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Sweet Success

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How do you measure success? No doubt there are many different answers to that question. But when it comes down to how do you manage success at a Bible School, there are two indicators. The first is when those who have graduated  ask (even plead) for a further course. The second is when churches ministered to by graduates flourish.  Graduates of the Cherkassy Centre for Biblical Studies are certainly meeting these criteria.  As a result the school will have 12 students returning in September who will be the first intake for the new Further Studies Course, currently being written especially for them by our own dedicated teaching staff.

This will mean that we shall only be taking in 12 students for the Foundation Course, which we have been teaching now for 6 years.

This year we have also been able to train 22 men and women as Sunday School Teaching specialists. They are attending Alpha House for three one-week sessions spread over 12 months, with practical and study assignments in between. The enthusiasm of the students has been exceptional. To run this course we have imported specialist staff from outside of the Cherkassy region.

At this year’s Graduation Service, which I attended in May, it was evident that all the students, who have to attain 98% attendance to graduate, had matured to their full potential. All of this has been possible due to your regular and generous giving.  The costs of running the Bible School have increased by £200 a month over the past six years, despite a number of cost cutting measures. To those of you who give regularly, either each month or once a year, a big thank you from staff and students alike. They do not take your generosity for granted.

I pay tribute to all the Bible School staff, who work for longer hours than they are paid for, because of their devotion to their students and their pastoral hearts. Please continue to pray for them as they begin another academic year in September.

My wife Valerie accompanied me on this last trip, and visited a number of churches you have enabled her to help through the “Church Planting and Equipping” ministry of Hope Now. Her stories of Churches and Pastors encouraged through the provision of building materials, heating equipment, Sunday school materials, as well as Pastors helped with transport, are too many to recount, but need mentioning. None of this quiet behind the scenes ministry would have been possible without your gifts, which bring such encouragement to many struggling pastors and churches in the Cherkassy region.  

David Reddaway
23.07.2010   
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My story starts more than 17 years ago when I first met Vic Jackopson; this was when he first started coming to Ukraine. Vic was one of the first foreigners I ever met.
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In hindsight, I did not know what I was committing us to.  To frame this statement, let me say that our young family has been immersing ourselves more deeply into mission opportunities each of the past several years.
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Another Twin?

Dear Hope Now,
Thanks be to God for your dedication and for your ministry in Ukraine.
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Day Care Study Centre

During the past ten years Vera and I have visited the Day Care Study Centre in Cherkassy to oversee and play a part in the refurbishing and equipping of classrooms to better serve the needs of the students who have physical or mental disabilities and their teachers.
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Dear Partner in Hope

Dealing with disappointment, while never easy, says something about who we are. Now there are a group of Ukrainian musicians who are having to do this as they come to terms with the decision of the British Border Agency to refuse them visas for entry to the UK in October to help us with the Silver Jubilee tour.
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PRAYER DIARY
01.02.2012    Pray for Alla, Lena, Ksenya and the team presently working in Calcutta for another two weeks with Tear Fund projects

02.02.2012    Pray that the Mission Fund, which undergirds all that is done both here and in Ukraine, will have the finances to meet all our obligations

03.02.2012    Pray for all the older people that came to our Christmas party in Cherkiassy, that the Lord will bless them whatever their situation or background

04.02.2012    Pray for those who had a well installed last year, that as they share their water they will get opportunities to share their faith also

05.02.2012    Pray for all those who are attending the Bible School that they can give adequate time to studying, working and being with their families

06.02.2012    For all the foster parents of children supported by Hope Now, that they will have patience as they have to deal with problems that occur from time to time

07.02.2012    Our auditors visit the Southampton offices today to audit our accounts – pray that all will be in order as figures are checked

08.02.2012    Give thanks for all the volunteers that come into the office and give of their time so sacrificially, doing jobs at times without even being asked

09.02.2012    Pray for Frank and Lin as they plan for the summer at Kompas Park, and visit churches to speak about the varying areas of service possible

10.02.2012    Pray for Misha and all the staff at the Ukraine office as they consider all the requests from those asking for help

11.02.2012    Pray that all the plans for the Annual Weekend Away next month will come together well, and that people will register early while rooms are still available

12.02.2012    Pray for Alla Kostyunina, Director of Kompas Park, that she will be given wisdom in her decisions and management of the Park

13.02.2012    Give thanks that the young people in South Africa are doing well with their education, and pray for wisdom for Margaret Ferguson as she guides and directs them

14.02.2012    On this St Valentine’s Day, pray for the students we support who are in relationships, that they will be sensible and keep up their studies

15.02.2012    Pray for David and Valerie Reddaway as they oversee the Bible School, and the Church planting and twinning programme

16.02.2012    Pray for Jon as he attends a Men Meet meeting in Milford on Sea this evening

17.02.2012    Pray for Jon and Ali as they travel to Buckinghamshire to attend the Vetinerary Christian Conference this weekend

18.02.2012    Pray for Maria Shevchuki of Kuchkivka village as she celebrates her 86th birthday today

19.02.2012    Pray for the Directors and Staff of Orphanages we are involved with, that they will look after their children with love and dedication

20.02.2012    Pray for the young girls in Swindon House, and boys in Cornah House as they learn new skills which will prepare them for their futures

21.02.2012    Pray for Jon in his many responsibilities, that he will have wisdom in each decision that he has to make

22.02.2012    Pray for Lidia Savelieva and her vision of a sheltered home for older people to be realised, and pray for finances to come in for this project

23.02.2012    For Larisa Vovk in her work of overseeing the work being done with children in the orphanages and cottage homes

24.02.2012    Pray for Jon and Ali as they travel to Carlisle for the Northern Vet’s Christian Conference

25.02.2012    Pray for Cyndee and Darrell Knight and the work they do in the American Office for Kompas Park

26.02.2012    Pray for the Food Programme in Ukraine, especially through this winter time, that all those in need will receive help and no-one will be overlooked

27.02.2012    Pray for Vitaly and Ludmila Sidenko in their work with the African Students at 2nd Baptist Church, and Ludmila’s work with the deaf community at the same church

28.02.2012    Pray that we may be able to assemble a team of dentists and nurses to treat the children in the internats

29.02.2012    Give thanks for all our supporters who pray regularly for the work of Hope Now, and give sacrificially month upon month – pray the Lord will bless them as they bless the people of Ukraine