Well here I am in Belarus. What a great country. We arrived Thursday afternoon and several people from the church in Pinsk and Sedovia were there to greet us. All of our luggage made it!
We went to the camp in Kopron. It is a camp for the children of the survivors of Chernobyl. There they have fun, get medical attention, and learn. One of our goals here was to see what ways we are able to partner with the camp. And we have found many ways and some very exciting ones. At the present time two of our team members are there and looking at all the potential ways we can be involved.
While I was at the camp I met the General secretary for the Belarus Baptist Union. He oversees the 300 churches in Belarus and many in Russia. They are a church planting group made up of many different evangelical church traditions. I'm meeting with him next Monday in Minsk to see how we can work with them to plant churches in Belarus and Russia.
I have preached several times and will preach several more times before I come home. Now that I've found this internet cafe in Pinsk I will be able to update you more often.
Keep praying for me. I'm deeply convicted of my attitudes of discontentment. These people live on little but have a lot.
God bless you all!
Joe,
ReplyDeleteYou are in my prayers!!!!!
Stay safe and have fun, remember God has plans to use you while you are there.
Love Scott
It sounds like all in all your having a very rewarding trip. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your team. I'm sure that you will reach many,many people in your own unique way.
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