Global Aid Network Mission Reports

Reported 2/3/2008 by Fred K. from Krasnoyarsk:

Today is Sunday and I want to share a special encounter we had.  Last summer we visited a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center.  It was an extra site that we added at the last moment.  The center is in Divnogorsk about 1 hour from Krasnoyarsk. During our visit this summer we heard some incredible testimonies and met some wonderful people.

Today we visited the Divnogorsk church for Sunday worship and had a great time with the church members. After the service to our amazement two of the young people from the drug and alcohol rehabilitation center came to the front of the church. We recognized them immediately and we greeted and hugged each other. I pulled their picture out of my wallet which I have been carrying since we left this past summer.

They shared some exciting news with us. They will be getting married in two months!  Katja had been in a previous abusive relationship and had to flee that city where she once lived.

It is great when two God loving people find each other after having seen each other at their worst.  They have straighten their lives out and can now support each other with God’s help.

During our summer visit to the center the groom to be, Alexi, never smiled. This time he was flashing a big grin.  His teeth which were missing had now been replaced and he was no longer self concious about smiling or speaking. He had new teeth and a beautiful new fiance.