Kyiv Calling September 2003

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Try holding CTRL while you press REFRESH </I></div> <div> <I>(This web page you are </I><I><U>now</U></I><I> reading is made with older builder which has limited alignment capabilities and often glitched spacing. Also,  I would be pleased if you know how to link the better format ones (Adobe) to web pages and would like to tell me!)</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>(The shirt DOES say "Eat. Sleep. 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A word from moi moosh! (Don't worry. It just means “my husband!)</div> <div> <I>Linda</I></div> <div> <I>Sunday, August 31, 2003 ~~~</I></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="6ba1dd60.jpg" border=0 width="285" height="214" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="7" VSPACE="0"></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B>Greetings from Kyiv</B></I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> What is the significance of August 31 to us? We landed at Borispil airport to begin a new chapter of our lives in Ukraine. August 31 is our <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B>FIRST KYIV MINISTRY ANNIVERSARY!</B></FONT> We wanted to mark this time with a short but special email to those God moved to be partners in ministry. We want to thank you for your prayers, your emails, your financial investment in God's work in Ukraine, your hearts, and your friendship in Christ.</div> <bR> <div> As I walk to and from the metro en route to the office, many many times I have thoughts of thankfulness and wonder - even after one year! The word “privilege” comes to mind often. </div> <bR> <div> <I><B>I am thankful</B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > for the unity God has given Linda and myself. What a treasure to know our hearts beat together for this work, this people, this country, this city, our students, our church.</FONT></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 1 WIDTH="664"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B>I am thankful</B></I></FONT><B> </B>for God's healing of my back. Three years ago life in Kyiv would have been impossible. He has preserved me from further injury, and has enabled me to walk for hours on a Saturday when for most of a year in Canada I could not walk well, sometimes not even for 2 minutes, nor sleep through the night.</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>I am thankful</B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > for the wonderful cozy flat that we have, beyond our expectations....for  the recent screening for the windows... for hot water almost every moment we want it.... for so many trees around our flat and in the back courtyard, some flowering beautifully each Spring.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B>I am thankful</B></I></FONT><B> </B>for the UFI team that God has assembled here in Kyiv, including Mike in Indiana. It is a joy to work with people who love Christ, live for His truth, and care about people.</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>I am thankful</B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > that God has enabled me to “do what I love in the place I love with the people I love.” Yes, it would be a little more of heaven to have our Team Canada here with us - including you.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>I am thankful</B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > that God has enabled us to move ahead enough in Russian to look back and realize that we actually have moved. To me the language is beautiful, and God has put this love in my heart for the long learning curve.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>I am thankful</B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > for Tatjana, our Russian teacher, so gifted, devoted and conscientious to her task, and interested in us as people. She is always uplifting and encouraging when we sometimes can't find anything to be encouraged about!</FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 257 WIDTH="664"><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I> </I></FONT><B><IMG SRC="6bbc58f0.jpg" border=0 width="197" height="143" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="7" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B>I am thankful</B></I></FONT><B> </B>for God's provision financially, proving His faithfulness. Many are surprised at how He has raised up a small group in so short a period of time. You need to know that in a real way we represent YOU.</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>I am thankful</B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > for the wonders of Scripture, that open blind eyes, warm cold hearts, make wise the simple, and as a hammer break rocks into pieces. What a privilege (there's the word again!) to be able to devote myself to the training of other people solely with the Word as authority, our light, as our sufficient roadmap!</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>I am thankful</B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > for our students whom God has entrusted to us. What an awesome charge and responsibility, and what a joy to see God bring fruit from their hearts - sometimes right before our eyes. They are your precious brothers and sisters.</FONT></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 448 WIDTH="664"><div> <B><IMG SRC="6bd5e070.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="263" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="7" VSPACE="0"></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B>INDEPENDENCE</B></I></FONT></div> <div> Linda and I survived the crowds (hundreds of thousands?) at the newly rebuilt Independence Square last weekend. It was year number 12 celebrating the independence of Ukraine from Communism. The date was August 24, 1991. Fireworks, clean fun, people of all ages (though many many youth and young adults!) and a sense of true appreciation. Possibly I'm looking through rose coloured classes, so enamoured with our first Independence Day in Ukraine. Possibly I want just to see everything wonderful. But even when I work at balancing the positives with the negatives (such as dirty water, telephone problems, corruption, poor service and selfishness, noise and air pollution, language limitations, and much more) because of God's inward blessing to all the outward things - everything does seem wonderful. Freedom in Christ beautifies all other earthly freedoms. </div> <bR> <div> May God bless you in a special way as you reflect on your part in enabling us to celebrate our one-year Kyiv ministry anniversary. </div> <div>                                         </div> <bR> <bR> <div> Love in Christ,</div> <div> Ron     </div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 601 WIDTH="664"><div>  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#CC3333" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B>“Not by might, nor by power,</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>but by my Spirit" says The Lord Almighty</B></I></div> <bR> <div> Zechariah 4:6</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>Serving Christ … from Kyiv</I><I>: </I><I><B>Ron & Linda</B></I></div> <div> <I>from Ottawa Ontario: </I><I><B>Angela </B></I><I><B>Marie & Dawna Laurie</B></I></div> <div> <I>from Ancaster & Waterloo Ontario:</I><I><B> Noel Adam</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2ebcc0a0.png" border=0 width="460" height="10" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Dr. Ron Harris: <A HREF="mailto:rharris@iGlide.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:rharris@iGlide.net"><U><U>rharris@iGlide.net</U></U></A> ~ Founder of Wellspring of Life Biblical Counselling Service: wellspringoflife.com   Academic Dean Ukraine Family Institute:ufi_kiev@yahoo.com , rlharris@iptelecom.net.ua<U> </U>   </div> <div> World Team Canada :<B>NEW 2003:</B> 7575 Danbro Crescent, Mississauga, ON L5N 6P9 </div> <div> (905) 821-6300; (800) 610-9788, www.world-team.org ~</div> <div>  International Faith Initiatives Inc. (USA) www.internationalfaith.org ~ Rev. Linville: mike@internationalfaith.org</div> <div> <U>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</U></div> <div> We send out <U>email</U> newsletters which <U>differ in format</U> from this <U>web page</U> and from the <U>8.5" X 11" snail mail</U> format.</div> <div> For information, problems / changes / deletions regarding these newsletters, please tell me, Linda: rlharris@i.kiev.ua</div> <div> Apologies for misalignments / spacing. New software would be nice. 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