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Pray for Ukraine (December Update)

December 2, 2013 by tri.org@gmail.com

Pray for Ukraine! (December 2013 Update)

Ukraine is in its biggest crisis since 2004.  The President has been systematically taking away freedoms and basic civil rights for the last 3 years, but this time, the people of Ukraine are revolting against his actions.  The current crisis began when the president made a surprise reversal of policy regarding joining the EU.  One condition the EU required was the release of Julia Tymoshenko from prison.  She ran against President Yanokovich in the last Kiev Protestselection and he had her punished for treason because she signed documents when she was Prime Minister (it was her job to do so).  But he has refused to release her.  Russia and Putin have been putting pressure on Ukraine to prevent Ukraine from joining.  Yanokovich returned from a visit with Putin and announced that Russia would help us more than the EU and that Russia would not tell us what to do with our political prisoners.  His decision to not sign the EU agreement has sparked peaceful protests all over Ukraine.  Over 100,000 people gather daily in Independence Square to sing songs and protest the current government (some estimate that over 350,000 came to one rally). Continue Reading »

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Praise for God Who Keeps Us

November 14, 2013 by tri.org@gmail.com

Praise for God Who Keeps Us

C. H. Spurgeon

Let us adore him who can keep us from falling.

To the people of God, I have to say this dear brothers and sisters, we need keeping; therefore, let us adore him who can keep us.  As saved souls, we need keeping from final apostasy.  “Oh!” saith one, “I thought you taught us that those who are once saved shall never finally apostatize.”  I do believe that doctrine, and delight to preach it; yet it is true that the saved ones would apostatize, every one of them, if the Lord did not keep them. Continue Reading »

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Going, Going, Gone! (October 2013 Update)

November 2, 2013 by tri.org@gmail.com

Going, Going, Gone! (October 2013 Update)

Fall 2013 Leaves

I know what you are thinking!  I have baseball on my mind — I wish!  Maybe if the Cincinnati Reds hadn’t been swept by the Pirates at the end of the season (and in the wild card playoff), I might be thinking baseball.  But even if they were in the World Series, I would probably be thinking about something else — verbs of motion in Russian. Continue Reading »

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“Rushin’ to Russian!” (October 2013 Update)

September 29, 2013 by tri.org@gmail.com

“Rushin’ to Russian!” (October 2013 Update)In=Yaz

Life has been very busy for me this past month.  In September, I taught a class on Christology.  I also decided to take a university class in Russian at Kiev National Linguistic University.  While I was told the class would begin September 16th  (the week after the Christology class was over), like many things in Ukraine, I found out it would begin on the 9th (the day my Christology class began).  So I would teach class for 4 hours in the morning, leave immediately after class to ride the metro for an hour to get to at least part of the Russian class.  I was able to catch about 15-20 minutes of class, get my homework for the next day then head back to the metro (another hour) so I could get home to prepare for teaching the next day!  It was a wild week, but I survived – I definitely did not want to fall behind on the class.  Continue Reading »

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“Ready, Set, Go!” (September 2013 Update)

September 3, 2013 by tri.org@gmail.com

Well…at least the “Go” part is accurate!  I’m not sure we are really “ready” or “set” for the new school year, but it’s here!  So, maybe a better title would be, “ready or not, here I come!”

Our first week back was a whirlwind.  We began with 3 days of training in our faculty In-Service followed by the first week of classes.  The second weekend, we had an all-day planning meeting (9 am to 8 pm!)
2013.08.22 KTS In Servicewith our church.  Needless to say, we have a lot happening already—and we have a lot of decisions to make regarding ministries in the coming year.  Be praying for us as we consider what the Lord would have us to do. Continue Reading »

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