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The Bible School Year Of Growth

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2010 was an important year in the life of the Hope Now Cherkassy Centre for Biblical Studies as we moved into two New Areas of Ministry.

SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS TRAINING COURSE
For some time Pastors and Church Leaders in the Cherkassy Region had been asking for training for Sunday School Teachers, and so last January we launched a New Sunday School Training Course. This involved the 20 participants attending Alpha House for four separate week long training sessions spread out over the whole year, one week every three months. We brought in experts in this field from Russia to carry out the training, and the result was an extremely effective training programme. At the end of the course the participants were able to tell how already their teaching had improved, and that they were also now equipped to help others in their churches to excel in the ministry of Sunday School Teaching. We hope to repeat this course at some time in the future.

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PASTORS POST GRADUATE COURSE
In September 2010 we were able to respond to another request we had received over the years from many of the past students of the Bible School, which was for a Post Graduate training Course. 12 former graduates of the Bible School commenced this new two year course, which has been written with former students in mind, by two of our regular Tutors.

GRADUATION
Last May I attended the graduation ceremony of the 22 students who had spent the previous two years in training. Talking to some of them it was obvious that these two years of training had been one of the high points of their lives, and many spoke of how they felt their ministry had taken off to a new level because of it.

This year 20 new students enrolled and began their two years study. They attend Alpha House for three consecutive days each month, except for the three summer months. In the three weeks between these teaching days they are required to do ‘Home Work’ as well as take part in the practical life of their church, putting into practice what they learn in the classroom.

Please pray for both our new Pastoral Students as well as the new Graduate Students on the following days this Spring. February 23-25, March 23-25, April   27-29, May  25-27. They really do appreciate your prayers.

THANK YOU
Finally a big ‘Thank You’ from all our present students for your regular giving which makes the Cherkassy Centre for Biblical Studies possible. Many of you reading this give £5 or £10 a month, and others a yearly gift, and it is this that is the life blood of the Bible School along with your prayers.



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PRAYER DIARY
01.05.2012    Pray for the music group Zozulenka, and their teacher Natalya, as they busily practice for their return tour here in November

02.05.2012    Pray for preparations that are being made for the cycle tour this summer, and for opportunities for the participants to share their faith as they cycle around the villages

03.05.2012    Pray for Brenda and Ksenya as they speak today at the meeting of the Oasis Group at Locks Heath Church

04.05.2012    Pray for Jon and Ali as they attend the Baptist Assembly annual meeting in London until 7th

05.05.2012    Pray for our students at Universities and Colleges as they complete their studies for this semester and take their end of year exams

06.05.2012    Pray for all those who receive food packages through the feeding programme, that no needy person/family is overlooked

07.05.2012    Pray for David John as he completes his preparations for the teaching sessions at the Pastor’s Conference next week

08.05.2012    Pray that we will have full teams of volunteers for all the camps that will take place this summer at Kompas Park

09.05.2012    Pray for the young people from Rainbow House in South Africa, and for Margaret Ferguson as she supports them in their studies

10.05.2012    Pray for the work of the mobile medical unit, and for Dr Doreshenko to fully recover following his recent illnesses

11.05.2012    Pray for the ongoing support of the Mission Fund, which undergirds all the various projects that we have, that adequate funds will be received each month

12.05.2012    Pray for Larisa and the work she does with the family support group, which encourages mutual sharing and prayer

13.05.2012    Pray that the Humanitarian Aid system that we use to send money to Ukraine becomes quicker and more efficient

14.05.2012    Pray for Anastasia Vovk as she plans camps in various villages around Cherkassy, and pray she finds a team of helpers to assist her

15.05.2012    Pray for safety in travel for Jon, David Reddaway and David John as they travel to Ukraine for the Bible School Graduation and for Ksenya as she returns to Ukraine to help Alla at Kompas Park

16.05.2012     Pray for the ongoing work of Cherkassy’s first sheltered accommodation, especially now plans to renovate the house have been drawn up and the costing received

17.05.2012    Pray for the Church twinning programme, that more UK Churches will offer to twin with a Ukrainian Church for mutual support and encouragement

18.05.2012    Remember before God all our children in cottage homes, thanking God for the security and love they receive from their foster parents as they grow up in these Christian families

19.05.2012    Pray for the work party travelling to Ukraine today, to prepare Kompas Park for the summer season

20.05.2012    As Jon, David and David return to the UK, pray for the newly graduated students as they take up their responsibilities back in their churches

21.05.2012    Pray for the children in the orphanages we support, and for Larisa and Misha as they oversee our work in them

22.05.2012    Give thanks for all our volunteers who come in and help with the monthly mail out, and do other jobs so willingly, often without being asked

23.05.2012    Pray for Jon and Ali to be refreshed as they take some time off together and have a break

24.05.2012    Pray for ex-prisoners who are now leading churches and serving in their communities that they will be faithful to what God has called them to do

25.05.2012    Pray for the young people in our pre-independence homes, that they grow in confidence as they study and plan for their future

26.05.2012    Pray for Vika Lavrenko and Stanislav Dyachenko, sponsored children who celebrate their birthdays today, also for the quiz at Ashley BC this evening in support of our work

27.05.2012    Thank God for our Board of Directors, whose support of the work of Hope is so encouraging; pray especially for the two new Directors to become more familiar with Board matters.

28.05.2012    Pray for Alla Kostyunina and her team as they prepare in detail for the planned camp activities at Kompas Park during the summer

29.05.2012    Pray for Misha in all the work he does at Alpha House and in the Ukrainian Office of Hope Now; pray also for the plans he and Lena have in using Alpha House as a summer day camp in August

30.05.2012    Pray for Vlad Serdyuk, one of our sponsored children, as he celebrates his birthday today

31.05.2012    Pray for Cyndee and Darrel Knight and the Hope Now supporters in America, especially in their plans to visit Kompas Park this summer