Good Soil in Chisinau

Friday morning I went to the bus station in Odessa but when I got there I found out there were no buses going to Chisinau because of snow.  After a few cold hours of waiting a bus finally pulled up.  Pastor Eduard met me in Chisinau and he who was very grateful to see me because he had been planning the Good Soil seminar in his church for some time.

A big thanks to everyone who was praying for me!  Not only did I make to Chisinau successfully but the Lord blessed my time there!  Pastor Eduard is the director of our CMI schools in Moldova. He invited me to come help lead the seminar on a Saturday in his church.  He also invited a few pastors from other churches with-in the region. We had 30 people for the Saturday seminar.  One of the pastor’s was from Romania and he didn’t know Russian so we had simultaneous translation from Russian to Romanian.

On Sunday morning I preached in Eduard’s church and then on Sunday evening I did a 40 minute presentation for about 100 of the church members.  They received the training and the tools very positively. Unfortunately I could only provide them with the Russian versions.  There is a great need to have a Romanian version available but it is still in the process of being translated.

Check out pictures and video from Chisinau

• Praise for safe travel despite the snow
• Pray for those who attended the seminar that they will put to use what they learned
• Pray for the translation of the Romanian versions of “The Story of Hope” and “The Way to Joy”
  

First Time Teaching

Once again, thank, you, thank you for your prayers!”  Preparing for my first time teaching at our institute in Russian made me a nervous. “What if I get tongue tied? What if I can’t remember all those theological words in Russian? What if the students don’t understand me or I don’t understand them?”  Those were the questions going through my head before I taught.

However, I was comfortable as I taught and although I came away tired I enjoyed my time and felt that the students were engaged and also responded well to my teaching! I will be teaching the same course on two more Saturdays so please keep up your prayers.  

• Praise for a successful first class
• Pray for Caleb and the students as they finish the course

Land of the Bible

March 26-30 we will be teaching “Bible Backgrounds”. This course explains how the the geography, culture and traditions of the Bible help us gain a better understanding of the text. We are thankful to have teachers who have spent over 20 years in Israel coming.  I am confident that this will be a beneficial time for our students. Would you take time to pray for the students and for the teachers?

Because tuition covers a small percentage of the actual cost of the course the rest must be provided for through donations. We are expecting 15-20 students for this class and our cost per student is about $50. If you are able please consider how you might provide even if it is just for one student it will make a big difference to that student!. You can find information on how to give here.

• Pray for our teachers coming from Israel
  
• Pray for the students as they study
  
• Pray for God to meet the financial needs of this course