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| Pastor Vitaly |
Alexey, Svetta, and I got back from a fruitful trip to Berezniki, in the Permskii Krai, last Sunday. We met the pastor from this church when Alexey and I were in Izhevsk. They came to a conference in the same church we were doing the seminar at and spent the night where we were staying. The church is only five years old and most of the members are ex-drug-addicts. Pastor Vitaly started the church by first starting a rehab center, and as the amount of believers grew, the church started.
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| Center: Asistant Pastor Mirad |
The first night of seminar was packed. We were told to expect around sixty people, so we brought sixty-five manuals, but there were about seventy-five to eighty people. Afterwards the assistant pastor told us that they did not expect so many people because the response to their notice about the seminar was met with not very much interest. However, after hearing Alexey teach from Luke 6 they all got excited. They said that it seemed like the scripture was simple enough but where shocked by how much Alexey was able to get out of just using the simple method of Observing, Interpreting, and Applying the Scripture text. This is a testimony of the effectiveness of the Inductive Bible Study method.
As we fellowshipped with the people we were again reminded of the necessity in Russia for solid Bible teaching. They are hungry for the word. Question after question revealed hearts belonging to people desperate for spiritual wisdom and unable to find those answers themselves. The constant storm of conflicting doctrines that flow through Russia has led them back into bondage of legalism and religion. We believe the Lord would have us set the people of Russia free by teaching them how to get the spiritual truth they so desire by simply studying God’s word.
Now our thoughts turn forward to March 8-10. We will be doing a seminar in Calvary Chapel St. Petersburg. Please pray for open hearts, safe travel, and the anointing of the Holy Spirit as we move on in the ministry.
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| Teaching at the rehab center. |
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