A small church in Yaroslavl, Russia, recently sent in a newsletter bursting with good news including mission work, volunteer efforts, baptisms, and prayer requests. They are also seeking missionaries for a summer mission team in 2014!
Hello, dear brothers and sisters!We are very glad to welcome you from the church in Yaroslavl! Last time we wrote you a few months ago. During this time we have seen many events and changes. In this newsletter we would like to tell you briefly about these events.
Highlights
- We are guests at South East Region of Moscow
- Volunteer service meeting at the jazz center
- Weekend mission team
- Brother from Scotland
- Departure to the singles conference
- The married conference in the Moscow area
- Informal activities
- House church meetings
- Baptism of Luba
- Prayerful Rrequest
We are at guests at South East Region of Moscow
One Sunday we, the whole church, and our guests rent the bus and went to visit the South East region of the Moscow Church of Chri. The youth service with glorification accompanied by musical instruments and interesting sermon titled "Persona Non Grata" were organized. Our brother from Yaroslavl, Misha Stepanov, preached there, and we supported him. Muscovites met and took care of us very well; they fed us delicious food. The most valuable thing is, of course, communication with disciples and meeting with old friends. Young Yaroslavl disciples saw the large church for the first time, met with new brothers and sisters in Christ. We are always glad to see faithful disciples of Christ. Thank you for inviting us, we thank you!
Volunteer service meeting at the jazz center
In December, a final meeting with the guys suffering from cerebral palsy was held at the jazz center. They had the opportunity to listen to beautiful music, to communicate with each other and with us. This year we had 12 such meetings. They were held in various public places: restaurants, clubs with dancing in wheelchairs, in a pizzeria with a master class on cooking pizza, in the film and video centers and so on. And they were accompanied by various psychological and creative programs. It was very touching to remember how these events were held. For the most of these guys it was their first “coming outs” to the city, cafes, cinema, etc. Now, when they know these places they, with their parents will be able to open familiar places by themselves.
