Author: David

Psa 6:2  Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.

Even David’s very bones felt the fear that was inside of him.  Fear can have a physical effect on a person, especially when he perceives that God Himself is against him.

God’s correction is not meant for your destruction but for your healing.  He wants the cancer, the sin out of your life so more will not be destroyed.  He puts trials in your life so that you will seek Him and be rid of the corruption.

God tells us to be anxious for nothing, but “but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”  If you are struggling with fear, memorize this verse and recite it to yourself when you come across one of those fearful times.  Another verse I have found helpful is Genesis 15:1, where it says, “After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.”  If you are in sin and you believe that God is against you, confess your sin to Him, and He will forgive you.  He is fathful and just to do that.  He will remove your sins as far as the east is from the west.  Remember – there is nothing that can separate you from the love of God, and it is because of His love that He chastens you.

I’m going to Poland tomorrow!  With my visa, I’m required to leave the country every three months.  I know I have only been here one month, but the Pratts are due for a trip out, and I’m going to try to sync myself with their rotation.

I’ve wanted to go to Poland for a long time.  A lot of my family on my mom’s side is Polish, and that’s one of the things that makes it a little easier for me to blend in here sometimes.  At times, I look like I’m from this region.

Please be praying for my back.  It’s been hurting for a while.  I think I might need to get a new mattress.  I’m looking into that.

As of yesterday, I’ve been in Ukraine for one month.  Crazy, ‘eh?  It really seems like much longer than that… a lot has happened since I got here, and my lifestyle has changed so much from what I was used to in the States…  CCBCi almost seems like a distant dream, and Camp Indy was a couple years ago or something… haha.

Love you guys back in Indiana and the rest of the States!  Prayin’ for ya’!

Man…  I went to that Bible study again, today, it was hard not understanding them.  I was pretty discouraged by that.  Please pray for that, and some other spiritual battles I’m going through.

Ok…  There’s a lot going on with starting an English club, and I’m not sure where to start.  A lot is up in the air.

We basically want to start a way that people can get to know us, learn English, and have fun at the same time.  Our idea is to go into one of the college campuses and start a night bi-weekly that we will watch American movies and discuss them afterward.  We have a university in mind, which we might be visiting today.

There’s a Christian university student organization called “SSA” (or CCA in Ukrainian/Russian) that we want to partner with here in Ukraine.  Calvary Chapel has a great reputation with them, and they are having meetings to decide exactly what involvement they want with this.  One of the board members is excited about what we are doing, but he told us that they wouldn’t be able to put any resources toward the project.  They might be able to just lend us their reputation as an organization, so that we could operate “under their name.”  That would actually help a lot here in Ukraine, and that’s really all we are asking for.

Please pray for that and for a projector, projector screen, and sound system with witch to play the movies.