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December '09 - January '10 Update

Charity Program of Tula Christian Center for Disabled Children

There was a charity entertaining service conducted by TСС Mercy Center for disabled children on the 5th of December. Eighteen kids were brought by their parents to get their needs met. TСС team provided them with a good fellowship time, entertainment, dinner, and bags with groceries.

"Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’" - Matth.25:34-36.

13th Annual All Tula Churches Conference

Thirteenth Annual Conference among all Protestant churches of Tula went on the 27th of December at the Holy Trinity Church sanctuary. All gathered ones were so excited to recognize tha fact that there was no break in their mutual activity for all these years and that the number of churches involved is still growing with every year.

The Holy Trinity Church has become a continuous place for such events and they were hospital again to accepts all guest and delegates from the whole Tula region. Several worship teams, skits groups, speakers, and other participants spent the whole day in glorifying God and praying for the land of Tula to be given back wholly  to the Lord. "Transformation Tula" is what makes us all believe we need one another to fill the Kingdom of God with many souls.

Speaking at Tula Christian Center  

My scheduled time to speak at TСС resulted in a warm welcome and open hearts to hear the Word of God. Introducing me, Pastor Nikolay said, 'Meet your Daddy'. Well, it's nice to be called like that but very humbling at the same time. I hate titles and exaltations of any kind but it was just nice to recognize the fact that I was still loved by my folks.

They are doing a good job, never stand still but press on forward to seize the Kingdom by force. I spoke on 'Love is not provoked' from 1Cor.13:5. Believe me or not, but problem with anger and irritation is one of the biggest in Russia. It results from the stressful and rough lifestyle. The wrath of men does not produce the righteousness of God, and the enemy knows that this is one of the problem areas of the people in Russia. And we know that He who is in us is greater than he who is in the world.

Visiting the Children's Rehabilitation Center by Nelidovo Church  

On the 7th of January Nelidovo Christian Center visited the local Children's Rehab Center. Again, this day is a Christmas day in Russia according to the Eastern Orthodox calendar. Pastor Sergey's wife Valentina works there as a teacher, and God uses her as an open door to the disabled kids in this institution. Many of them have changed their lives and gave hearts to the Lord.

Although it's illegal to do any religious activity at schools and other educational centers, God always provides the way to get to the hearts of children. This time church prepared Christmas gifts and dinner for all children. God says, 'Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven' (Matth.19:14).

Mission Trip To Pakistan

Several years ago Pastor Andrew Gusev from the city of Furmanov has started his mission's charity ministry in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. He had enough support from different Russian churches to organize this type of ministry. It resulted in the fact that several churches of Lahore helped him to conduct this activity. Many people were able to come and get their social, health, and spiritual needs met.

This time Pastor Andrew and another Pastor Alexander Vazhenin's son Sergey spent the whole week from the 18th through the 25th of January...

To read more, please visit the Missions Page

Thank you very much for the contribution of your faith and love toward our ministry!

"For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which ye have shown towards his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister" - Hebrews 6:10