Comfort, comfort my people

What comes to your mind when you hear the word comfort? A cozy blanket? A cup of coffee in the morning? A listening ear from a friend? A timely word of encouragement to your discouraged heart? Or, perhaps, not even a word, just silence. Job’s friends sat without uttering a word for seven days to comfort him. Whatever is the case, in this hurting world, we need to comfort the people that God has assigned to us. We need to guide them to God who bring us hope and future. Isaiah’s original readers were much like you and me. They battled despair as they lived in Babylonian captivity. They struggled to maintain a godly character in the midst of a godless culture. So, we have to give our people so much needed comfort.

“For All” Club

Our club’s meeting was a blessing this month. We met for the first time since the summer break. We praise the Lord for this great opportunity to spend fruitful time of sharing the Gospel in a creative way. Our prayer is for all the participants whether church members or not that the Lord continues his work in their hearts to attain his goals.

Praise and Prayer Points

In December we are going to travel to Xīnjiāng, China. There we are going to meet with some pastors. Pray for careful planning and necessary finances. We’ll need $1500 to cover the trip. Pray that the biggest part of the funds arrive in October because we need to make most of our travel arrangements then. Continue to pray for our ministry leaders. That they mature in the Lord and became effective caretakers of the God’s flock.

Friends and Family

Liliya’s father passed away on Sept 19th after laying in a bed for 4.5 years. We talked about salvation with him as he was laying all these years. He was not reacting but we believe “faith comes by hearing…” We hope he has received the Lord. Please pray for all the relatives to come to the Lord. Thank you for praying for him all these years.
Thank you for your prayers and encouragement. They mean a lot for us.

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He answered I will not but afterward

In the parable about the two sons Jesus emphasizes to his disciples the importance of doing his will. He vividly portrayed two sons, one of whom fulfilled God’s will while the other did not. The worst thing was that he said to his father, “I will go,” and then did not go. The other son replied, “I will not go” but he later changed his mind and that made him to be the fulfiller of his father’s will. The addressees of this parable were the Pharisees, who believed that they were fulfilling the will of God in everything they could. They adhered to the outward performance, while denying the essence of the law. So, this lesson is valid for us today. As Christians today we could adhere to all proper Christian insignia and know all the Christian songs yet do not fulfill the core truths that Jesus taught.

Summer Family Camp

Our SFC was a blessing this year. We had to delay the first day of the camp for two days due to severe weather. But the Lord’s blessing in the form of good weather was upon us. Some unbelievers were amazed at how Christians behave between themselves with love and respect. We praise the Lord and for this rare opportunity to spend fruitful time in preaching and sharing the Gospel. Our prayer is for all the participants whether church members or not that the Lord continues his work in their hearts to attain his goals.

Praise and Prayer Points

In our last prayer letter we asked you to join us in praying for our ESL students. We can share with you today that several of them have contacted us recently and expressed their willingness to proceed in our studies. Please pray for this group of people who are quite far from the Lord that they will all see their real spiritual condition and accept Jesus as a cure.
Two weeks ago we met a woman on the street who used to go to our church about 17 years ago. Now she has walked away from the Lord and is living a very ungodly life. Pray that she will return to the Lord and restart going to church.

Friends and Family

Tim has to write his end of year tests yet. Pray for his good preparation and successful passing of all of them. Continue to pray for Liliya’s father, his health condition and salvation.

Thank you for your prayer and your standing with us!

You can make tax deductible contribution to Ufa Bible Ministries which is recognized by the IRS as a 501c3 non-profit entity. Make checks payable to:
Ufa Bible Ministries
PO BOX 1761, Columbia, SC 29202