It's been awhile since i have sent out an update so i apologize for that. I forgot how to sign in to this blog so that has taken me awhile to figure out to. Anyway, for now i will be posting future updates on this blog.
GREENHOUSE UPDATE
As of now we are still without a permanent building. We received another $10,000 last week towards the greenhouse building putting us at a total of $42,000. We still have not reached our $80,000 goal but the recent support we have received has been a great encouragement. We continue to search for buildings every week though we have yet to find a place that we feel God is directing us to buy. Our team prayed last week and felt like God gave us more specific direction as far as what types of properties to look at. You can continue to pray for a releasing of more finances for the Greenhouse Building and that God would clearly without any doubt show us the exact place He has prepared for us. We feel like He has shown us the area we are to look in but we still want to know the exact property He has for us.
Regardless of if we have purchased a building by the fall we are planning on reopening on some scale. If we do not have a building purchased we will be renting a temporary place, which God has already provided some funding towards.
As of now we are continuing our Monday night Love Feasts with different teaching on God's word and character. We will continue these until august when we feel God has directed us to end them for now. We may start again in the new year with a new group of students.
Myself and Pasha are leading a time of worship and prayer on Thursday evenings for local believers.
We also continue to meet with Alexei several days a week to pray and read God's word together with him. This has been good but i feel we are to start meeting with him even more. He shared yesterday, before our prayer time, that he feels he is still holding on to things of this world and that he still talks about the same things he used to with his friends. Here are some verses i have been praying for him and I'd like to ask you to be praying for him right now to:
"Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God."
James 4:4 and
"If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God."
Colossians 3:1-3
GULNIZA
Several months ago i sent a prayer request for a student named Gulniza. We have not seen her much lately but i found out why last week. She has been doing translating for some other believers here and we talked with them and they say she is still very open and feel that she is close to accepting Christ. This group she is translating for are actually having her go on an outreach with them to share with people in a smaller city in southern Kyrgyzstan. The great thing about this is she is now seeing lots of local kyrgyz believers and thus dispelling the lie that Kyrgyz can only be Muslim. She is now seeing that Jesus came for all nations and all people. so please continue praying for her during the next month. I know it is difficult to keep praying for someone when we don't see fruit let alone for you who have never met the person but please continue to persevere with us on her behalf.
GREENHOUSE UPDATE
As of now we are still without a permanent building. We received another $10,000 last week towards the greenhouse building putting us at a total of $42,000. We still have not reached our $80,000 goal but the recent support we have received has been a great encouragement. We continue to search for buildings every week though we have yet to find a place that we feel God is directing us to buy. Our team prayed last week and felt like God gave us more specific direction as far as what types of properties to look at. You can continue to pray for a releasing of more finances for the Greenhouse Building and that God would clearly without any doubt show us the exact place He has prepared for us. We feel like He has shown us the area we are to look in but we still want to know the exact property He has for us.
Regardless of if we have purchased a building by the fall we are planning on reopening on some scale. If we do not have a building purchased we will be renting a temporary place, which God has already provided some funding towards.
As of now we are continuing our Monday night Love Feasts with different teaching on God's word and character. We will continue these until august when we feel God has directed us to end them for now. We may start again in the new year with a new group of students.
Myself and Pasha are leading a time of worship and prayer on Thursday evenings for local believers.
We also continue to meet with Alexei several days a week to pray and read God's word together with him. This has been good but i feel we are to start meeting with him even more. He shared yesterday, before our prayer time, that he feels he is still holding on to things of this world and that he still talks about the same things he used to with his friends. Here are some verses i have been praying for him and I'd like to ask you to be praying for him right now to:
"Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God."
James 4:4 and
"If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God."
Colossians 3:1-3
GULNIZA
Several months ago i sent a prayer request for a student named Gulniza. We have not seen her much lately but i found out why last week. She has been doing translating for some other believers here and we talked with them and they say she is still very open and feel that she is close to accepting Christ. This group she is translating for are actually having her go on an outreach with them to share with people in a smaller city in southern Kyrgyzstan. The great thing about this is she is now seeing lots of local kyrgyz believers and thus dispelling the lie that Kyrgyz can only be Muslim. She is now seeing that Jesus came for all nations and all people. so please continue praying for her during the next month. I know it is difficult to keep praying for someone when we don't see fruit let alone for you who have never met the person but please continue to persevere with us on her behalf.
posted by tony at 9:54 PM
