We are all co-workers of Christ. While spreading the Gospel in Vietnam, we come across people with different nationalities, and even from Buryatia. We wrote to you about the baptism of Lisa’s sister, and just recently, how she was forced to return to Russia in order to undergo surgery. She was diagnosed with cancer. After praying with the church, we blessed Lisa and her children on their way. Even though they are far now, we communicate, support, and encourage her.
The operation and all procedures related to treatment were carried out according to plan. While being sick, Lisa learned to develop a close relationship with God, constantly prays, and reads the Word. The other day she called, all in tears of joy and tells me:
I constantly read the New Testament, and a woman came up to me, who is also being treated for cancer, and asks, “What are you reading? ” I answered her – “The Bible, the Word of God, I am a believer.” She says: “I am also a believer, I have been going to the church for many years, but I have never read the Bible.” I gave her the New Testament to read. She read for three days, and it was clear how the Word of God touched her heart. She came up to me and so delightfully started talking about Jesus. It was evident from her radiant face that she had met the Savior. Tears of joy overwhelmed me.
Despite being in quarantine, we continue to pray and serve the Lord. The inconvenience is that due to the epidemic, the borders are closed, and we cannot leave the country to serve in Laos or Cambodia.
Thank you for the work of faith and your work of love before the Lord. “Beloved, be firm, unshakable, always succeed in the work of the Lord, knowing that your work is not in vain in the presence of the Lord.” 1 Cor. 15:58.
Ministry in Vietnam – Alexander & Irina Kulpin