There were incredibly busy days. We have many people and g problems with electricity and it’s becoming very cold, especially in Eastern Ukraine. Please pray that we can continue our ministry. The sewing workshop is under repair. We already have our first mentor and first sewing machine. Please pray that we can start our small project for shelters.
We had large special revival meetings with refugees. I had the privilege of preaching to the crowd. Please pray for their hearts. Almost our entire team got sick, including me. It’s a very hectic schedule. We started a training course in 3 more places where refugees live. We need strength to continue this ministry. Pray that God strengthens us to preach the gospel.
We have heavy snow and frost. Because of problems with electricity, many people are freezing. Pray that warmth returns soon, so we can survive this winter. This is our main request, and the most you can do right now is to pray for us.
God gives us strength to continue our ministry! Our team takes care of 3 refugee accommodation sites simultaneously. And our main task is to bring the gospel to these people. Therefore, we are developing a special course and training program. And pray for the people we preach the gospel to. I know – only Jesus can help these people. The sadness of war is God’s voice calling people to salvation. And we are microphones through which God’s voice sounds. Thank you for your prayers. Thank you for your support.
We thank the Lord for this year, the reloading and preparation for further service in Papua New Guinea. Not only was I finally able to translate the first book into English and Ukrainian, and write the second one, but as a family we were also able to seek God’s face more and receive a more accurate vision of our service in PNG. Although we are still waiting for confirmation of our three-year visa (please support us in prayer for this), little by little, we are starting to prepare for departure and further service on the edge of the earth.
As part of this, I (Ira) plan to take MMI (Missionary Medical Intensive), a short course for missionaries without medical training who have to handle medicines. The cost of this training is 1000 USD, and it will take place next March in the USA
A little about how we carry out medical service in remote villages in Papua New Guinea, I write in this book my book, and of course, we plan to continue doing it, hopefully even more effectively. Thank you to all who sacrificially support us!
We talked about Christmas to many people and over 500 children received gifts and participated in the celebration! At the oncology hospital, we held a puppet show and sang songs about the birth of Jesus with children and their parents, and the medical staff was also present and there were many questions and expressions of gratitude.
Now in the hospital, together with other children is Lerka Burmakova, she was transferred from St. Petersburg two months ago. Her mother was deprived of parental rights and the child may be in an orphanage, but since her health is constantly in danger, it is better for her to be in the hospital. We visit her and replace the family as much as possible. We help her study, buy things and necessary medicines.
A special surprise I received in the hospice, we came to show the Christmas performance and to give gifts, and we were greeted by all the staff of the children’s hospice – 21 people – and they set tables for us.
We listened to many warm words, then I told them my wish and spoke about the essence of Christmas, it was a good time, there were many questions, and there is a desire to gather once a month and talk about the Bible and how to understand and apply it. It is a miracle of God – I prayed for four years to organize a small group with these wonderful people. Thank you friends for your love and participation!
I would like to sincerely thank God for His protection of my life in 2022. On October 31, 2022 at 7:15, I was driving from Arua to Adjumani via Moyo and immediately after leaving the city, we got into an accident. The car exceeded the speed limit and crashed into a tree. There were three of us in the car, thank God that none of us were hurt. Although the car needs to be restored, it will require a large sum of money.
A few days later, as if this were not enough, Satan was still pursuing me when we were driving from Juby to Nimule on the highway, our car hit a rebel ambush and ten people were killed and 22 were seriously injured. Thank God our driver was able to turn the car around and none of us were hurt. We stopped 10 kilometers from the scene and called for a military convoy. We were escorted by the military arrived at the border with Uganda.
After this incident, I sang Psalm 144:1-3 “I will exalt you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever. Great is the Lord and highly praised, and His greatness is unsearchable…”…I would like to thank God and all of you for always praying for me and supporting the Kingdom work in the region south of the Sahara and the countless groups in that area.
Five years ago we arrived in Vietnam and met the grandparents who are raising their four abandoned grandchildren. We remember how God touched our hearts when we learned that they earn their living by collecting cardboard and tin cans for food, housing, and upbringing. We shared this story with you, and you responded by helping this family with a monthly food basket, clothing, stationery, medicine. Every time we visit them, we bring God’s Word, preach it, study it, run children’s programs, and teach English through Bible stories. And recently, entering a Vietnamese evangelical church, I saw our girls singing in the children’s choir of our Lord, I was so happy that I cried, understanding that God is working in these souls. After the church service, we went to visit this family. Grandfather, seeing us, cried with joy. As always, we brought them food and other gifts!
Glory to God, we have many such families, in one family, in the Raglai tribe (national minorities), one sister is preparing for the holy water baptism. More than three years ago we entered the house (barn) of this family, there was no light, gas, water in the stream. Today they have a decent house. It’s very clear where God’s children are taken in, there everything flourishes. Glory to God! Beloved with all your heart and soul, we thank you for your contribution. We are happy to serve with you.
This story started in 2018. God put in our hearts to visit the children’s shelter of Gorodok village (Krasnoyarsk region). There we met a gypsy family with of children. Our love for these children led to more frequent visits to the Minusinsk children’s home where they eventually ended up.
The story of these children is not simple. Their fathers are different, they don’t communicate with them at all. The mother dealt drugs and was already sent to prison for the third time. At that time the children lived with different stepfathers. The older ones raised the younger ones, they cooked for themselves. Unfortunately, in prison, the mother did not change her thinking. The children stopped going to school. They mostly had to do household chores. And some were born in prison, and spent their first years of life in the orphanage. We started to be friends, meet and invite the children to visit us in the children’s ark. There, together we cooked, read books, watched movies, talked a lot, told them about Jesus, and played games. We developed very close relationships with some of the children, and that’s why we are able to take them with us.
In doing so, we demonstrating what a Christian family is. And it helped the fact that in August 2022, two of the guys, Rimm and Ruslan wanted to stay in the Christian family forever.
Their lives started changing for the better: they gave up harmful habits, had goals for the future and an interest in studying. Ruslan likes to attend church… This story is just beginning and there’s a lot more interesting in store for these guys in life. Thank you, may God bless you!
