Prayers for Ukraine

• That God would cause a great thirsting for the Truth among those who will be attending the camps.  
• Maxim, who leads the camps, that he would see the fruit of his labor. That he would be strengthened through Christ as he prepares, runs, and cleans up from weeks of camps. 
• That the teams coming to help- both Ukrainian and American, would be united. That we would be filled with His love for the people around us. That we would truly esteem others better than ourselves. Live each moment trusting in Him. Live fully in each moment. 

"Lord, help us to see each person and moment as an opportunity to share your love and truth with those around us. Let us see Your heart for each person we come in contact with. Help us encourage each other and build one another up."

Living as Those Made Alive in Christ- Colossians 3

Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. ² Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. ³ For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. ⁴ When Christ, who is your^[a] life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

⁵ Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. ⁶ Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.^{[b] 7} You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. ⁸ But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. ⁹ Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices ¹⁰ and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. ¹¹ Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.
¹² Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. ¹³ Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. ¹⁴ And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
¹⁵ Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. ¹⁶ Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. ¹⁷ And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Ukraine

On Tuesday (6/28) Lydia, Grant, and I (Haley) will be leaving for Ukraine. Our good friends, Nathan, Mary, and Audrey Schuck are coming also. We will be there until the second week of August, working with a local church in Odessa that is hosting a camp for gypsy children and two camps for people with disabilities.

Here are some things you can pray for the trip:

---To arrive safely The trip to Odessa is pretty involved. We are driving to Toronto on Tuesday night, flying to Montreal on Wednesday, where we have 45 minutes to catch out next plane, have a two hour layover in Frankfurt, arrive in Kiev, Ukraine on Thursday, take a bus to the train station, and have an 8 hour train ride to Odessa.

---For the hearts of the staff to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit and the work He wants accomplished.

---For the language barrier to be overcome. Especially for me, I want to be able to minister to people, but have almost zero knowledge of the language (Russian).

---For those attending the camp to be receptive to God’s message of salvation and to draw nearer to Christ through the camp.

---For peace in Ukraine. Some of you might know there is a civil war happening along the East coast.

---For health for the team. Thank you for joining us in prayer! We can’t wait to see what the Lord has in store.

 Haley