"If we show it, they will come. . ."

The snow is beginning to melt and spring is just around the corner. It will be planting time soon in the little villages all around Udmurtia. Valodya Kuznetchov is already busy with his planting even on frozen ground. The report just came in that he has shown the Jesus film five more places since Mark McManus and I went with him in February. That's some serious traveling on the snowy roads that we saw.

Please pray and help us keep Valodya busy. We are also praying for more teams to be trained by him to do this work as well as discipling teams to do follow up involving church plants in all these place.

Pray for some very dear friends who will be moving to Novasibersk, Russia soon to begin studying Russian language.

Serving Him together,

Jack & Sara Gilliland, VSC

The 'Energizer' Church. . .

. . .they just keep going and going and going. . . The little church at Chur village ( shown here with the 'cafe outreach center' in progress) reports that February 23 ( men's day in Russia) they sent out invitations to the village for a special get together at the church and 46 people showed up. At their Christmas program 35 people came; mostly young people.

They are having a surge of 'energy' in the form of blessing from God. Pray for them as they live out the gospel in their village and that many people will come to salvation.

Projects and prayer needs for 2009

Our projects and prayer needs for 2009 are summarized in this photo. Please join them in prayer for:

a. The Christians of Udmurtia to hear God's call to go out and reach the unsaved of their Republic.

b. For teams to join us June 10 - 23, 2009 and for October, 2009 trips to go with teams of these young people to show the Jesus film and visit their neighbors.

c. For the laborers who are answering God's call to
live there and serve.

If you are interested in being involved with either of the dates listed above, please let us know by writing artman72687@yahoo.com.

blessings
Jack