UKRAINE MINISTRY LOCATION NUMBER 2: Chernivtsi

I could summarize this in three words: “A FULL DAY” and it was but sometimes preachers – at least this one when writing blogs – just uses a lot of words so why should I stop now!  It began at 10:30 AM and ended at 10:15 PM when we returned to our home here.  But, not only was it “a full day,” but it was a “great day.” 

Three services: 11:00 - 3:00 - 5:00 with only a lunch break before the 3:00 service.  Word of Life has a “Seminar Sunday” once a month in which they focus on very practical life teachings.  And so it was very easy to adapt to their schedule.

We were led by the Lord to minister on the subject of Healing in the 11:00 service and saw the healing power of God displayed in the lives of many – more hands were raised testifying to healing than I could count quickly – so we will leave the numbers to God and rejoice in the display of His power in the lives of the people.  But the direction of the challenge from the message was to “take the power of God to the streets and homes of their friends.”  It was a continuation of the theme set on Friday evening from 2 Kings 17 – “Covenant People In Troublesome Times”.

The 3:00 service continued the theme of everyone involved in ministry as I shared on: “The Relationship of Kings and Priests” which exhorts the non-five-fold – the congregation to recognize their position and responsibility in the Kingdom of God.

The final service at 5:00 focused on the individual destiny in relationship to the corporate destiny of Word of Life from Psalm 139:13-16 – “You Have A Blueprint For Greatness” – which emphasizes the involvement of God’s planning for their lives as believers.

And the crowing part came as the pastor expressed that the Word was in alignment with his vision and what he had been imparting to the people.

And of course, no “full day of ministry” is complete without food and fellowship.  So we had a good time in the home of a couple of the Church setting around a table of typical Ukrainian food.

The day ended, with the satisfaction that God has blessed our efforts and we “plopped down” in our beds to enjoy a night’s rest.

Tonight, a men’s meeting and a women’s meeting.

Thanks for your prayers and for presenting the privilege for us to represent you in Ukraine.

Dr D and Marilyn