RETURN TO THE DEPORTATION CAMP

Today I visited the Deportation Camp. It is a detention center for foreigners that are found in the country with an expired or no visa. It had been about 5 years since that last time I was there. We had 5 guys that were there back in 2000 to 2002. Then all was quiet but in the last year it seems that more guys are being picked up and taken to the camp. So today I made the journey outside of Moscow to the camp. It took awhile to find what bus went out there. The place had not changed very much it still looks like a little prison. One thing had changed: I was able to communicate with the guards, and fill out the forms with little effort which before was a major ordeal. Usually every time in the past we went there it would be a new crisis, but today it was great. Perhaps being able to speak confidently was a plus. They even allowed a Bible and Christian books to go in with the food parcel.

Tonight we had our weekly prayer meeting at the church. Each week we have been picking a country that is under persecution. Today we prayed for Indonesia, where according to Voice of the Martyrs, a church that has been established for 9 years and has about 190 members last week was assaulted at it's Sunday service by 200 Muslim. They hassled them for 5 hours until the police came and told the church to disband. Last week the Religious affairs Minister and the Home Minister announced a revision of the 1969 Joint Ministerial Decree. They have introduced three new laws that will make it very difficult to plant a new Christian church in Indonesia and it will make it very difficult for the existing Christian Churches to continue.Please pray for the situation in Indonesia

Well finally it looks like I am going to start my first English lesson at the college on Monday. With Nellie, who is the wife of the director. Nellie is the drama and sing coach. She and Victor, who is and extremely talented singer and actor will be my first students. Please, pray for me. Well, God Bless you all Good night, dean P.S. please pray for Natasha she has been sick and it seems to keep holding on to her.