“In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.” ~Psalms 71:1
Dear brothers and sisters, we would like to thank you all very much for supporting us in prayer about our children’s ministry here in Vietnam. Our Lord is working wonders but not only in the hearts of the children; I have been noticing how God at the same time is greatly working within me and strengthening my faith in Him!
Glory be to our dear Lord Jesus Christ for showing His works and blessing, to serve the children on the cemetery every Saturday at around 4:00pm. We do craft that is related to a verse from the Bible which they are able to take home and then share that word of God with their families. Praise God, they have also begun to pray with us every time we are with them even though they don’t understand our language.
On the other hand, I would like to share how God with His awesome mercy blessed me this past Saturday when I woke up with a terrible headache, swollen tonsil, and a high fever. I realized it was physically impossible for me to lead the children’s ministry that day. What was worse, is that it was raining heavily outside. I had a thought to cancel the children’s ministry for that day, but I remembered that we promised them last Saturday that we will come and they probably will be waiting. Not knowing what to do, I just began to pray to God that if it is His will for us to go and do the children’s ministry, for Him to let my illness go away by 3:00 PM without me needing to take any medication because it has an impact on my driving ability, as well as the rain to stop by that same time. As I waited for 3:00 PM and the hours past one by one, my pain and illness progressed and the rain became worse, which made me begin to doubt the possibility of doing the children’s ministry today. However, this was that amazing moment when God was teaching me to put my full trust in Him and have faith that He will never let me be put to confusion; because at 3:00 PM my swollen tonsil, fever, and headache miraculously went away and the sun came out without any rain in sight! In addition, when we came to the cemetery the kids kept on coming and coming. We had to use all of our craft materials and even a few new kids came! God blessed the children’s ministry even more that day! I’m so thankful to Him for showing me to never doubt when I put my trust in Him. Praise God, for doing great miracles and working within my heart too! May our Lord bless all of you and your lives as well with the wonderful miracles through our faith in Him!
Ministry in Vietnam – Tatyana Yevstratenko