Michael and Joanne Hope

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Prayer Letter/Ministry Update

March 4, 2010

Greetings Everyone: Last month I put out our prayer letter later than normal (procrastination) so I wanted to get this letter out at the beginning of the month. Thanks for praying and supporting our ministry in the Ukraine. Your prayers are being answered.

Praises
The Inkerman children’s club went well. At the beginning we were a bit nervous because we only had 5 workers but then 5 more volunteers came and it allowed us to have a great time with the 30 children that attended.

Alyssa was accepted to the Oxford program. She will attend mid June through July. Simpson College wants to employ her the time she is in the US which is a great blessing.

Prayer Requests

For Inkerman
1) We need six people who will feel the call to really work with children’s group. Currently we have 3 with many volunteers who come and help. But we need more committed workers so that the group has a solid leadership core.

2) The second phase of the ministry is an outreach to drug addicts and those affected by them. Serge and Vitya are two young men who want to do this. They need to work together to coordinate things better.

3) The next meeting for the children is March 13th. Some of our regular leaders will not be there so pray that we will have enough staff to meet this need.

4) The beginning of April we would like to hold a spring camp for the kids. The tentative dates are April 1-3. Pray that this will happen.

5) There is a ministry team coming from Canada to help with the Inkerman Plant April 16-18. Pray that God will bless their travels and there time here.

6) Pray for the parents of the 50 children who attend. That as they see their children cared about and loved that they will become open to the gospel.

Sevastopol
The God’s Vision church is planning a major outreach for Easter on April 3. Pray that many non-Christians will attend and that many will come to Christ.

Pray for Pastor Yura and Andre, who directs the Rehabilitation Center as they leave to continue their masters degree study (March 21- April 3) and for their families as they are gone.

Yura and Tatianna Nesuf who are the church’s missionaries to India, they are still struggling with visa issues. Yura returned from India and the family will try again in May. Yura has now set up a business in India and is hoping that will allow them to get longer term visas for them. Keep praying!

I asked you to pray for a young man in January named Losha who was a church leader who fell away from the Lord and is now back. He is making all the right steps. Pray that God will continue to work in his life and restore their marriage.

How are the Hope’s?

We are doing well. The church we work with takes prayer and fasting seriously. Joanne and I were challenged by this and we did a three day fast. It was amazing and the surprise was that after the first day we really didn’t miss food. And the time freed from preparing, eating and clean-up greatly helped to have time to spend with God.

We are beginning our hunt for a car. Right now the Daewoo’s seem to be the best buy out there. Pray that God will lead us to the right vehicle.

Trevor is still doing battle with a heavy schedule at BFA. Please keep him in your prayers. Pray that is efforts in Math and German especially will be rewarded.

Alyssa is swamped this week with mid-terms and papers. Pray that she will do well this week t (March 5-12). Pray that she will get permission to live in the dorm this summer while she is working and going to Oxford. It would be a great relief to her not to have to find a place to live.

Finances

Thank-you for giving to the Great Commission Fund that is the bread and butter of all we do.

Thank-you for giving to our work specials: This month we will be able to help with flooring for the Rehab center, helping the Inkerman Church plant and camp, and with helping our main church purchase a much needed video projector.

Closing Thought (from Joanne)

As we have been living here God has been teaching us to be more dependent on Him for everyday things both big and little. As we have been doing this we have found Him so faithful. Sometimes I have felt that things were not important enough to take them to God but he is a loving Father ready to hear all our needs and to meet them. May God overwhelm you with His love and care as well this month.

Thank you for all your prayers,

Michael and Joanne Hope

Prayer Requests/Answers to Prayer

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