Thursday, June 30, 2005
From the Field -- 5 - from Ken
From: pochta
To: Kenneth Briden
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 9:19 AM
Subject: From the Field -- 5
The Bible says we have not because we ask not. It also tells to ask and we will receive.
Before we left the States, I prayed that we would have a harvest here like we've never seen before.
I'm happy to tell you that prayer is being answered. I stand amazed at God's power We still have a little over a week to go, and if the next week is anything like this week, I might just float home on the clouds. I wish you could be here and be a witness. Thanks for your prayers. Keep them coming.
Every day Luba is so excited when we leave the Senior Center after presenting the message of salvation. "Oy, Ken. Thees was the best ever. It was just the right words."
"Luba, that's what you said yesterday."
"Oh, reely. Well, thees was the best since yesterday."
The room is filled to capacity every day, and the people don't want the sermon to stop. As I said before, I wish you could be here, for you are a vital part of this ministry.
The Church camp is also going well, as well as the street ministry. It's nice to have our full team together now. We have come to be known as the "Four States Team," since we have one from Oregon (Gary is moving there as soon as he returns to the States, one from California, one from Texas, and one from Missouri -- although we all have roots in California.
I found a Diet Coke in a kiosk downtown a few days ago. Things are looking up. I marvel at the changes that have taken place in Kislovodsk since we first came in 1993. The place used to be so dark, but it is really lit at night now. There used to be very few cars, and now traffic is almost as thick as back home in Bolivar. And to top it off, many Russians are walking around with a phone dangling from their ear. Not all progress is beneficial.
We send our love from the other side of the world,
Ken for the Four States Team
To: Kenneth Briden
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 9:19 AM
Subject: From the Field -- 5
The Bible says we have not because we ask not. It also tells to ask and we will receive.
Before we left the States, I prayed that we would have a harvest here like we've never seen before.
I'm happy to tell you that prayer is being answered. I stand amazed at God's power We still have a little over a week to go, and if the next week is anything like this week, I might just float home on the clouds. I wish you could be here and be a witness. Thanks for your prayers. Keep them coming.
Every day Luba is so excited when we leave the Senior Center after presenting the message of salvation. "Oy, Ken. Thees was the best ever. It was just the right words."
"Luba, that's what you said yesterday."
"Oh, reely. Well, thees was the best since yesterday."
The room is filled to capacity every day, and the people don't want the sermon to stop. As I said before, I wish you could be here, for you are a vital part of this ministry.
The Church camp is also going well, as well as the street ministry. It's nice to have our full team together now. We have come to be known as the "Four States Team," since we have one from Oregon (Gary is moving there as soon as he returns to the States, one from California, one from Texas, and one from Missouri -- although we all have roots in California.
I found a Diet Coke in a kiosk downtown a few days ago. Things are looking up. I marvel at the changes that have taken place in Kislovodsk since we first came in 1993. The place used to be so dark, but it is really lit at night now. There used to be very few cars, and now traffic is almost as thick as back home in Bolivar. And to top it off, many Russians are walking around with a phone dangling from their ear. Not all progress is beneficial.
We send our love from the other side of the world,
Ken for the Four States Team
