Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Russian greetings!


Greetings of God's Peace, Love and Grace to you all!

I am working a night shift this October 30th evening then in the early morning, about an hour after I get home, I will begin to make my way to the mainland airport in Vancouver where I will board a flight bound for Russia!  Brother Brian Niemitalo will head in the same direction as I am, but from his home way in the east in South Carolina, and if all goes well, with God's good grace, we'll meet up in Moscow on November 1st in the late afternoon.
 
Once again Brian and I have a very busy schedule for the month we will spend in Russia.  Actually, we will take a side trip for a few days to Simferopol, Ukraine, to make good on an invitation brothers Brian and Misha Krupinov received from a family (visiting from Ukraine) who they met in Russia on their last trip.

They say it is very cold in Moscow right now. I was warned just this morning from a Russian friend who said “Greg, you be sure to bring warm winter clothes!” but I hear that in Simferopol one can expect +20 degree weather, as this city is located in the far south very close to the black sea.  
Brian with Russian college students


                                                            Gregory with Russian friends.


I request your precious prayers for the whole of our November Russian trip, and in particular right now for the time we will spend in Simferopol, Ukraine, which will be during the first days of November.  We are just not sure what the Lord is opening for us there in Simferopol, but we certainly expect and witness His hand in it all.
After Simferopol we will visit Schekino and Rzhev, which are cities in western Russia near Moscow, then we will head on east via train to the Chuvash, Mari, and Udmurt republics, then finally on to the Ural Mountains and Ekaterinburg.  Along our way we will be visiting many different cities, villages, churches, homes, universities and colleges.  Our purpose is to preach the gospel of repentance and remission of sins; to plant the seeds of the blessed salvation gospel in the soils of the heart. 

Please pray that in each venue and situation we are lead to, that the Lord would work in us, and that we would recognize His work, imparting His saving grace to as many as He has called.

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In His love,


Gregory,

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