How are you doing? How long did it take you to get plugged into a church that you are currently attending? Timur and Nadya come from the Muslim republic of Tatarstan. They moved from Kazan to Moscow back in December of last year. Timur is a lawyer and has worked closely with Victor Ivanov, who is spearheading our youth ministry and who also happens to be an attorney. Victor came from Kazan a while back, too, so you could say this relationship goes a long way back. Timur and Nadya visited the church in Kazan but never became regular attendees. Once they moved to Moscow, they contacted Victor, inquiring if it would be ok for them to visit Moscow Bible Church.
In some respects, their story is one of those ideal testimonies that you hear about but rarely get to see first-hand. Timur and Nadya put their faith in Christ, were baptized in May, and joined a small group; Nadaya began volunteering in our ministry at the elderly home which is about a two-hour drive from Moscow, Timur began serving in the nursery, and both of them worked in our Kids’ Camp this summer. See what I mean by a perfect story? It rarely happens this way in ministry! To be completely honest, Russians are very cynical and overall skeptical about a lot of things, so some of us are still afraid that it is all just “too good to be true.”
But by God’s grace it is true! Timur and Nadya did not just find faith or get involved in a church -- they found a family to belong to and that’s what has made all the difference. Thank you so much for your partnership, prayers, and financial support which allows us to continue making Moscow Bible a close-knit community that welcomes newcomers with outstretched arms.
Yours in praying and hastening the day of revival in Moscow and Russia,
Constantin and Alexandra
Please join us in praying for God:
- To bring peace to Ukraine and Russia and to bless our efforts in not only caring for refugees but also reaching them with the Gospel of Christ.
- To bless our upcoming Youth Conference (Novermber 4-6) with abundant fruit of changed lives.
- To raise necessery funds and make a wise purchase of an appartment that would be a place to raise our boys and to serve Christ in proclaiming the Gospel.
GIVING THROUGH INTERNETIONAL COMMUNITIES OF EURASIA (ICC-E):
You can donate to the Lysakovs’ ministry via ICC-E by check or autopay from your bank (see address below), or with your credit card via the ICC-E web site http://icceurasia.com/
Website: http://icceurasia.com
Email: icc.eurasia@gmail.com:
Mailing Address:
ICC-Eurasia
P.O. Box 34035
Bethesda, MD 20827-0035
Phone +1 (301) 514-7433
GIVING THROUGH CRYPTO CURRENCY
It's a new age and a new dawn, so why not use this simple method if you are so inclined and you have etherium or bitcoin that you want to use to support our ministry. You can use our Metamask wallet that was set up for these purposes (0xE021dB34F65C0F5B1F0ccF4Def059233B67891DB)
