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    The l l i o t t

    Fomily

    NEWSLETTER

    May

    99 5

    Here's

    What's

    Been Happening

    In

    OurCorner

    ofthe

    World

    Much

    as

    happened i n c e our a s t l e t t e r .

    We

    s u r v i v e d

    an extremely busy

    a l l

    t h a t

    i n c l u d e d

    American i s i t o r s coming

    n October o

    h e l p

    with a week-long v a n g e l i s t i c

    F e s t i v a l .

    Immediately

    f t e r

    t h a t ,

    C h r i s

    and Donna

    Alexander

    and

    h e i r f a m i l y l e f t

    f o r a two-month

    v i s i t home.

    Right

    f t e r

    Christmas, t

    was

    ecided

    t h a t s i n c e

    C h r i s

    was Ifc

    a l r e a d y

    in

    C i n c i n n a t i , t

    would be

    a

    good time o

    take

    a

    ard

    look

    at

    where

    we

    ere

    n

    the

    Kherson

    P r o j e c t ,

    and

    determine

    where we ant o be and

    how we

    r e going o

    g e t

    there. Chris extended

    his

    s t a y

    and

    I flew

    home or

    a

    w e e k o f m e e t i n g s w i t h I

    t h e s t a f f

    a t

    Clovemook and h e

    S t r a t e g i c

    P a r t n e r s h i p

    l e a d e r s . I t

    t u r n e d

    o u t

    t o

    b e a

    good

    investment

    of

    our

    ime.

    We

    ere

    ble to

    work

    t h r o u g h a number

    of

    s s u e s and make p e c i f i c

    long-range p l a n s ,

    some of

    which we

    ave

    a l r e a d y implemented.

    Chris andDonna came homea

    week

    fter I

    came

    back n

    January,

    and

    a few

    days a t e r

    a

    group

    from

    Clovemook r r i v e d .

    ( T h e i r

    p l a n s

    had

    been made long b e f o r e t h e

    J a n u a r y

    c o n f e r e n c e

    was

    e t

    u p . )

    T h e i r

    v i s i t h e l p e d g e t a

    u m b e r o f

    r o j e c t s a n d

    p l a n s implemented w i t h

    the

    churches here.

    T h cA : / / ^

    tough s s u e s

    ne of he

    issues that

    we'v e been

    d e a l i n g w i t h

    i n

    the

    Dom olitve

    church

    V

    as h e

    growth

    of a

    m a l l

    g r o u p

    a m o n g

    t h e

    m e m b e r s

    }

    ho

    e r e

    t e a c h i n g t h a t

    t h e

    n l y

    b o o k s

    o f t h e New

    Testament h a t

    were

    r u l y i n s p i r e d were h e f o u r

    g o s p e l s . The b e l i e f was, s p e ci a l l y , t h a t Paul

    was

    not

    o be

    accepted as

    an

    n s p i r e d

    a u t h o r

    and

    h i s t e a c h i n g s were

    o

    be g n o r e d . They a u g h t

    t h a t Paul

    a u g h t a "heresy"

    about

    grace

    and h a t

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    a

    person must ollow the Old Testament law

    as

    Jesus

    d i d .

    A f t e r much i s c u s s i o n and t t e m p t s

    t o b r i n g

    t h e s e

    f o l k back o

    t h e

    t r u e

    t e a c h i n g of h e New

    T e s t a m e n t ,

    t h e

    b r e t h r e n f e l t t h e y had o ex

    communicate he

    leaders

    of

    he

    movement.

    This

    was done n a s l o v i n g a way

    s p o s s i b l e ,

    b u t t h e

    l e a d e r s have h o s e n n o t t o r e p e n t of

    h e i r ways

    n d

    h a v e

    s t a r t e d

    t e a c h i n g on

    h e i r

    own. r e c e n t l y h e a r d

    that

    some

    of

    he

    men who

    re

    involved

    had

    r e q u e s t e d c i r c u m c i s i o n , t e a c h i n g

    t h a t

    i t i s o n l y by

    k e e p i n g

    t h e whole

    Law h a t

    you r e

    r e a l l y a

    C h r i s t i a n . My e a r t

    i s

    h e a v y .

    I

    remember

    h e

    t e a c h i n g i n P h i l i p p i a n s 3 : 2 , 3 : "Watch out o r t h o s e

    dogs,

    hose men who o

    v i l ,

    those m u t i l a t o r s of

    he

    f l e s h . For t i s we

    who

    r e t h e c i r c u m c i s i o n , , w ^

    _

    who worship by

    h e

    S p i r i t

    of

    God,

    ho l o r y

    i n

    C h r i s t J e s u s and who u t no o n f i d e n c e

    i n

    t h e

    flesh."

    F o r t u n a t e l y ,

    ' v e

    had an p p o r t u n i t y

    t o

    do some

    t e a c h i n g

    t o

    t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n r e g a r d i n g

    t h e

    r e l a t i o n s h i p of h e Old and New ovenants,and h e

    p r o p e r u n d e rs t a n d i n g

    of

    Law

    ,

    a n d

    g r a c e .

    We e e m e d t o Q n e o f h e m a j o i

    h a v e s t o p p e d t h e f a l s e

    C h r i s t i a n s s o t h e

    teaching s influence

    n

    the

    ^

    Other

    groups i t h f a l s e

    t e a c h i n g have l s o a r r i v e d i n Kherson,

    nd one of

    t h e

    major

    a s k s

    i s t o

    equip new C h r i s t i a n s w i t h

    enough u n d e r s t a n d i n g so

    h e y w i l l n o t

    be a k e n

    i n

    by

    s u c h g r o u p s . This

    s

    a major a s k b e c a u s e of

    h e

    numbers c c e p t i n g

    C h r i s t . At

    h e b a p t i s m a l s e r v i c e

    _ i n M a i : c h , J l 9 _ J i e w . b e l i e v e r s j w e r & b a p t i z e c L - T h e

    Kherson Christian Church has

    s t a r t e d

    a new hurch

    i n

    a n o t h e r a r e a

    of

    h e

    c i t y ,

    and e n

    p e o p l e

    from

    t h a t

    c o n g r e g a t i o n

    were

    b a p t i z e d . We

    r e

    t r y i n g t o

    e s t a b l i s h s m a l l g r o u p s t o

    p r o v i d e

    t h e n e c e s s a r y

    t e a c h i n g ,

    b u t t h e r e a r e

    few r a i n e d

    l e a d e r s and h e y

    are already

    s t r e t c h e d

    t o the

    i m i t .

    Sloweddown ya i r u s

    We

    r e

    dong

    w e l l .

    I had a e r r i b l e week n

    February

    during which

    came

    down i t h

    f e v e r ,

    c h i l l s , n a u s e a and a e a d a c h e

    n o t h i n g would

    o u c h .

    I ended up a l l i n g

    a

    o c t o r , who e n t me o

    t h e

    h o s p i t a l f o r t e s t s . He o l d

    me

    h a t when g o t t h e r e I

    s h o u l d

    a s k f o r t h e

    Head

    Housekeeper.

    I

    d i d

    a s

    he

    One f

    h e

    major

    a s k s

    i s t o

    equip

    new

    Christians so they w i l l

    not be taken

    i n

    by

    alse teaching.

    s a i d . She o o k immediate h a r g e , moving

    me

    a r o u n d

    t h e slow-moving

    i n e s

    and

    g e t t i n g me he

    I needed o b e . I saw

    an

    a r / n o s e / t h r o a t

    d o c t o r ,

    ha

    an x - r a y ,

    and had

    blood and

    u r i n e

    t e s t s . The

    f a c i l i t i e s

    were

    e r y

    modem,

    l e a n

    and s a f e , and

    people were very

    p r o f e s s i o n a l

    and

    c o u r t e o u s .

    S e v e r a l days a t e r , a s

    I

    was t i l l n o t w e l l ,

    t h e

    d o c t

    sent

    me

    ack for a

    CAT can.

    I took Jolene with

    t h a t

    t i m e s o

    s h e c o u l d b e g i n t o

    f e e l

    some o n f i d e n

    i n t h e h e a l t h

    f a c i l i t i e s a l s o .

    The i n a l d i a g n o s i s wa

    t h a t I probably had a i r u s and would e c o v e r . A

    I d i d . I

    l o s t

    a week o s i c k n e s s

    and s p e n t t h e n e x t

    week

    t h a l f speed, u t , I i d r e c o v e r .

    -Dividing

    upthe-work^

    -

    A s

    a e s u l t

    of

    our a n u a r y m e e t i n g s , C h r i s and

    have

    been

    working

    o

    d e f i n e

    our

    o l e s .

    We

    av e

    d e c i d e d

    t h a t

    h e

    w i l l p r i m a r i l y

    o v e r s e e

    t h e c r o s s -

    c u l t u r a l m i s s i o n

    o u t r e a c h and

    w i l l p r i m a r i l y

    o v e r s e e

    t h e l e a d e r s h i p

    t r a i n i n g

    of h e

    church e a d e

    This i t s

    our

    i f t e d n e s s b e

    T -

    ^

    n d w i l l

    a l l o w u s t o

    u s e

    o

    : s i s t o e q u i p

    new c r e a t i v e

    e n e r g i e s

    i n t h e

    b

    I not be taken in way p o s s i b l e . I t

    w i l l

    a l s o

    help

    h e

    church

    e a d e r s

    t o

    I

    know who

    s

    d o i n g

    w h a t .

    I am u r r e n t l y t e a c h i n g a g r o u p of o t e n t i a l

    e l d e r s , l e a d e r s , and u r r e n t

    s m a l l

    g r o u p

    l e a d e r s

    a t

    the Kherson

    Christian

    Church an overview of

    he

    New T e s t a m e n t . One of

    h e

    m a j o r t a s k s

    now

    s

    t o

    form a

    t e e r i n g

    committee

    n

    t h e

    church u n t i l

    w e c

    f u l l y p r e p a r e new

    l d e r s . I n a new

    church

    n t h i s

    " c n l t U T e ,

    most

    f l l f e " p o t e n t i a l

    e l d e r s have

    C h r i s t i a n s f o r

    l e s s

    t h a n

    two

    e a r s .

    My e x t

    g o a l

    i s t o d e v e l o p a

    u l t i - y e a r

    p l a n

    t o

    a d d r e s s t h e s e a r e a s I n

    a d d i t i o n , I c o n t i n u e

    t o p r e a

    ( a s a way of e l i e v i n g t h e

    U k r a i n i a n

    m i n i s t e r s w ho

    a r e

    over-worked),

    e r v e

    as i e l d

    team

    t r e a s u r e r ,

    a s s i s t

    w i t h

    t h e a n n u a l E v a n g e l i s t i c

    F e s t i v a l

    ( t h i s y

    i n

    June),

    t c .

    I t wasn't unny

    at the

    time

    Many

    e o p l e

    h a v e l e a r n e d some

    n g l i s h . Mos

    l e a r n

    the B r i t i s h v a r i a t i o n ,

    and

    so we ave

    had

    o

    l e a r n the differences

    between

    American and B r i t i s

    E n g l i s h . One day man t o p p e d by h e a p a r t m e n t

    I wasn't

    home, ut Jolene knew him

    and e t

    him

    n

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    He poke a i t t l e E n g l i s h .

    A f t e r

    he came n , he

    asked

    Jolene if

    he

    ould undress.

    She ooked at

    him

    in amazementand

    larm, bu t then

    realized

    that

    he

    was only

    asking

    f he could t a k e

    o f f

    h i s c o a t

    people who heck h e garbage l o s e t t o f i n d food

    t h e y can e a t .

    The

    v e r a g e

    s a l a r i e s

    h e r e

    a r e between

    7 nd 50 o l l a r s

    p e r

    month. No ne can i v e on

    h a t

    so almost everyone i n d s

    a

    second source of ncome

    Hardships increasing a i l y

    The new

    economy

    a s

    c r e a t e d

    a

    huge g u l f

    between

    he haves and

    have

    ots. The

    ld

    communist ystem attempted

    o

    e l i m i n a t e t h e

    middle

    c l a s s and r e a t e e q u a l i t y of

    orkers.

    Now h e r e a r e

    v e r y r i

    ch

    u s u a l l y

    c o n n e c t e d t o

    t h e

    Mafia) nd

    v e r y

    poor.

    I n

    our p a r t m e n t b u i l d i n g t h e r e

    i s

    a p r i m i t i v e

    t r a s h s h o o t i n

    t h e

    h a l l w a y . You u t f o o d g a r b a g e

    (not metal or paper)

    n t o

    i t

    and

    t f a l l s i n t o a l o s e t

    on h e f i r s t

    f l o o r .

    S e v e r a l mornings a week,

    woman comes and o r t s

    t h e

    garbage and a r u c k

    comes

    and

    a k e s i t

    t o

    a

    o c a l

    p i g

    farm.

    L i f e

    h a s

    g o t t e n

    s o

    bad

    h a t w e have now n o t i c e d

    e l d e r l y

    Thinking ofyou

    When e look

    over h e

    m a i l i n g l i s t , w e

    wish

    w e

    could

    send

    you

    each

    a e r s o n a l n o t e .

    We

    r e

    g r a t e f u l f o r y o u r c o n c e r n , p r a y e r s , and s u p p o r t .

    We

    d o n ' t

    s a y t h o s e words i g h t l y . We a i l y s e n s e G o d ' s

    b l e s s i n g s and

    g r a c e . I c o n t i n u e t o

    be

    amazed t

    how

    w e l l

    e a c h

    of u r

    f a m i l y

    members s

    d o i n g .

    We eem

    t o

    h a v e

    a d j u s t e d t o

    l i f e

    h e r e .

    S o m e t i m e s I

    j u s t

    s t o p

    and p r a i s e God o r t h i s w o n d e r f u l g i f t- n d f o r

    t h o s e

    of you

    who u p p o r t

    us n i t .

    With love.

    Glen and o l e n e ,

    Wendy

    and Brad

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    l e f t :

    Brad

    i c t u r e d

    l e f t :

    B r a d

    and i sf r i e n d . Judy

    Johnson.from

    ^ lovernook,

    hare

    a

    book.

    P i c t u r e d r i g h t :

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    always

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    a

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    PRAYER REQUESTS

    Jolene and

    I have

    u s t

    changed

    language

    t e a c h e r s .

    Please pray f o r t h i s t r a n s i t i o n and for

    our

    s u c c e s s f u l mastery of a very i f f i c u l t language.

    Gontinue

    t o

    pray

    for.

    ur h e a l t h

    and

    s a f e t y .

    , C r i m i n a l , a c t i v i t y

    , i s - i

    p o t e n t i a l

    t a r g e t s .

    Pray o r t h e development of our p l a n n i n g i n l e a d e r s h i p t r a i n i n g and m i s s i o n o u t r e a c h . Pray

    for Chris

    as he

    leads

    n

    t h e

    missions

    outreach

    and o r p o t e n t i a l

    m i s s i o n a r i e s and

    p r e p a r a t i o n s

    for e s e a r c h

    among

    h e Crimean T a t a r

    t h i s

    summer.

    Pray o r Glen and h i s

    work

    w i t h t h e l e a d e r s

    of

    o t h c h u r c h e s ,

    e s p e c i a l l y

    f o r new

    e a d e r s and

    for

    l d e r s

    t o be prepared.

    P r a y f o r

    b o t h c h j i r c h e s h e r e

    a n d t h e i r b u i l d i n g n e e d s . P r a y

    f o r t h e

    Dom o l i t v e

    t o

    be a b l e

    t o

    f i n i s h

    t h e i r

    new b u i l d i n g soon. Pray f o r t h e Kherson C h r i s t i a n Church t o be a b l e t o

    r e c e i v e

    p r o p e r t y from h e c i t y and t o be b l e t o b u i l d . The e n t on

    h e i r

    t h e a t e r

    keeps

    o u b l i n g .

    Pray

    f o r

    our major e v a n g e l i s t i c

    o u t r e a c h

    i n June

    and

    f o r t h o s e

    Americans

    who

    i l l be

    t r a v e l i n g here

    o

    h e l p .

    ClovemookChristian Church

    1373 W.

    GALBRAITH ROAD

    CINCINNATI,OHIO 5231

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    CINCINNATI,OHIO

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    Weaver

    Mission ervices Assn.

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    The

    l l i o t t

    Family

    NEWSILETTER

    Ocfober 1995

    Summing

    up

    I t ' s

    been

    18 months i n c e we

    e f t t h e

    S t a t e s . Time seems

    o

    f l y by. O u r team, ased on recommen

    d a t i o n s from

    e t e r a n m i s s i o n a r i e s ,

    has

    decided o have

    furloughs every 18 months

    and t a y

    i n the

    t a t e s

    t h r e e months. This makes t e a s i e r t o r e a d j u s t t o r e - e n t r y back n t o t h e

    Ukraine,

    s p e c i a l l y

    f o r

    t h e k i d s .

    As e r e p a r e

    t o b e g i n

    our

    i r s t f u r l o u g h , t ' s

    a

    good i m e t o l o o k

    b a c k over h e

    l a s t y e a r and

    a

    a l f .

    You

    might remember

    h a t

    our work

    s summarized

    n two main g o a l s :

    F i r s t ,

    t o

    e q u i p t h e

    U k r a i n i a n

    C h r i s t i a n s

    t o l e a d

    s t r o n g , growing,

    e p r o d u c i n g and

    m i s s i o n s - a c t i v e

    c h u r c h e s ;

    Second,

    o

    b e

    a

    a t a l y s t f o r

    sending

    k r a i n i a n m i s s i o n a r i e s t o

    t h e

    Crimean T a t a r , an unreached

    nominally

    Muslim group n e a r

    h e r e .

    We

    ave

    made good

    p r o g r e s s towards h e s e g o a l s :

    /a s t

    S p r i n g , t h e Kherson

    C h r i s t i a n

    Church

    members e l e c t e d

    a o u n c i l

    of

    men o b e g i n

    t r a i n i n g

    t o

    handle the d m i n i s t r a t i v e d e c i s i o n s f o r t h e congregation. This group of new C h r i s t i a n s

    continues

    o

    meet

    on

    a e g u l a r b a s i s

    f o r

    l e a d e r s h i p t r a i n i n g .

    rat

    Ivan, i n i s t e r of h e Dom

    olitve church

    which

    has

    been n e x i s t e n c e

    f o r

    over70 e a r s , has

    e x p r e s s e d h i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g of h e need o

    t r a i n

    up more e a d e r s t o assume

    e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s

    f o r t h e

    growing

    i s t of i n i s t r i e s t h e y

    have

    n

    t h e p r i s o n s , h o s p i t a l s , e t c .

    /ecause of an x p r e s s e d

    n e e d ,

    w e

    have begun

    t e a c h i n g

    a

    i b l e s c h o o l

    c l a s s

    f o r

    a d u l t s

    on a t u r d a y

    evening

    o give

    C h r i s t i a n s

    a b e t t e r understanding of God's

    Word and how

    o apply t i n t h e i r l i v e s .

    /ach of

    h e

    two

    a r g e r

    c h u r c h e s , t h e

    Dom

    o l i t v e

    DM)

    nd t h e Kherson C h r i s t i a n Church KCC ) ,

    h a s been n s t r u m e n t a l i n b e g i n n i n g

    a new

    h u r c h . TheDM

    t a r t e d

    t h e Church of h r i s t t h e

    Saviour,

    which s c u r r e n t l y

    meeting n

    a h e a t e r .

    Attendance

    s over

    100. The KCC

    egan a

    church

    c a l l e d

    Habaka,

    hich meets n an n s t i t u t e . They have about

    70

    n a t t e n d a n c e .

    /ast May,we ade a p r e l i m i n a r y t r i p t o t h e Crimea o i n v e s t i g a t e t h e p o s s i b i l i t y of

    ending

    U k r a i n i a n C h r i s t i a n s

    on

    a

    summer r i p . The e s p o n s e we e c e i v e d seemed promising,

    o

    we r a i n e d

    t h r e e teams

    who ent t t h e end of u l y .

    They

    came

    back with

    a

    o t of

    e l p f u l

    information and

    good

    n s i g h t i n t o t h e d i f f i c u l t i e s and p o s s i b i l i t i e s . We r e

    continuing

    weekly r a i n i n g

    with

    t h i s

    group.

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    Persona Notes

    Brad and Wendy

    The kids a r e dong very w e l l . They have made o t s

    of

    r i e n d s

    and

    c o n t i n u e

    t o

    improve

    n

    t h e i r language

    a b i l i t y . Wendy speaks a s t e r t h a n any

    of s .

    They r e

    doing well

    n

    school and

    i k e

    t h e i r new

    e a c h e r ,

    Laura

    M c K i l l i p . ( P l e a s e

    keep

    e r

    i n

    your

    r a y e r s

    as she

    c o n t i n u e s t o a d j u s t t o t e a c h i n g and

    i f e

    i n g e n e r a l h e r e . )

    Brad continues

    o

    have

    problems

    with h e a l t h ,

    u s u a l l y r e l a t e d

    t o

    a l l e r g i e s ,

    but h e y h a v e n ' t

    slowed h i s

    growth

    r a t e . Most

    of you w i l l

    h a r d l y r e c o g n i s e

    t h e

    k i d s . Wendy

    has grown over four n c h e s

    i n

    t h e l a s t

    y e a r . Our u r l o u g h i s

    coming

    u s t i n

    time o r a

    maion

    clothes-shopping x p e d i t i o n

    .

    Peanut

    e t t l i n g

    in

    " P e a n u t , " t h e family

    dog, s

    out

    of h e

    puppy t a g e ,

    s o

    h i s

    b r i n g s

    l e s s

    work

    and

    allows

    more

    l e e p .

    We

    r e

    e n j o y i n g h a v i n g

    him

    s

    p a r t of h e f a m i l y ,

    b u t s t i l l

    h a t e

    t h e

    n e c e s s a r y e x t r a t r i p s u p and

    down

    h e seven l i g h t s

    of tairs.

    Language

    k i l l s

    progressing

    J o l e n e and I r e making p r o g r e s s i n language

    l e a r n i n g .

    I have begun p r a y i n g i n

    R u s s i a n b u t am t i l l

    f r u s t r a t e d

    by a

    i m i t e d vocabulary h a t

    keeps

    me rom

    s a y i n g

    e x a c t l y what want o s a y . I

    p r e a c h e d

    my i r s t

    sermon n Russian. I wa s nervous and

    thought

    spoke

    t o o

    f a s t ,

    but everyone

    a i d

    i t was

    more

    a t u r a l t h a t

    way.

    We t i l l

    have

    a

    long way o

    go

    e f o r e d e s c ri b i n g

    ourselves as

    fluent.

    Looking ahead

    Al though our

    urlough schedule

    does not

    ook

    too

    r e s t f u l , " we r e going

    o

    have

    o h i t t h e

    ground

    running when we e t u r n . The

    year

    ahead

    i s

    a l r e a d y

    f i l l i n g up w i t h

    major

    v e n t s i n a d d i t i o n

    t o

    our

    everyday

    e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s .

    February - Week-long e a d e r s h i p t r a i n i n g semina

    A p r i l

    -

    Two-week

    TCM ourse: Evangelis m

    and Church

    Growth

    (Offered to n t e r e s t e d church member

    and

    t

    a

    higher e v e l

    as a

    Masters

    Degree

    ourse)

    -May-

    Two-week

    M u s l i m Seminar

    o p r e p a r

    U k r a i n i a n

    m i s s i o n a r i e s t o

    go

    o t h e

    Cri mea and e g i n

    t o l a y

    t h e

    groundwork o r e v a n g e l i z i n g t h e T a t a

    people

    i v i n g t h e r e

    June

    F i f t h Annual v a n g e l i s t i c F e s t i v a l

    J u l y - T a t a r r e s e a r c h

    t r i p s t o

    t h e Crimea

    o

    gain more nformation and

    understanding

    - Two weekTCM ourse: Old

    Testament

    September

    P o s s i b l e second v a n g e l i s t i c

    campaign and

    sending

    of krainian

    missionaries t o the

    Crimea

    October

    Two week

    TCM

    ourse: New

    Testament r e a c h i n g and

    e a c h i n g

    November REST

    r i

    (Above): Peanut

    r i e s to convince u s

    that he

    could

    be

    a

    part

    of

    h i s

    furloug

    team.

    Nice

    r y ,

    but

    e ' l l

    be

    taying

    with

    friends.

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    Coming t o a

    church

    near you perhaps)

    D u r i n g o u r f u r l o u g h , we i l l b e v i s i t i n g a t l e a s t 1 3

    c h u r c h e s

    a n d m e e t i n g w i t h n u m e r o u s s m a l l e r g r o u p s , e t t i n g

    o u r

    d o c t o r and

    e n t i s t i s i t s ( o h ,

    u n ) ,

    i s i t i n g

    w i t h

    o u r

    a m i l i e s ,

    t a k i n g

    a few

    days

    o r v a c a t i o n ,

    a n d

    e a t i n g

    j u n k

    w i t h

    a l l of h e

    a b o v e ) . Our e n t a t i v e s c h e d u l e

    i s :

    November 2

    A r r i v e

    i n C i n c i n n a t i from JFK 7:25 . m . .

    e l t a #1297

    2 o December 1 W e ' l l be

    b a s e d

    i n C i n c i n n a t i . Our phone number i l l be 513-631-1218 or you can

    c a l l

    and

    e a v e

    a

    message

    t

    Clovernook

    C h r i s t i a n

    Church, 13-522-7707.

    CHURCHES

    November

    5 ,

    26

    Clovernook

    Christian Ch u r c h , i n c i n n a t i ,

    Ohio

    6

    Plainfield

    Christian

    Church lainfield,

    ndiana

    12

    Parkside

    Ch u r c h ,

    nchorage,

    laska

    19

    P i c k e r i n g t o n

    C h r i s t i a n

    Church,

    i c k e r i n g t o n , Ohio

    D e c e m b e r 2 o J a n u a r y

    4 - ^ b l T b e T m - t h e W e s t

    o a s t

    e n j o y i n g w a r m w e a t h e r

    a n d v i s i t i n w i t h

    o u r f a m i l i e s

    over

    the o l i d a y s .

    CHURCHES

    December 3 First

    Christian

    Church

    naheim, alifornia

    10

    First Christian Church uma rizona

    17 Pantano hristian Church uscon, rizona

    19 Grace

    Community

    h u r c h , e m p e , rizona

    Plus

    h r e e

    more

    Phoenix

    a r e a

    churches

    pending

    confirmation

    January5 o January 3 1 W e ' l l be back

    n

    C i n c i n n a t i , s t a y i n g near

    Mt .

    Washington Church of h r i s t .

    W e ' l l a l s o

    b e v i s i t i n g S p r i n g f i e l d C h r i s t i a n Church i n S p r i n g f i e l d , Ohio.

    January 3 1

    o February 1 Back

    o

    Kherson t o r e s t up

    o r t h e

    e v e n t s

    coming up

    h e r e .

    (Right): Wendy

    emonstrates

    good

    tudy

    h a b i t s .

    t

    The

    ighty Khe rson A r t

    layers

    n

    costume or

    h e i r

    erformance: Nick Alexander,Ryan lexander, r a d

    l l i o t t ,

    l l i o t t and aura

    McKUlip.

    (Right):

    Bradand

    is

    riend,

    Genia,

    and

    eanut.

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    Summingup

    With

    e v e r y

    s t e p

    we

    a k e t o w a r d our

    g o a l s ,

    h f e r e comes i f f i u l t i e s and p r o b l e m s . P l e a s e c o n t i n u e

    t o pray

    about

    h e s e

    concerns n Kherson:

    ray o r

    t h e C o u n c i l

    a t t h e KCC.

    h e s e j n e n - r e T 3 i r n e w

    C h r i s t i a n s

    i n a

    u l t u r e t h a t has n o t

    e n e o i m ^ e d : | ) e i s a n a l t 4 e a d e r ' S b i p r - i P F f Q r t h a t

    t h e y

    w i l l - d e v e l o p

    t h e s k i U s n e c e s s a r y ^ t o ^ i d e l h a t

    c o n g r e g a t i o n .

    h e

    Dom

    o l i t v e

    i s a

    h u r c h

    o f l d e r members Pray o r new l e a d e r s t o r i s e

    u p

    t o t a k e t h e

    p l a c e o f

    h o s e who ave s e r v e d

    so

    long a n d a i t h f u l l y but r e n o o n g e r

    a b l e

    t o d o s o .

    s more and more

    e o p l e

    commit h e m s e l v e s t o

    C h r i s t ,

    p r a y

    f o r an e a g e r n e s s

    i n t h e i r

    h e a r t s

    t o

    l e a r n

    and

    u n d e r s t a n d h o w b e i n g

    a h r i s t i a n

    i s t o

    make a i f f e r e n c e

    i n

    t h e i r l i v e s and t h e i r

    w o r l d

    l l o f h e

    c h u r c h e s we

    r e

    working w i t h a r e s t r u g g l i n g w i t h b u i l d i n g

    p r o b l e m s . The

    DM

    s

    i n

    t h e p r o c e s s o f u i l d i n g

    a

    n ew house o f o r s h i p , but n t i m e s o f n c r e d i b l e i n f l a t i o n t h e

    expenses

    can

    t r i p l e i n weeks

    The

    t h e r churches a r e d e a l i n g w i t h l a n d l o r d s who f t e n double

    o r t r i p l e t h e r e n t . P l e a s e p r a y t h a t t h e s e

    b u i l d i n g

    problems w i l l

    be

    e s o l v e d .

    i n a l l y ,

    p r a y f o r

    t h o s e

    U k r a i n i a n

    C h r i s t i a n s

    w h o

    r e

    p r e p a r i n g t o

    m i n i s t e r t o

    t h e

    T a t a r s .

    There

    a r e

    major

    e t h n i c b a r r i e r s t o

    overcome s

    w e l l

    a s problems

    h a t m a y

    r i s e out

    o f h e

    i n e x p e r i e n c e o f h e s e

    new

    m i s s i o n a r i e s .

    Oovemook

    hristianChurch

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