Some of you may remember me talking about possibly starting a church in a little village called Anisomovo, about 200 km from Cherepovets. A little over a year ago Andrey moved out there with his family and have started a small home group. Andrey leads the group when he can, but his work requires that he travel a lot, so Igor and Abner often cover for him.
Last Sunday Igor and Andrey went to Cherkesk with a team from Northern Ireland, and Abner taught in our Light of Hope Church, in Cherepovets. So they asked Svetta and I to go and do the service. We had a good time. It is a quaint little Russian village. It was good to spend some time with Svetta, Andrey’s wife, and with Olga Prokpiev’s parents. We also had a good service. Right now the group that comes faithfully is rather small. There was Andrey’s family, a little girl that hangs out with Andrey’s daughter, and a young man named Sasha. We taught on Mark 1:14-15. We expounded on what the kingdom of God is and how to enter that kingdom through repentance and belief in the gospel. Then we went over what the gospel is.
You can definitely keep this church plant in your prayers as the Lord leads. In Russia if you are not Russian Orthodox you are considered part of a “cult.” So many of the people are resistant to Andrey and the gospel, thinking that we are trying to deceive them, take their property, and even take them into the forest and kill them. Strange ideas have gotten into their heads, but they believe it. They are very provincial. Andrey and his family need prayer for strength and wisdom, and the people need the Holy Spirit to touch them and break through the lies of the enemy that has them so trapped. Please keep them in prayer as they seek the Lord and to spread his kingdom in the hearts of men.
Last Sunday Igor and Andrey went to Cherkesk with a team from Northern Ireland, and Abner taught in our Light of Hope Church, in Cherepovets. So they asked Svetta and I to go and do the service. We had a good time. It is a quaint little Russian village. It was good to spend some time with Svetta, Andrey’s wife, and with Olga Prokpiev’s parents. We also had a good service. Right now the group that comes faithfully is rather small. There was Andrey’s family, a little girl that hangs out with Andrey’s daughter, and a young man named Sasha. We taught on Mark 1:14-15. We expounded on what the kingdom of God is and how to enter that kingdom through repentance and belief in the gospel. Then we went over what the gospel is.
You can definitely keep this church plant in your prayers as the Lord leads. In Russia if you are not Russian Orthodox you are considered part of a “cult.” So many of the people are resistant to Andrey and the gospel, thinking that we are trying to deceive them, take their property, and even take them into the forest and kill them. Strange ideas have gotten into their heads, but they believe it. They are very provincial. Andrey and his family need prayer for strength and wisdom, and the people need the Holy Spirit to touch them and break through the lies of the enemy that has them so trapped. Please keep them in prayer as they seek the Lord and to spread his kingdom in the hearts of men.
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