Sorry for the lapse

It has been over two months since my last post and I apologize for the lack of faithfulness in keeping up my blog.  I could say that I have been really busy, and just forgot about writing, but even the truth is no excuse.  Alot of my time has been spent preparing for the Vacation Bible School we are holding June 21-26.  The theme will be the treasures in the Word of God with the focus on the treasure of Jesus and eternal life in Him.

The Correspondence Bible Course continues to grow and we continually get notes of thanks for the way that the course has helped them know God and his Word better.  In the last few weeks  one student from the town of Chervonograd has sent in lesson invites for many of her friends and we now have 47 students from that city.  It is a real blessing to have Bryan Shufelt back for the summer for the CMO ministry.  He returned at the same time the Steeles did, and he has helped organize the CBC data base and prepare lessons to be corrected.  The Carpathian Mountain Outreach ministry this summer is expecting 5 young men to join them as they evangelize in L’viv and surrounding regions. They even have a trip to the east of Ukraine planned in the month of July.

Bible Baptist Church is doing very well of late.  We have some new attendees, including  2 ladies, a family of 4,  and a father and his son.  They have been coming rather regularly, which is a big blessing.  Our prayer is to see more men and families in church, and this is a good start.  The services are back at the Bardwell house in the village, and even with a lot of rain, most weeks we have a good crowd.   I have more to report, but will take a  break for lunch and walk, and get back to you soon with pictures and a couple of interesting stories.