Greetings from Moscow! Yesterday was Pesach ( Russian Easter) rightly named from the Jewish holiday Passover. We had a wonderful time together as a fellowship. We studied together the Resurrection and Jesus' victory over death. We also had the opportunity to pray for two dear couples one who recently got married, Billy and Katya and Zenya and Olga, who are going to be married on June the 14th. What a blessing it is to see God bringing mates together.
The Jewish Passover ended on sundown on Saturday and so on Saturday Jews for Jesus had a Passover celebration, with a Seder meal, and pizza, that’s right pizza. Over 100 Jewish people came and a large majority our believers. The gospel was clearly presented through the symbols in the Passover. Every believer should see a Passover “Seder” meal performed, it is amazing how Jesus just reveals Himself thorough the symbols of the Passover meal.
We received great news and answered prayer to begin once again with our mid week Bible study. For more than a year we had not had a place to have a mid week study, but the first of May, with the persistence of Natasha the director of our meeting place gave us the go ahead. So starting on May 7 we will resume with great joy our mid week Bible study. Thank you all for your prayers, In Christ, dean
Hello everyone, I’m finally back in Moscow after 3 months in the States waiting to receive a visa to return back for another year. God has been gracious in allowing me to serve in Moscow for the last 8 years. He continues to open the door for me to be a part of what He is doing in Russia, for that I’m grateful. I want to thank my home church Calvary Chapel Modesto and all the support they have given to me and the encouragement that I received in my over extended stay in the Golden State. Thank you all that blessed my time home!!! The day I left I had my good friend Ed Barton who is the battalion chief of the Burlingame Fire Dept, take me to the airport for my flight home. Ed’s Firehouse and office is near the San Francisco airport. Ed graciously gave me a tour of the Fire house. (When I grow up I have a secret desire to be a fireman) I took full advantage as you can see. It is great to see God placing men in places to serve the safety of people. Ed is a great public servant and a servant of the most High God. Thanks Ed!
WHAT’S NEW? is not so new…..
I have had the opportunity over the last 8 years to observe a very unique ministry called Spiritual Freedom Russia. SFM for the last 15 years has been an outreach to the mostly forgotten - prisoners in the Russian prison system. Over 80,000 men and women have had the opportunity to study over 40 Biblical sound courses. Dedicated SFM workers have sent and received over 500,000 completed courses. My close friend for over 8 years here in Moscow, Dale Tweedy, has been a prison Chaplain for many years, in the notorious Cook County jail in Chicago, and for 7 years was the first known foreign Chaplain in the 300 year old Buterka prison here in Moscow. Dale is part of the team working with SFM Alexey Tikhonov and a gifted staff of course graders, by the grace of God, is bringing the opportunity for men and women to study God’s word in over 600 Russian prisons. Please, remember to pray for the staff and the work of SFM in Russia. It is truly the hand of the Lord that this ministry is moving forward. Please view the video about the ministry and staff ( click on
www.sfmrussia.org) thank you,dean
Greetings from Moscow! Yesterday was Pesach ( Russian Easter) rightly named from the Jewish holiday Passover. We had a wonderful time together as a fellowship. We studied together the Resurrection and Jesus' victory over death. We also had the opportunity to pray for two dear couples one who recently got married, Billy and Katya and Zenya and Olga, who are going to be married on June the 14th. What a blessing it is to see God bringing mates together.
