Greetings, dear brothers and sisters. We thank God for another month that we have lived through. We have done quite a bit of work that gives glory to God and makes all of us more experienced and mature in spirit. Last month, we made a good progress as far as construction goes. We plan to finish roofing in December to avoid the damage that snow can cause and to be able to do interior works. To speed up the process, we have put Ruslan and Pavlo to work together with the builders. Besides, Ruslan and Pavlo do all welding and are putting together scaffolding to plaster walls inside and outside. We do our best to save money as prices have gone up and we still have to meet our budget. Pasha is a licensed welder so there’s no need to hire one when there’s welding to do. We thank our brother John Kachelman who gave us a welding device, with which we can do whatever needs to be done on our own.
We continue helping the needy, sick, single as well as different groups. A few days ago, on Tuesday November 26, a container of humanitarian aid was cleared by Customs. We plan to give away aid together with Bibles and invitations to come to church. We want to start it around December 2, before Christmas. This Sunday the men of the congregation will brainstorm best ways to do it and invite as many as possible to church.
We continue worshiping on Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Wednesday Bible class is from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. All day Friday there’s a joint home prayer.
Besides, Ruslan teaches a youth class during the week. They make arrangements as to the day they can have it at 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
We study Genesis 12-16 in our Wednesday class. Sunday sermons talk about Life in Christ from Eph. 5.
Svitlana teaches women and children. She also stays in touch with families that need help.
Anya continues teaching children’s class. She teaches English to children and invites students to church.
Big thanks to you for your love to us, Ukrainians, and to the church of Christ in Ivano-Frankivsk. Thank you for the support and donations.
Please, keep our children in your prayers. Cold weather has come and many children have low immunity and they catch colds. Please, pray for Sasha, Maryna’s son, and Timothy, Ruslan’s son.
Please, continue praying for Maria, Ruslan’s wife, for Galyna and Bogdan, Peter and Tetiana, his wife, asking the Lord to grant them the desire to be baptized. Making such a decision is a challenge to them. They understand the importance of baptism but their kin strongly condemn that and they give in to fear. Besides, continue praying for Vasyl Vitovsky, please. He has heard about salvation many a time but his disease has made him angry with his life.
We love you and thank God for salvation in Christ, for your prayers and help.
In Christian love,
Ivan and Svitlana
