Greetings from California, as most of you may know I’m in California and Dale is in Minnesota waiting for our visas to return to Moscow. It has taken longer than we thought. It has proved to be a timely visit back for both Dale and myself. Please pray for the fellowship in Moscow, and for the up coming woman’s retreat. It is one event each year that is truly a blessing to Calvary Chapel’s in Russia and especially to our fellowship. Debbie Bryson, the wife of George Bryson is truly gifted in the area of woman’s ministry and she brings to Russia every year a large group of women from the states that minister so effectively to the women. Also they have planned several meetings with the ladies in the church. Please pray for Natasha as she coordinates these meetings, and also our Sunday services. Please keep her in your prayers. Please pray for the timely receiving of our visas to return to Moscow. God Bless you and all the Lord has called you to, dean
In the previous prayer request, when I asked you to pray for Artiom, I also promised to keep you updated. So here it is – an update and a new prayer request. Last Friday couple of my friends and I went to visit Olga and Artiom at the cancer hospital. We did not get to see Artiom, because he had to stay in his room for infusions, but Olga met us downstairs and was very happy to see us. I told her that many people are praying for her son and her whole family. She is very thankful for that and it is a great encouragement for her. Olga told us that Artiom just finished his 4th chemo and now he needs to go through some more tests and then doctors will decide if they can remove the tumor. The tumor is getting smaller (it is actually about 3 times smaller now, than it was in the beginning) and there is a good possibility that it can be removed.
Olga and Artiom were supposed to stay in the hospital for the next a few weeks, but today I found out from a friend that chicken pox epidemic started in the hospital and Artiom was also infected. So Olga and Artiom were released from the hospital and sent back to Smolensk. As I said, the tests and the surgery were supposed to be very soon. I know that for Olga to go home right now is an unpleasant surprise. Pray for the Lord’s peace for her.
Please, pray for this whole situation, for Artiom and Olga to get home safely and that the Lord would strengthen Artiom’s body and there would be no usual complications after the chemotherapy. They will be back in Moscow in 20 days for the tests and possibly the surgery as well, let’s pray for Artiom’s complete healing.
As my friend says: “His plans are not our plans and His thoughts are above all our thoughts.”
May the Lord bless you as you lifting this situation up to Him. Natasha
Dear friends and family, I just wanted to thank you for all of your prayers that you’ve lifted up before the Lord for Julia’s mom(link to previous request) and my dad(link to previous request). Both Julia’s mom and my dad had finished their journeys on this earth at the end of January. I know that your prayers made a very big difference in our parents’ lives and in ours as well. The Lord is faithfully taking us through this time and giving us His peace, grace, strength and comfort.
I had an opportunity to share at my dad’s funeral and it was a very special time. Since most of my dad’s friends and coworkers are nonbelievers, I was compelled to read from the Word. The Lord put on my heart Psalm 139, where David shares an amazing understanding of God’s love for him and a very intimate knowledge of him. I am finding great comfort in these verses and especially in 16: “Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them.”
Again, thank you for being with us in your prayers during this time. Natasha
