A Rich Day in the company of God's presence and BIG family.

 It has been a great day as the team split up to spend time with and hopefully be an encouragement to various churches. What is blindingly obvious in this context, is that wherever Christ lives in people there is beuaty, compassion, encouragement and generosity beyond measure. Throughout the day the team has sought to lift the eyes of the network to see the BIG picture of God's Global mission and our great opportunity in partnership together. Without exception God orchestrated this move. For the second sunday in a row, sermons dovetailed. When the Lord puts a change of plan in your heart to preach on generosity in Forgiveness (Luke 17:1-10) and the preacher before you expounds on Romans 14 you know why you were prompted this way. 

3 Churches welcomed us with immeasurable grace today, Susie shared mission experiences with Kremenets family, and warmed the hearts of church family to see the diversity of God's mission, the wealth of his grace. Martin preached at House of grace Ternopil on the radical turnaround in Sauls life, that even the greatest opponent can be pliable in God's purposes and used as a champion and trophy of grace. I was with our good friends at 1st Baptist (God's house Baptist). Pastors Bogdan and Volodymyr are special brothers, and our bonds in gospel unity and purpose are gathering apace, as we walk together in his big plans. 

I believe Ternopil can be a great blessing to the world, and invittations for future development underwrite many good things the Lord has been saying to us. Pray with us that these precious friends and fellowships will impact the world with his grace. Pray for the next generation of youth leaders, training initiatives and emerging pastors, that as we engage with culture our God will equip us to win the next generation for Christ, spreading the gospel to the unreached both within and from Ukraine.

 

There are too many encouragements to list here - but so many prayers have been answered today. God has his people in his world, and by design they are in the right place with the right gifts at the right time.

How Good is our GOD, How BIG IS HIS LOVE!

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