Hi everyone, we are safe in the woods of the Urals, camping with Christians from 2 different Chelyabinsk churches. We can now get internet deep in the woods in Russia – what a strange world we live in! So far the weather has been great, the fellowship wonderful, the food good, and conversations blessed. I (Dan) have been preaching every morning (we’re in the middle of 8 consecutive days of preaching) doing daily expositions on the book of Ephesians. They have gone well; today the main focus was how important it is for us to fully grasp how deep and wide the love of God for us is if we are to best fulfill God’s purpose for his church here on earth.
Lucy has been struggling with a migraine, that seems to be lifting after its fourth day. She spends lots of time in deep (and not so deep) conversations with people and has been helping me some with sermon preparations (she’s particularly fond of Ephesians :) ).
For those who remember last year, there are many fewer mosquitoes and snakes here (for which we are both thankful)!
Please continue to pray that
- God will speak through Dan and help us better understand and apply the message of Ephesians to our lives;
- God will completely heal Lucy and enable her to continue to care for the people God connects her with;
- Pray for God’s blessing and encouragements to be shared through us via our conversations with the many Russians who come to us with concerns and questions.
We’ll write more in detail about our time here when we get back to Chelyabinsk – with lots more pictures, of course!
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