Praise the Lord for a great ministry at the conference in Byela Tserkov, Ukraine last Wednesday. Over 400 pastors were gathered to explore the concept of “external missions,” (what we call foreign missions).  My part was to encourage the pastors to send their members for cross-cultural training before sending them overseas, in order to avoid missionary attrition.  Many talked to me afterwards about our training program and asked for brochures. Pray that our enrolment will increase next year.

We don’t see Santa Claus or Christmas trees in this post-Soviet nation, but we do see Father Frost

and other New Year’s characters everywhere.  Kids are dressing up like it is Halloween, teens (and adults) are shooting off fireworks, and people are having a lot of fun.

In the USA, this is the time of year when people are giving extra to the Salvation Army, their churches, Save the Children, etc. Perhaps you would like to celebrate by giving an extra gift to our training ministry.  We would greatly appreciate it.  Just send your donation to our USA office and include a note that it’s for the Strahms’ ministry. 

The address is:

Equippers Network International
P. O. Box 7243
Charlotte, NC 28241

May the Lord bless you with friends, family and fellowship during this holiday season.

Warmly,

Rich and Cheri

Personal salary monthly shortage: $463.97

Ministry funds monthly shortage: $733.33