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Germany![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Georg (my father) is busy giving Bible lessons to interested people via skype. Our group meets twice a week for a prayer community, once for a Bible study and once for a study on Sabbath - all via skype, because we are very spread all over Germany. For the Feast of Tabernacles we gather here in Quitzow with about 30 people, we will also have 2 baptisms. Our printing press is busy, we print books and flyers for Germany and Austria. At the moment the Covid restrictions are still very manageable, we are very grateful for that!" - Franzi MaranathaMedia.de our presence on the web for German speakers. Georg is a long time Father-Son believer since the 90s, and it is his area where Jutta our main translator also lives and where the printer is housed. Of all the languages, German has the most books, and we rejoice to see how much they love to read. Franzi, who wrote the above message, also translates, also mentioned that her father built the large tabernacle in the photos above where they always meet for celebrations. |
Philippines![]() ![]() Ruben had a chance to visit Pastor Jason Libato and support him on the island of Negros Oriental. This was around Christmas prior to Covid, and it was a huge ordeal to travel during the holiday season there! During Covid, the situation in the Phillipines has been really bad with people struggling and travel even in between villages limited. Pastor Jason has been focusing on the Identity Message, which he had some time to preach on zoom and to the youth. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Russia![]() Alex in Arkhangelsk, Russia, has been trying many different ways of spreading the gospel. His nephew, Mikhail is a musician. They have had many troubles over the years regarding differences in doctrine. But the message of no condemnation and forgiveness is bringing healing. They have been doing more community outreach, and through music, they are able to share alot of material (For example, Mikhail and his friend singing Russian folk music here. A friend of theirs, Slava, is a sound engineer, and they are using his studio to do audiobooks. ![]() ![]() Below is a message from Alex: "Shalom to all, beloved! For many years we hardly had any contact with Adventists from our city. This wall has grown between us not only because of theological issues; when my nephew Michael came to believe in his only begotten Son, this led to the severance of all relations with his Adventist relatives, who for 10 years have forbidden him to meet with his children and take part in the upbringing of two daughters. This very painful situation, of course, engendered a spirit of condemnation in our hearts. But thank God! - He removes hardness from the heart, because the message of mercy is working, and the clear image of the Father who does not condemn opens up amazing opportunities for healing relationships. Last week, the leader of the choir from the Adventist community, Lyudmila, informed me that one of the community's elders, Valentina, had passed away, she was 81 years old. She was the soul of the community - in the early 90s, young people gathered in her small apartment, and her sincere and childish faith drew her two sons to accept Jesus as Savior. Last Shabbat I was able to meet with Valentina's son, my friend Konstantin, who came to the mother's funeral from St. Petersburg. And also with two sisters from the community - Lyudmila and Irina. The Lord has blessed and helped us to share with each other the pain of loss. We also realized that nothing prevents us from continuing to communicate. Seeing Irina off on Shabbat (she teaches solfeggio to children), I presented her with the brochure "Natural Justice", and Irina invited me and her daughter to her music class. We met with Lyudmila again today, and I watched with excitement her reaction to an excerpt from the book “Identity Wars” - the place where it is said about motherly love, that is, that there is one source of love that a mother takes in her heart... ![]() ![]() |
South Africa
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