Hello dear Friends and Family in Christ!
We had a summer full of excitement, challenges and some hardships, but it has all been good for us. Difficulties and trials help us to draw closer to God, seeking His strength and wisdom even more.
MINISTRY TRIP FROM TALLINN TO HELSINKI, FINLAND
One highlight of the summer was a ministry trip to Finland. It was good to have Relika (who studies in Wales), Natasha and Lana (who currently are in India) who were visiting at the time as team members. We were invited to minister in Finland by Pastor Niko and his wife Päivi who along with several others from his church visited us in Tallinn earlier this year for one of our monthly worship nights. (see March NL, 2016) Now it was our privilege to visit them and pray for their city and the nation of Finland.
During the trip we were able to share the Gospel with the people on the streets of Helsinki and do a worship and intercession night together with the Story of Love ministry. Below are a few testimonies by our team members from the time doing personal evangelism, prophetic ministry, a concert and a worship night:
We had a summer full of excitement, challenges and some hardships, but it has all been good for us. Difficulties and trials help us to draw closer to God, seeking His strength and wisdom even more.
MINISTRY TRIP FROM TALLINN TO HELSINKI, FINLAND
One highlight of the summer was a ministry trip to Finland. It was good to have Relika (who studies in Wales), Natasha and Lana (who currently are in India) who were visiting at the time as team members. We were invited to minister in Finland by Pastor Niko and his wife Päivi who along with several others from his church visited us in Tallinn earlier this year for one of our monthly worship nights. (see March NL, 2016) Now it was our privilege to visit them and pray for their city and the nation of Finland.
During the trip we were able to share the Gospel with the people on the streets of Helsinki and do a worship and intercession night together with the Story of Love ministry. Below are a few testimonies by our team members from the time doing personal evangelism, prophetic ministry, a concert and a worship night:
(Nancy and Natasha sharing personal prophetic words with people on the streets)
RELIKA
“Going to the streets of Helsinki for those two days was very fruitful in terms of sharing the Gospel and praying for people. As we were walking around where our band was playing, my team partner Saari and I noticed a guy standing and listening to the music very intently. We went up to him and started a conversation. During the course of our talk Saari asked him if he believed in Jesus Christ. As she was conversing with him, the Lord gave me a word of knowledge that this young man is a musician, and writes his own music. I shared this word with him, the love that God has for him, and this gift that he had was from Him. I told him that God wanted to use him and his music in a mighty way. He let us pray for him, and as we were praying he could not stop laughing, and an overwhelming joy came over him. We asked him if he would like to give his life to Jesus and he said, " Yes".
TRIIN
“While driving to the place where the worship night was being held we witnessed a terrible accident - a car crashed into a motorcycle, and a young man was thrown off of his bike. We stopped our cars and Joona, one of our worship team members, who is a nurse, was able to provide emergency care that the boy needed while we were waiting for the ambulance to arrive. We got to share with the young man about God's love, His healing power, and we prayed for him. We exchanged information before leaving and are staying in touch with him.”
NATASHA
“While having worship and intercession night at the Story of Love church the Holy Spirit led us to make a call for a prayer of deliverance for people with different kinds of addictions. Quite a few people came forward. One of them was a drug-addicted girl that I talked and witnessed to on the street the day before. After we prayed for her she made a decision to accept Jesus as her Lord and Saviour. Praise be to the Lord who is mighty to save! Later on, as we continued worshiping and interceding, a random man from the street walked into the room, started talking to one of the local church leaders and was eventually led to Christ right there”.
WORSHIP AND INTERCESSION WITH SWEDISH MISSIONS TEAM
In the middle of August we had a chance to come together with a group of 20 young people from Sweden. They came to Estonia on a short term mission trip. The group had been serving and doing evangelism on the streets of Tallinn. Their mission trip was coming to an end and they asked if they could finish it by worshiping with us. As we were worshiping we felt and shared that God wanted to release a new song. One of the Swedes took the microphone and started singing prophetically which drew such a strong presence of the Lord into the room. The room was filled with shouts of joy, dancing and freedom. One by one other people started singing the song of the Lord.
After worship we were sharing prophetic words with each other.The Swedes were very blessed and they later shared that this evening was one of the highlights of their trip. But in the end we were equally as blessed as they were. What happened during that time of worship was so powerful, and at the same time it was exciting to see young people step out by faith and use their gifts. One thing these young people and their leaders didn't know was that we had financial needs. There were bills due and God supplied the funds through them. One man from their group took off his hat and took up an offering. We received over 800 euros from 20 young people. It was an answer from the Lord and a big blessing! Thank you, guys, very much!!! It was a big miracle for us, and we realized that God always supplies our needs , if we are faithful to Him and doing His will.
THE LIVING ROOM FELLOWSHIP AND STUDENT CAFE
We started this new season casting our vision for the church and the cafe outreach ministry. Our greatest goal is to know Him and make Him known! Our contract with the government for the use of the building for the cafe was just recently renewed for the next five years. Praise God! Katya Russell is now managing the cafe and involved with Nancy Kudrina in outreach to the students who come to the cafe. She is also a part of the leadership team of the Living Room Fellowship together with Imre Kuller and Nancy Kudrina. As pastor, Imre is now able to spend more time concentrating on studying the Word of God, seeking the Lord and preparing messages for the congregation on Sundays.
During renovation this summer an unsaved brother of one of our church members came to help us. Several of us had been witnessing to him. In September he came to our service and gave his heart to the Lord. The next Sunday Katya and Imre prayed for him to be filled with the Holy Spirit. He continues to come to church and serve at the cafe as a volunteer.
During renovation this summer an unsaved brother of one of our church members came to help us. Several of us had been witnessing to him. In September he came to our service and gave his heart to the Lord. The next Sunday Katya and Imre prayed for him to be filled with the Holy Spirit. He continues to come to church and serve at the cafe as a volunteer.
It was a blessing to have another team of old and new friends from Sweden stopping by for a "FIKA" ( the Swedish word for a coffee break) and a quick lunch on the way to the ferry back to Sweden. This team comes twice a year to help in the ongoing building and expansion of a Christian drug rehab center outside of Tallinn. It is always a blessing to see them and pray and worship the Lord together. God, bless them for their work for the Lord and His people!
We want to thank all of you for your continuous prayers and your financial support for the ministry. We know that everyone has an important part in establishing God's Kingdom on this earth. We are compelled by His love to reach this lost world who is desperately in need of the Savior. 2 Cor. 5:14-15 says, For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.
We want to thank all of you for your continuous prayers and your financial support for the ministry. We know that everyone has an important part in establishing God's Kingdom on this earth. We are compelled by His love to reach this lost world who is desperately in need of the Savior. 2 Cor. 5:14-15 says, For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.
PRAYER REQUESTS:
- to grow closer to the Lord, to have more hunger for His presence and His Word
- for the unity of the church fellowship
- for the spiritual growth of every member of the church and raising up more Estonian leaders
- for grace, love, wisdom and leading of the Holy Spirit for the leadership team
- for finances to cover all of our ministry needs: new vehicle, roaster, stove, furniture
- for preparation and financial support for the 5 Christmas Feed-ins (two in Estonia, one in Russia, two in India) more info in the next NL
- more volunteers for the church and cafe ministry
- to be always focused on the Lord, His will, His ways, His glory
- more souls to be saved
John and Sara Russell,
and The Living Room Fellowship team
for StreetCry Ministries, The Living room Fellowship and The Living Room Cafe
Support from the US:
Checks can be made to:
StreetCry Ministries
PO Box 162
Franklin Springs, GA 30639, USA
Support from Europe:
Bank transfer can be made to:
AS SEB Pank
TALLINNA KRISTLIK ELURUUMI KOGUDUS MTÜ
account #/ IBAN# EE091010220243222224
Bank address: Tornimäe 2, 15010, Tallinn, Estonia
for StreetCry Ministries, The Living room Fellowship and The Living Room Cafe
Support from the US:
Checks can be made to:
StreetCry Ministries
PO Box 162
Franklin Springs, GA 30639, USA
Support from Europe:
Bank transfer can be made to:
AS SEB Pank
TALLINNA KRISTLIK ELURUUMI KOGUDUS MTÜ
account #/ IBAN# EE091010220243222224
Bank address: Tornimäe 2, 15010, Tallinn, Estonia
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