Video Updates :: Fall 2011
Below are two videos describing what has been happening in Chernigov. The first is a look at our ministry in the TB hospital and the second a video newsletter.
New Video Sermon on Heaven and Hell
Check out one of our latest videos we translated by Pastor Mark Driscoll on Heaven and Hell.
Марк Дрисколл :: Рай и ад from In Lumine Media on Vimeo.
The kids in the TB center
Here are some photos from last week as we spent 3 days with the kids in the local TB center.
Jesus Storybook Bible to Print
Glad to announce that we recently sent JSB off to the printers. We hope to have the books in hand by the end of next month.
We had to find a new warehouse for storage and ended up renting a heated 70 square meter facility that has loading docks, forklifts and pallet jacks, is reasonably priced, [...]
Recent Baptism
A few weeks ago we had some incredible weather and 9 folks from church were baptized. It was a great day with over 60 people together singing, eating barbecued chicken, playing volleyball, and celebrating salvation.
That is a chocolate milk river no one knows about.
Lev enjoyed the water, we couldn’t get him out of it.
Thanks Alyosha [...]
Desiring God post on our ministry
Thanks to this post yesterday by DG, I have had quite a few people contact us about some of our publishing projects! Thanks DG!
Christian Bible Church video
Check out this video some of our friends from the Halle Project did for us highlighting where we live and the vision of our church.
Hope you enjoy it.
New Newsletter
After a prolonged delay in posting I am happy to announce that our latest newsletter is up. Hope you enjoy is.
You can download it here in PDF or view it embedded below.
Open publication – Free publishing – More chernigov
TB Hospital conditions & roadblocks in reconstruction
Below is a two minute look into the conditions of the tuberculosis hospital we are currently working in and trying to improve.
We have 10 windows purchased and ready to be installed in the children’s bedrooms just as winter is setting in but thus far haven’t been able to install them. Unfortunately the workers who [...]
Understanding the scope of sex trafficking in Ukraine
The New York Times came out with an article twelve years ago on the growing problem of women from Ukraine being trafficked for the sex industry: CONTRABAND WOMEN — A special report.; Traffickers’ New Cargo: Naive Slavic Women
This report details how women end up in the industry, what life is like within the industry, and [...]
Jesus Storybook Bible Project
Below is the funding request I put together for the Jesus Storybook Bible. We are super excited about this project. Our hope is to see this Russian version done by Spring and a Ukrainian version by the end of the year.
PDF JSBB_Project
D.A. Carson at TGC’s regional conference in LA
Anya and I attended The Gospel Coalition’s regional conference hosted by Reality LA last Saturday. Maia and Lev got to spend the day at the Zoo with their aunt and uncle while Anya and I enjoyed a 1.5 day getaway.
We got to connect with some friends at the conference and stay with my cousin [...]
Desiring God National Conference & In Lumine
Last week Anya and I flew to Minneapolis to attend Desiring God’s 2010 National Conference and network with ministries and individuals to expand our publishing efforts. We connected with Danny Foote and Olya Velichko to represent In Lumine in the International Marketplace, a trade-show like area for international ministries. Ethan and Elysia Larsen, former missionaries [...]
The Jesus Storybook Children’s Bible in Russian
We recently secured rights to translate and publish The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones into Russian. I have been reading this bible to Maia for quite a while now and absolutely love it. It is by far the most spiritually rich children’s bible I have come across. We recently purchased The Big Picture Story [...]
Church Planter
Just got a copy of this book and am going to start reading it this week. This video about the message of the book is very impressive, check it out.
Shipping books to Ukraine from Russia
We just found out that our re-print order for Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology is ready to be shipped to Ukraine from St. Petersburg. The only thing is, most shipping companies are having a hard time shipping between the two countries right now. We have a whole pallet of books that we need to get here [...]
Windows for the TB hospital
The church that sent a team here a few weeks ago, Fellowship in the Pass, collected some money through their Vacation Bible School program and we will be purchasing and installing three new windows in the kids’ ward of the TB hospital.
Below Bogdan is measuring out the windows to be replaced. He manages a window [...]
Baptism
Last Sunday we headed down to the Desna river and baptized Egor. It has been great to see how much he has changed over the last year. I don’t think anyone in our church comes remotely close to reading as much scripture as he does. He calls everyday with questions about how to apply what [...]
Summer Newsletter
Below is our latest Newsletter. Hope you enjoy the new format, now you don’t need to download it to view it. Make sure to chose full screen or you will have trouble reading the text.
Thanks,
Open publication – Free publishing – More ukraine
Publishing progress: New title coming soon
Today I received Randy Alcorn’s Heaven from the designer. It needs to be corrected and within a few weeks it should be ready to go to print. We don’t have funds to print it as of yet but hopefully they will come in soon.
This book weighs in at 350 pages in Russian. Hopefully Alcorn’s [...]
Hope House
Last week we visited the children who had recently been taken from their homes and were awaiting their entry into an orphanage. The team visiting put on a small children’s festival with games, crafts, music, and a story everyone got to act out.
Even Maia got to dress up as one of Jesus’ disciples.
English lessons this week
We are currently hosting free English lessons in the museum we meet in for church on Sundays. We have about 200 people showing up each day and so far things have been going great.
The Kids
With summer in full swing, the kids are taking baths outside constantly.
Maia is growing very fond of taking pictures, as you can see below.
The Market
I took my camera to the market the other day. Here is a little bit of what shopping looks like in Chernigov.
