Praises – Rejoice with us!
In recent days we’ve received a flurry of wonderful updates from Central Asia, especially concerning refugees: “We just baptized 13 Afghani believers! God gave safety even though many police were around….” “Great and mighty is the Lord our God!” One more sinner has come to repentance just now. I was talking to J__ and shared my testimony…. Today he knelt and accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior.” “I just received word that our Iranian brother, Matthew, led 2 men to Christ, and they are preparing for baptism. Please be in prayer for them as the persecution there is constant.” Praise God!
On August 25, the last summer camps came to a close. What a blessing that kids and teens heard the Gospel, and learned lessons from God’s Word. They learned songs of praise to the Lord, and some have made the step of putting their faith in Christ. Thank you for giving and praying!
Praise God that both the Desna and Bilogorodka churches have completed a special outreach project that provided $12,000 of medicine to women in their area whose husbands and sons were in battle. The best news is that in both churches some of these ladies now regularly attend services.
Our August BIEMs requested prayer for Sam and Amy Slobodian, who were then in Ukraine. In addition to serving in camps, Sam says, “We were able to participate in two baptisms. One in Ternopil, and the other in Smolin, a town near the Goncharovsk military base. In both locations, those baptisms included converts who were reached through our war-relief distribution efforts.” Thanks for the prayers!
Prayer – Pray with us!
Currently, we have our missionary Vitaly Bilyak visiting BIEM from Ukraine. We praise God that he has been allowed to exit the country once more and is already visiting supporting churches to preach and give updates in Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
For September 10, the Ryzhuks in Belarus are planning an evangelistic outreach based on the theme of The Harvest. They request prayer for God to touch hearts and draw souls to Himself.
As many of you know Bruce Tuttle has joined his son Micah Tuttle in Tbilisi, Georgia. Together, they hope to launch a school for training nationals for the ministry similar to what Brother Bruce oversaw in Ukraine. There is much to pray for concerning this. Please pray the Lord’s guidance and that He would provide the students, the funds, and a meeting place for such an outreach.
In Central Asia, a young girl who has come to Christ is suffering from holes in her heart that need immediate corrective surgery. A surgeon in the U.S. has agreed to perform the operation for free. BIEM personnel managed to obtain a visa to the U.S. Please pray the flight and surgery go well.
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