Partnering Together

Our youngest son, Ben, turned 5 today. He had a really fun birthday. Thanks for all the birthday wishes you sent. As you can see in the photos, he got some fun presents and enjoyed some yummy cupcakes. We're very thankful for Ben and so proud that he is our son. He's tons of fun.

Mr. Wade teaches Senya how to hold a bat.

This week we are hosting a volunteer team from Tenn. They are working with team member, Holly Henson, to do a baseball camp in our region. 30-40 children have participated each night. They are learning baseball skills at different stations and they are also hearing the Gospel each evening. On Thursday and Friday nights, the team will be giving out gifts of baseball caps, t-shirts, and also sports Bibles. Please pray for all of the children and parents involved in this camp. Pray that God will use the seeds planted by this team to draw many to salvation in Christ. Pray for God's work in the lives of the volunteers too. Pray that God will use their experiences in Russia to deepen their faith and trust in Him and to give them hearts for missions.

On Friday we said goodbye to 9 students who worked with our team for the summer. They were able to make lots of friends and have impact on a campus in the northern part of Moscow. Thanks Guys for all that you did this summer. We'll miss you. Pray for us. We're praying for you.

Hello folks. Here is a prayer request from one of my IMB colleagues, doing an evangelism project in a large city in Russia. His name and location will remain undisclosed for now, but God knows.

“We are getting ready to distribute over 20,000 flyers through mailboxes, inviting people to join us for a "Short Bible Course." The course will be 16 lessons from the books of Romans, and will be a good overview of the Gospel message. This all seems very straightforward. But, although religious freedoms are certainly better in many ways than they were in Soviet times, there is still the possibility for hang-ups.

Please pray about the following...
· Pray that there would be no resistence from the government or others to our offering this service to the community.
· Pray that God would draw people to this Bible-study, and that no hinderances would keep them from coming.
· Pray for "smooth logistics" as we attempt to group those who want to enroll in the course.
· Pray that people would come, be saved, and become a church that will reach out and start other churches.
TIMELINE:
I should get the invitations from the print-shop today (July 21st)
They will be distributed next Friday and Saturday (July 28th and 29th)
We'll be accepting "enrollment" by telephone for a week or two thereafter
We hope to begin meeting with those interested in early/mid August”

Thank you for praying for my friend and the Russians in his city.

Blessings, Brad.

We are very blessed this week to have a volunteer team working with us in Moscow. And they are from the super state of Kentucky!!! Holly Henson, who leads sports ministry on our team, is from KY, and her home association (Caldwell-Lyon) has sent these volunteers. Among the volunteers are Holly’s mom and dad, who happen to be home missionaries, working with NAMB. In addition, another young couple from Tennessee has joined the team, and they are on a scouting trip for a future job assignment in Russia with Southern Baptists. So we have quite a group with us!!!!

Pray for them and for us, as we are prayer-walking, working in the parks with sports ministries, and distributing tracks and Bibles. Specifically, pray for the following individuals, who said they would return to meet with us on Friday night at a local park:

Pasha, Sasha, Seenya, Irina, Andrei, Illya, Daniel, Suran, and others, whose name I cannot remember.

Blessings, Brad.