At yesterday’s church action the Yellow Bus team raised $230 and 260 grivnah for the purchase of an air conditioner for the very warm church.  This was typical of both buses; over a thousand dollars were contributed to the work of Masha V. who worked with us in the four orphan and invalid facilities where she ministers each week.  She was overwhelmed to the point of tears this evening as we gave her our offering that had been entrusted to us from our home churches.  We had visited her sites on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this past week.

On the 18th of July eight persons prayed to receive Christ through the ministry of the Brown Bus team.  Also on yesterday’s church action a woman named Natalia was walking by when she saw all the gathering and decided to see what was going on.  Natalia had been hit by a car several months ago and was still healing though she had been very sick and had become discouraged.   Upon hearing the message of God’s love, she broke down and cried and gratefully accepted a Bible.  This woman was comforted by divine appointment! 

At the hospital the Yellow Bus team visited, a 90 year old woman accompanied by her daughter was waiting in the hall for her doctor appointment; in conversation she revealed that she was afraid of dying.  Because of her deafness, the prayer offered on her behalf had to be shouted, and even then she could not hear the words, so her daughter repeated the prayer in an even louder voice that was certainly heard by many others in the lobby!  This 90 year old woman was given a tract on assurance of salvation of which the daughter promised to read (loudly) to her mother every day.

Through the gifts of gospel aprons 13 cooks prayed the sinner’s prayer aloud this past week.

In a home visit with one of our interpreters the gospel was presented and demonstrated to a father and brother of our believing interpreter.  Prayers for another son were offered for his recuperation from surgery by Toby H. whose own son is likewise going through a medical procedure 4000 miles away from Ukraine.  This mother was comforted to hear of faith in the power of prayer even over great distances.

The church property in which we held today’s church action was purchased by funds which a local man had sent back from his employment in the States; now a worship center, kitchen facility, and dining hall have been built for God’s glory and the proclamation of the gospel.  And a wonderful meal was served to us in this new church center.