Trinity Sunday
Greetings from Grace Baptist Church on Trinity Sunday. Today the morning services were dedicated to telling of the Holy Spirit and how the indwelling of the Spirit of God enables us to do ministry. Brochures were given to each person this morning outlining the Biblical teachings about the Holy Spirit and giving each person a chance to write out any questions they had about the teachings or the working of the Holy Spirit in their lives. The questions were then gathered at the end of the service.
It is very interesting that in a former Soviet, communist controlled country, tomorrow (Monday) is a state holiday - the holiday of the Spirit - with everyone off of work for the day. Grace Church will take advantage of this and have a service Monday evening. A portion of this service will be at time of dialogue between the pastors and the congregation in answering the questions written on Sunday morning. It should be very interesting.
We arrived here on Friday afternoon and after an early dinner, collapsed and slept. On Saturday morning at 9:00 am we took 40 children to the new outdoor Aqua Park for the morning. (Think Water Country). After two hours of general mayhem and fun, we drove about 15 minutes to the church's camp on the Black Sea for a picnic and more time on the sand. (Ask John later what he did during this time!) Getting back very late to the church apartment we discovered that the key we had to the computer room didn't quite work, so we have been delayed in posting to the Blog.
The weather here is very pleasant; a big change from last year with the drought and the heat. Everything is blue and green, much like the early spring weather in Williamsburg.
We shared this morning's worship with a youth group from Houston who were coming through Odessa on the way to some villages further to the North, and a group of Baptists from North and South Carolina who are here for 4 weeks working on the cabins on the upper level of the Black Sea Camp. It is always great to meet other Christians from home who are about the Father's work.
We meet this week with Pastor Igor Bandura and the leaders of the church to plan out the September trip. They are preparing for us to come and visit with them already!
More news later!
It is very interesting that in a former Soviet, communist controlled country, tomorrow (Monday) is a state holiday - the holiday of the Spirit - with everyone off of work for the day. Grace Church will take advantage of this and have a service Monday evening. A portion of this service will be at time of dialogue between the pastors and the congregation in answering the questions written on Sunday morning. It should be very interesting.
We arrived here on Friday afternoon and after an early dinner, collapsed and slept. On Saturday morning at 9:00 am we took 40 children to the new outdoor Aqua Park for the morning. (Think Water Country). After two hours of general mayhem and fun, we drove about 15 minutes to the church's camp on the Black Sea for a picnic and more time on the sand. (Ask John later what he did during this time!) Getting back very late to the church apartment we discovered that the key we had to the computer room didn't quite work, so we have been delayed in posting to the Blog.
The weather here is very pleasant; a big change from last year with the drought and the heat. Everything is blue and green, much like the early spring weather in Williamsburg.
We shared this morning's worship with a youth group from Houston who were coming through Odessa on the way to some villages further to the North, and a group of Baptists from North and South Carolina who are here for 4 weeks working on the cabins on the upper level of the Black Sea Camp. It is always great to meet other Christians from home who are about the Father's work.
We meet this week with Pastor Igor Bandura and the leaders of the church to plan out the September trip. They are preparing for us to come and visit with them already!
More news later!
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