Dear Friends,
Earlier this month, missionary David Gross and I visited a
city in the north to consider it for church planting. We drove to Edineti one morning, spent
a day exploring the city, and came back the next day. There are some things we could have done
better, but we figure the best way to
learn is just to get out and do it.
This summer, we are planning two future scouting trips to Soroca and
Comrat.
Our trip showed me the confusion that surrounds many people here
in Moldova. When we first came here,
I thought that most cities and villages had just the Orthodox Church. I am learning that there are more groups than I thought. Unfortunately, these groups are bringing with
them sundry false doctrines. In addition
to the Orthodox Church in Edineti, there is a strong Jehovah’s Witness presence,
a Salvation Army Church, and two Pentecostal churches. Some Moldovans have never heard the
Gospel. Many others have heard a false
Gospel. There is much work to
do!
We are so thankful to be able to continue our Russian lessons this summer. We cannot say enough about how blessed we are
to have Svetlana as our teacher. She is
always on time (in fact, 15 minutes early), dependable, experienced, and quite
patient with our frequent mistakes.
More opportunities to minister have opened up in
the church we are attending. We are
both enjoying singing in the choir. I
have preached once and will do so again soon.
In His service,
Jacob and Viola
Hughes
For Prayer:
1. Two more scouting trips
planned this summer2. Continued progress learning Russian
3. A family with which to team up
For Praise:
1. More opportunities to
minister in our church2. Consistent support and better exchange rates
3. Celebration of Viola’s ??st birthday earlier this week
“Tie your shoes and pray for the Hughes”
I have always liked your prayer reminder motto! We will continue to pray! When you visit the States again, stop by and see us in NYC and visit our Russian congregation!
ReplyDelete@Andrea- Thanks for your prayers! You may know this, but my family knew Sherry Hyden when she was in high school. Today we got their update, and I was just thinking that it would be good for us to see them when we are back in the States. Now with your reminder, I'll have to keep that in mind. Greetings to your husband for me- I think of him when I hear of the Baltimore Orioles!
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