Lakeside Community Presbyterian Church

This past week I had the privilege to hear Dr. Ivan Rusyn, the president of the Ukraine Evangelical Theological Seminary in Kyiv. Dr. Ivan shared about how the church has become central to the healing of communities and people traumatized by the 4-year war that is taking place in the Ukraine.

He described the difficulty that the people of Ukraine are experiencing in the midst of a war that is taking place just outside of their homes. There is the physical trauma of war but there is also spiritual and psychological trauma, and the seminary is helping the people of the Ukraine heal.

The amazing thing is that many people are turning to Christ in the Ukraine, and they never would have come in contact with the church without the war. God has used a horrible, life-threatening event to bring people to Himself. It is the upside-down work of the Kingdom of God. God takes a bad situation and uses it to draw people into a relationship with Jesus.

Pastor Ivan urged us to pray for the church in the Ukraine. There are many young believers, many women, and many of them are now leaders in their churches.

“THE BIBLE IS TRUTH” my granddaughter Charlotte (aka Charlie) announced loudly to her preschool class. It was fun to watch the video of her saying that to her class.

As we begin our year of reading through the Bible, I hope that the words from Charlie ring true for you!

My prayer is that for all of us, as we are reading God’s Word, we may gain a deeper love for God and a deeper love for others. I also can’t wait to see how God will be working in the life of our church because we are digging deeper into God’s Word together. We are going to learning what Charlie said, “The Bible is Truth!”

If you haven’t let me know that you are reading the Bible, send me an email (pastortim@lcpc.org) or a text. I will put your name on my prayer list.

Have a great rest of your week and happy Bible reading.