May 01, 2002
Dear Friends,
What might all these men have in common besides their nationality? A member of the Russian Mafia, a worker in the city transportation system, the head of a communist youth organization, a major in the Soviet army, a Jew, and a recovered alcoholic? The most important thing they have in common is their profession of Christ and the fruit of that profession in their lives and the lives of their families. These are lives that have been transformed by the Holy Spirit and have issued in service to God.
These men are also the newly elected elders, deacons, and pastor of the Presbyterian Church of the Holy Trinity in Kiev, Ukraine. On Sunday, April 28, 2002 these men were ordained and installed, and their church was officially born, or "particularized." From now on they will be responsible for the spiritual care and oversight of their members.
What is the third thing that they have in common? They are the fruit of the stewardship and the prayers of God's people. People like you! You who have stewarded your resources so that missionaries might go. You who have prayed that men and women would come to Christ and the kingdom would grow around the world. The kingdom is growing in Kiev, Ukraine.
Join us in giving thanks to God for His mighty work and His blessing. We give glory to Him alone.
Paul Kooistra