Praises – Rejoice with us!
On June 1, our next container of war relief and supplies for churches in Ukraine rolled away from BIEM’s warehouse, on the first leg of its journey overseas. Our staff and volunteers packed the cargo as tightly as possible, even to the point of hand-stuffing plastic bags of donated clothing for the needy into small airspaces between cardboard cartons. So, we praise God for each item that will bless those overseas, for each donor who made this shipment possible, and for the volunteers who lent their muscles to assist in loading!”
In Central Asia, one of our missionaries reports that an Afghani refugee girl has placed her trust in Christ. Even before our missionary shared with her about Christ, a friend of this girl had been faithfully sharing her faith. Now her mother and brother seem to be drawing closer to salvation. Her father is no longer with the family. He was beheaded by the Taliban.
The ministry Operation Renewed Hope has joined in helping BIEM by supplying funds for new outreaches in 2 separate locations to provide medications for stress-related illness for wives and mothers of soldiers who are currently serving in the Ukrainian military. Along with the medications, believers will share the Gospel, just as we do with food distribution. We trust this effort will yield spiritual fruit.
From Belarus, BIEM missionary Nikolai Ryzhuk joyfully reports how the Lord provided ideal weather for outdoor evangelism involving multiple churches. May the Lord water the Gospel seeds that have been sown in many hearts!
Prayer – Pray with us!
Regular BIEM’s of Light readers will recall how our previous container of war relief experienced repeated complications and delays on its trip to Ukraine. Please pray for a smooth passage for this one.
This month, as well as in July and August, BIEM-sponsored Christian camps will be held for children and teens on our mission fields. Donations for camps have been trickling in. Currently, we have $10,259 of the $50,000 needed. Please join us in praying for the remaining $39,741. And pray doubly for God to open the hearts and minds of youth as they hear His Word taught.
Our new church planters, the Koops, rejoice to have 7 new believers preparing for baptism. One of those is Sasha, whose parents initially forbade him to attend church. At the same time, however, the Koops still haven’t managed to find an apartment they can rent in the neighborhood of their church plant, and Karina is due to give birth any day. Please pray for God’s blessing in both!
Pastors Eugene Buyko and Igor Fomichov from Ukraine are with us through most of this month and are traveling to churches for the purpose of raising War Relief funds. Meetings have been scheduled in Indiana, Minnesota, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Florida, and Montana. Please pray for fruitful results.
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