{"id":9447,"date":"2024-01-08T02:01:51","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T08:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kachelman.com\/ukraine\/blog\/?p=9447"},"modified":"2024-01-12T11:48:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T17:48:49","slug":"ivano-frankivsk-january-7-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kachelman.com\/ukraine\/blog\/2024\/01\/08\/ivano-frankivsk-january-7-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivano-Frankivsk January 7, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Church of Christ in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, January 7, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Lord\u2019s Day dawned with snow falling. It was the Eastern calendar\u2019s \u201cChristmas\u201d so we enjoyed a \u201cwhite Christmas.\u201d Today was the day we had prepared to announce the transition at the Ivano-Frankivsk congregation. We have often been meeting since arriving late Thursday night. Ivan has been very cooperative and desires harmony to exist. His wish is the congregation continues to grow and spread the gospel in the community. There was a meeting with the men of the congregation Friday morning and Ivan was exceptional in that meeting. He urged all present to continue working together so peace and harmony would prevail. He had all documents gathered and ready to present to us so the transition could be simple. The men of the congregation also joined in saying they wanted peace and unity to continue. I have witnessed a number of preacher transitions and most have not been conductive to the congregation\u2019s welfare. I can honestly say that I have never seen such a smooth transition. Ivan is to be commended for his actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n