
Youth church camp
We also ask you to pray for the influence of God's Word on the teenagers and youth of our church and their friends during the three-day Christmas trip to Zalissya. From January 7 to 9, a group of 14-year-olds will study the book "Ruth" and study "Integrity in the Bible."
Nina Tomilko, Natalia Mazur, Vika Rigulich, Tanya Arterchuk