Fall will bring a lot of changes in our life. Most changes will revolve around the arrival of our first baby (Hoo Rayyy!!!). She's due on October 3rd.
I've had so many challenges with doing all the documents and tests required simply to give birth somewhere in Kiev, that it seems like I'll give birth at home!! (kidding, but seriously, it's 37/38 weeks in pregnancy now, and the hospital still hasn't agreed to take me.)
You can help us in your prayers by praying that I will be submitted to the hospital and whoever my doctor ends up being will be qualified and handle me and our baby with care.
You can also pray for the first month or so once she comes, because we are expecting to be sleep deprived and stressed, and want to make sure that our relationship with God and each other doesn't suffer because of the amount of time she requires.
We are also praying about our finances, that everything will be provided that we need, and especially that we'll not worry about it if things get tight in the budget. After all, God has thoroughly convinced us by his promise in Philippians 4:19 that He WILL meet all our needs. "My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus."
God always proves to us that he is faithful and cares for every kind of need we have. For example, our home group gave us a surprise baby shower yesterday and showered us with prayers, affections and financial help. It was a huge blessing for our family.
Here's a picture:
We also continue to pray about the possibility of entering into full time ministry as a family...but for now, we're are continuing to help the evangelism ministry in our church grow, recruiting people for the work of the harvest! Luke 10:2 "And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
Here's a picture of Oles evangelizing publicly recently near our home, at Leningrad Square.
For those of you who pray for us and read the updates about our life and ministry, thank you, and may God bless you abundantly through his riches in glory in Christ Jesus!
