IN ADYGEA MONDAY

I WAS ENCOURAGED YESTERDAY BY BEING IN A GREAT SERVICE WITH GODS PEOPLE HERE IN ADYGEA. THE SPIRIT OF GOD, GOD HIMSELF, WAS PRESENT WITH US IN A MARVELOUS WAY! WE TRAVELED TO ONE OF THE "RUSSIAN" VILLAGES OUTSIDE OF MAYKOP (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH AN ADYGEAN "AUL"). THE NAME OF THE VILLAGE IS RYAZANSKAYA. WE MET WITH COSTYA, HIS WIFE LENA, AND THEIR 3 CHILDREN. COSTYA IS A YOUNG BELIEVER WHO IS WORKING WITH LEONID AND HAS BEGUN A NEW WORK IN THE FRONT ROOM OF HIS HOUSE. BESIDES THEIR FAMILY THEY AVERAGE 2 IN ATTENDANCE EVERY WEEK. THERE WAS A DAY A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN THOSE 2 BROUGHT SEVERAL CHILDREN. IT WAS A HUGE DAY FOR THEM!!! HOWEVER, TODAY, NOT EVEN THOSE 2 CAME. SO WE HAD A GREAT, GREAT DAY!!! JUST US! I LOVE THIS NEW FAMILY. COSTYA WAS WITHOUT WORK, SO HE STARTED HIS OWN CEMENT SERVICE BUSINESS AND LENA BEGAN A SEWING BUSINESS IN THE SAME FRONT ROOM WHERE THE CHURCH MEETS. THE LITTLE GUYS ARE SWEET AND RAN AROUND MOSTLY NAKED YESTERDAY. IT IS SOOOO HOT!!! THE JOY AND CONFIDENCE OF GOD IS EVIDENT IN THEIR LIVES AND ENCOURAGING TO BE AROUND. THEY NEED VERY LITTLE, IT SEEMS, TO MAKE THEM HAPPY.
THE VILLAGE IS ABOUT 5000 PEOPLE AND VERY POOR. IT IS A SUPER MINISTRY AREA FOR LEONID AND COSTYA. I'M REALLY, REALLY, PROUD TO BE PARTNERING WITH GUYS LIKE THESE.

BY THE WAY, I TRAVELED WITH ANGELA IN THE GWOF CAR. WANT YOU TO KNOW, SHE IS A TERRIBLE DRIVER.
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WENT FROM RYAZANSKAYA TO THE ADYGEAN AUL OF PONEZHUKAI. HERE WE MET IN THE HOME OF AN ADYGEAN LADY NAMED ALLA. HER'S IS AN EXCITING STORY......I'LL SHARE WITH YOU TOMORROW!!!

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WE WILL BE HERE IN MAYKOP TODAY AND HEAD DOWN TOWARD THE GEORGIAN BORDER TOMORROW. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE "RUMORS OF WARS" GOING ON DOWN THERE, SO WE'LL SEE HOW FAR WE CAN GO.

PRAYER. HOW'S THAT GOING FOR YOU? IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

WE WANT TO LIVE LIVES OF PRAYER, NOT JUST HAVE TIMES OF PRAYER.

LOVE YA'LL. YA'LL LOVE EACH OTHER.