God Is At Work In Prague!

Masha, a medical student in Prague, is from Belarus, Russia. She has been coming faithfully since the Couriers for Christ campaign in September. She said she normally doesn’t take flyers that are handed out, but at the time when she got the flyer about the special campaign service, it was as if her hand, on its own, just went out to take it. When she looked at it and saw the Bible, she knew God wanted her to have it. She came to the campaign service and has been coming ever since. Her parents in Minsk, formerly Russian Orthodox, have now told her they recently got saved in a Baptist Church! Now they are telling her she needs to get saved! Praise the Lord! He is clearly at work in Masha’s life. She went home yesterday to Minsk for Christmas. Her parents are getting baptized.

Masha expressed concerns the other day before she flew back about the political situation in Belarus and the elections this weekend. Her fears were not ungrounded as you can see from the following article from CNN today. (Click here to view the article.)  Please pray for Masha – her salvation, safety, and also the future situation in Belarus especially as it relates to her and her now saved, baptized parents.

Reality of why we are here in Prague really hit us this week when, during Friday prayer meeting night a phone call came about a friend who is about 33 years old, and pregnant. She had just died. A blood vessel burst and filled her lungs... killing her instantly. Verka attended both of the weddings for our young couples and has been to church services and to our home. It was a shock for all of our congregation. Once again, we came face to face with the brevity of life and the need to reach the lost, for the night cometh when no man can work.

Other ladies who are attending either Wednesday or Sunday services are:  Marta whose husband has Parkinsons disease. She is Catholic but searching. Helena, a divorced lady who is lonely and likes our group and fellowship. Zdenka, a retired doctor who is faithful every Sunday since the Prague campaign, came to our Christmas dinner and brought her son. Eva, a middle aged women who was in one of my english classes years ago. Then there is Kamila and her 3 year old daughter, a friend of Jana’s who comes when she can. Jana and Lada and Eva, a lady who came to one of our services at least 9 years ago. There are so many that we have contact with right now. We covet your prayers to reach them through this wide open door in Prague.

"Call unto me and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.“ Jeremiah 33:3