Among the items loaded are boxes of personal hygiene supplies (marked with a blue sticker that you can see in the above photo). We sent these and the zip lock bags so the Church in Ivano-Frankivsk will have opportunity to put these personal hygiene bags together and distribute them to those in need. This outreach effort will join the objective of the mission of Avery, Jared and Whitney who are travelling into Ivano-Frankivsk in a few weeks. The designed of supplying the commodities for the hygiene bags was to give the congregation a practical way of outreach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The purpose of these lessons and the provision of the supplies is stated by Inspiration, \u201cfor the equipping of the\u00a0saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of\u00a0the body of Christ\u201d (Ephesians 4:12). The purpose is to assist the Church so that each member is involved in \u201cministry\u201d and in \u201cbuilding the body of Christ.\u201d This is our mission objective! Our objective is not \u201cinward\u201d but \u201coutward.\u201d (Sidebar\u2026I recall talking with a brother from a large Texas congregation who sadly confessed, \u201cOur problem is that we have turned inward and lost the outward focus. We are too concerned with making members satisfied instead of making them servants.\u201d)<\/em> We do not go to entertain members but to join with them in outreach. God never designed His Church to be inwardly focused and cater to members. God designed His Church to be populated with those serving in the Name of the Lord. Our focus is to go and provide the means by which our brethren can dispersed the gospel into their communities!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our planning in Montgomery for this shipment was joined by the planning of Gif, and neither of us knew what the other had planned!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Along with the Family Buckets and hygiene supplies for the personal bags, we loaded 504 boxes of urgently needed medical supplies. The evil war continues and so does the causalities. The Church in Ivano-Frankivsk continues to be recognized as a vital help to those displaced, wounded, disabled and orphaned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHello there! Well, for the upcoming trip the topic of evangelism and specifically how<\/em> to evangelize your friends and neighbors is the emphasis. Avery, Jared and Whitney will be coming to help encourage the congregation in this aspect of the Church work. Avery will be focusing on the topic in his night\u2019s classes. Avery will have more off a \u201clecture\u201d then we will break for discussions led by Jared and Whitney (splitting men and women if we have Sasha, if not then it will just be a group discussion). This has been designed for their main goal for this trip and we\u2019ve been planning it already. It should be well received because lately we have been discussing specifically how we can use our new location, so I think everyone will enjoy it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSpeaking of Wednesday classes, last night was very interesting. The class led somehow to Allah asking a question: is there an amount of time someone should wait before being baptized? She said she read that some Orthodox Churches make you wait three years, and in some ways she thinks that\u2019s appropriate because you should have some knowledge and not just do it flippantly. I told her I agree with the latter part of that statement, but there\u2019s no set amount of time\u2014in Acts, most people were baptized as soon as they understood about Jesus and what he had done and how they could be saved. But also, I told her that Paul describes Christianity as a marriage and you don\u2019t just commit to marrying someone unless you are sure you understand that commitment and are ready. We agreed that you don\u2019t have to know everything about the Bible because you can\u2019t know everything, but she said she feels like she needs to study more for now. I said that\u2019s a great attitude and good to make sure you know what you are doing and ready to commit, but also important not to wait too long. She agreed and said we must talk about it more. I think that\u2019s a very good sign that they might be even closer than I realized! -Gif\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n This coming Lord\u2019s Day is a fifth Sunday and the Dalraida congregation has a special focus planned. The lessons will focus on the challenges the Lord\u2019s Church has faced in the past, the challenges currently warring against the Church in the present, and the challenges the Lord\u2019s Church faces as the future is contemplated. The theme is: \u201cThe Past, Present and Future of the Lord\u2019s Church.\u201d These lessons will be available on Dalraida\u2019s YouTube channel. If you are in the Montgomery, AL area please join us in person!<\/p>\n\n\n\n John L. Kachelman, Jr., Ukraine Missions, Dalraida Church of Christ, P.O. Box 3085, Montgomery, AL 36109<\/p>\n\n\n\nGif\u2019s Note\u2014evangelism focus!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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