Update from Russia, 23. October 8th, 2007
The fear of YHWH – to hate evil (Proverbs 8:13)
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9/26/07, Wednesday: In the late afternoon, one of the little-neighbor girls, Madina, came by with some of her friends to escort me to her 10th birthday party! Young Madina was a hostage during the terrorist attack, along with her mother, and itâs a miracle that both of them survived. Madinaâs a very sweet little girl, and it was a lot of fun being there at her birthday party⦠to Godâs praise, most of the kids here relate to me more like a friend rather than just âan adult,â although i’m already 30. You can see the attached photo, in which they wrapped both Madina and i up like mummies! When we were seated at the table, Madinaâs mom asked me to say a toast; in this culture, adults often stand up during celebrations and toast to othersâ health and so forth, but almost always done over alcohol, and often by invoking ethnic idols and so forth. i personally donât drink, and of course wouldnât be toasting using any of the names of the false deities here, and so i said that iâd pray instead. Yah blessed me to pray for Madina, and in The Name of Jesus – thanking Him for how He saved her from the terrorist attack, and asking for His blessing upon her. â¦Please pray for a young man here that i know, named Irbek â he looks like heâs around 20 or so, and i think he has some form of cancer or something. He works at the internet club i go to, and though i donât know him really, really well, heâs just one of those people that comes across like a truly nice person. The Lord enabled me to give him the new CD, and pray that The Lord uses it to touch Irbekâs heart. â¦Congratulations to my parents, Rick and Doreen Catizone, who celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary today! Please ask God to bless them richly, and to give them many more years together â in good health, and serving Jesus with all that they are. (Much love to you both!) Continue reading →