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Thursday, July 29, 2010
A Short Post
12:49 PM | Posted by
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Here are a couple of pictures from one of the other home groups last night. Leslie told me it was a great experience for her. There was singing, a Bible discussion and one man gave his testimony. It is a fairly long story that begins when he was five. He grew up being told at school that there was no God and began to look for a purposes for his life. He tried to commit suicide and was stopped. After this he began visiting different places of worship to try and find something that would satisfy his empty soul. He finally found his answer in Jesus. I have heard many testimonies here that indicate the Lord worked on a person for years before he came to Christ. One man's testimony even includes watching the 700 Club dubbed in Russian and hearing Pat Robertson giving an invitation! Let this be a reminder to us that witnessing to a person might not just be a one time story you tell and then move on to the next person. It is often a process that can take time and continual effort on our part and probably includes many other elements besides our direct interaction with them. It is great that Centreville has committed to return to Ufa often, to 'adopt' it as a city they pray for and to support the church's work here. This way they can be a bigger part of many individual's lives and help them along their journey toward knowing Jesus is Lord.
Due to circumstances beyond my control, I could not be with the team from Centreville for most of the day. In asking them about it, the day was a good one. They went to Victory Park to see the memorial there, then they went to a couple of different apartments to participate in English language clubs. In the evening they went back to Kashkadan to play some volleyball and to visit with some of the friends they have made. After that they ate dinner at a local cafe and continued to visit with some people they have met throughout the week.
Leslie, Amy, Rachael, and Jade enjoying some Russian cuisine.
Enjoying a meal and the company.
The translators have done a lot of work this week and did a good job at it.
Pray for the farewell dinner tomorrow night. Many local people will be there, believers and non-believers. Pray that the team's last day will be a fruitful one. Pray for the team's travels back to the US. Pray that the new relationships that were started this week can be followed up on by, not only us that live here, but by the Centreville team as well through social networking and email.
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