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| "Tie your shoes and pray for the Hughes" |
Dear
Friends,
Through
the winter months our Sunday service usually consisted of just us and the
Grosses. Our Thursday meeting was not
infrequently that same group. I can’t
pinpoint when it began to change, but since the first of May, we have had only
one service in which only Americans were present. Others attending has been a specific
encouragement to me. Although very few
unbelievers have come (most have been professing believers), we still see areas
of needed growth and encouragement in their spiritual lives.
Over
the summer, we are taking a break from our English classes and outreach Bible study. The first few months went well, and we are evaluating
what changes to make once we resume.
Each Friday evening in June we will organize a time especially for families. In a park near our city’s old fortress we
will have games, crafts and snacks for families to enjoy together, as well as
handouts with Biblical instruction on the family. The final evening we plan to give out Bibles
to those who are interested. In July we
will run two identical weeks of Bible school.
The first week will be held at David’s house with the children in his
neighborhood and the second will be at our rental location in the city. Would you pray for these summer ministries?
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| Large Jenga at our first family evening |
A
couple weeks ago we purchased a car from friends. The vehicle will open up further ministry
possibilities as well as streamline several things in our lives. Much of what we spent on the purchase came
from Christmas love offerings from our supporters. Things are slowly moving forward with plans
for our house. It hasn’t happened yet,
but I am anticipating a moment when the levee will break, and the flood of
construction tasks will engulf us. We
would appreciate your prayer regarding progress in the construction and wisdom
to give needed attention to our current ministry responsibilities.
In His
service,
Jacob
and Viola Hughes
For Prayer:
1.
Viola and Sarah studying Romanian
2.
Ability to preach effectively in Russian
3. The
Lord to use our services, family evenings, Vacation Bible Schools
For
Praise:
1.
Attendees at our services
2.
Good start to our family evenings outreach
3.
Purchase of a vehicle
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