Our time is coming to a close here in Chernivtsi for this trip. It is always hard to leave the loving people of God with whom we have such precious fellowship. It has been a rewarding time of ministry to the faithful.
Marilyn spent four hours in ministry with one former staff member of a local Church. She has been through a lot of agony in her soul and spirit from the events of the past having faced disappointments in the life of her former pastor. Marilyn reported that she has finally come to the place where she is ready to risk it again by once again going to Church, but now she must make the choice of which Church.
The service this evening was special. The congregation of forty were intense in their worship and a sweet spirit filled the room as the Holy Spirit ministered to the worshipers. We were able to present an Ordination Certificate to Pastor Vitaliy Pavalenko and challenge him to be the kind of Pastor Christ would have him be. It was on my last trip here that I laid hands on him and set him apart to the call of God, however I did not have the necessary documents available to present his certificate at that time.
Pastor Pavalenko stated that the Word this evening was “right on” as to his needs and the prayer of his heart, being just what he needed. We ministered prophetically to several and again the report was “right on.” As always we took time to minister to the needs of those who came forward for prayer.
Saying “good-by” is always hard when we are here and it was no different this evening. We had to make a promise to return in April or thereabouts and to promise to spend some special time with some of the people. Of course that is part of what we enjoy the most. We do not come to Chernivtsi to just be with pastors but many of the leaders and people have become very special to us after almost nine years of ministry in the city. It is as though we leave part of our heart here when we depart.
So now it is time to finish the reproduction of the sermons preached, leave some material for the pastors to study, then proceed to pack and be ready to leave via car to “Khmelnitsky and catch the evening “fast train” to Kiev, arriving there about 9:03 P.M.
We will have two day, well almost, in Kiev to do some laundry meet with a pastor and his wife and then depart for Donetsk.
Dr. D. and Marilyn
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