Events
News Update From Hugo
Posted on March 23, 2009
Greetings from Moscow in the wonderful name of our Lord Jesus Christ!
Dear Friends,
We are looking forward to Mario and Marlene Steyn’s first visit to Russia. They will arrive on Wednesday the 25th of March in Moscow. After ministering at differenent churches in Moscow, including the Kingdom of Heaven Church on Sunday, I will take them down to the Rostov region in the south of Russia by train.
They are REALLY going to enjoy Russia by train! After almost 20 hours on the train we plan to arrive in Rostov on Monday the 30th. During the next few days we will minister at different churches in that region, including ministry in Novocherkask and Belaya Kalitva. On Thursday we will minister at the Rostov pastors’ meeting, then do a mens’ conference and towards the evening meet with ACCR pastors from that region.
Posted in: Events, Missionaries, News & Word from Hugo, Travels
Mission Russia Missionaries’ Meeting
Posted on March 18, 2009
A meeting of all missionaries – those who are able to make it – will be held this Thursday March 19th at 12:00 at Dave and Fran van den Berg’s apartment in Shyolkovo just outside Moscow. We sincerely hope to see as many as possible of our missionaries there.
We ask all missionaries and friends of Mission Russia to pray for the meeting and for everyone attending, that God will use the meeting for His own divine purpose and will be the Guest of Honour on the day. Please pray for every decision to be made and every witness given – that Christ will be glorified and the will of the Father be done. Also pray for safe traveling to and from the meeting for everyone concerned.
God bless and keep you all!
Posted in: Events, Mission Russia News, Prayer Requests
From Rika: Women’s Day!
Posted on March 5, 2009
My dear sister in Christ
I greet you in the wonderful Name of Jesus Christ.
It is almost the 8th of March – Women’s day! It is my joy to tell you that we will once again meet with each other for fellowship and to spend time in God’s life-changing Word. I believe that the Lord has a special gift for you this Women’s day. Please join us on the 7th of March at 12h00 to learn more about our theme for the day:
“Under the wings of the Almighty”
We will meet at the same place where our church services are held – Protopopovski Pereulok, Dom 9, Conference Hall.
In this month’s letter, I would like to tell you about an amazing thing that happened to me. It illustrated so clearly to me how God is interested in the smallest detail of our lives and how He LOVES to surprise us sometimes with so much more than we could think or imagine.
I would like to take you back to 1996… The evening before I was to leave for Amsterdam, Holland to attend a Psalmody Conference. I had just finished the book by Corrie ten Boom called “The Hiding Place”, and the Lord touched my heart deeply with her story.
Posted in: Events, Kingdom of Heaven Church, Women's Ministry
Be Strong And Of Good Courage!
Posted on February 20, 2009
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage. Do not be afraid, neither be dismayed. For Jehovah your God is with you in all places where you go.” Jos 1:9
Many people are experiencing a new, powerful onslaught of rejection in their lives and they are struggling to overcome it. There are many reasons for it.
The most powerful weapon we have against the enemy is our relationship with God the Father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. When this relationship is filled with love and faith, it is a partnership which destroys the work of the enemy. Deut 20:4 it is written ‘The Lord your God will go with you to fight for you and give you victory over your enemy’.
Posted in: Events, Prayer Requests, Travels, World Prayer Center
Mission Russia Event – Saturday 10 January
Posted on January 9, 2009
Dear Friends,
I am looking forward to seeing you at our Mission Russia Vision Casting event on this coming Saturday the 10th of January.
We will start at 15:00 with worship, moving on into our vision for 2009 and beyond. My wife Rika, Carol, Monique and others will join in the sharing.
Posted in: Events, Mission Russia News
Mission Russia Vision Casting & Fellowship
Posted on January 7, 2009
If you are able to make your way to Hatfield Christian Church’s Youth Hall in Pretoria, South Africa, on Saturday the 10th of January at 15:00, you are hereby invited to attend our vision casting event on the kingdom of God and church planting.
Missionaries currently in South Africa – Hugo, Rika, Carol and Monique – will all be there and share on what God is doing.
There will be more than enough room and facilities for everyone in sunshine or rain, even a covered braai area and convenient parking. Bring & share, with boerewors rolls for sale later on.
RSVP: Could please let us know soon – we’d like to have the numbers by the afternoon of Friday the 9th.
Contact: frieda@gpvno.co.za or 012-803-4130
Feel free to contact me for directions.
With much love,
Frieda
Posted in: Events, Mission Russia News
Letter From Rika To The Women
Posted on December 13, 2008
Dear Friend,
Greetings and blessing to you – from Russia with love – in Jesus’ name! Our Father is blessing us with exciting advancement in Moscow and Russia.
My dear sister in Christ
This is my second letter to you and I hope and pray that you were as blessed as I was with our two women’s meetings that we had in October and November. In this letter I want to share a certain part of my journey with the Lord with you, as well as the lessons that I have learned in that specific time:
It was July of 1994. At daybreak, our train rolled into the border post on the Latvian side of the border. Hugo and I were too naive and our Russian language skills too limited to understand what was about to take place. Our Russian speaking travel companion however, understood too well that we were about to be thrown off the train. And so it happened, the Latvian border guards gave one long look at our travel documents and then ordered us to get off the train with them.
Posted in: Events, Kingdom of Heaven Church, Testimonies
News from Moscow & Women’s Ministry
Posted on November 15, 2008
Beloved in Jesus, thank you very much indeed for all your faithful prayers and love! It makes all the difference.
FROM HUGO
Hi!
On Sunday we had a very blessed service. During the worship I felt very strongly to call the people to the front for healing. Quite a number of people witnessed of healing and that they experienced a most wonderful warmth over their bodies. Praise the Lord! At the end of the service three people came to the front to give their total being to Jesus! Two men and a lady, and one of them received their healing today. It is wonderful when this happens!
Posted in: Events, Kingdom of Heaven Church, Women's Ministry
From Rika To The Women
Posted on October 23, 2008
My dear sister in Christ,
I greet you in the wonderful Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. In this first letter I would like to tell you a little bit more about myself and also what the Lord put on my heart concerning the women’s ministry in our church for the next year.
I was born in a small town in South Africa and I grew up on my parent’s farm as the youngest of five children. I have one brother and three sisters and all of us, together with my parents, love the Lord and serve Him. I remember my childhood years as filled with love, laughter and playing outside, usually barefoot, in our garden (which was as big as a small park). I also remember many lessons in faith as we constantly prayed and trusted the Lord for enough rain for a good harvest!
Posted in: Events, Kingdom of Heaven Church, Testimonies, Women's Ministry
Mission Russia Updates
Posted on October 9, 2008
Hi Everyone!
I trust you all had a wonderfully blessed week.
Corrie Zaayman is engaged! The chosen young lady is Olesya. Corrie writes:
“Olesya Penkova and I were engaged last week. At first we did it in South African style, when I asked her to marry me in a beautiful restaurant. The Russian Christians, however, get engaged in church before their family in Christ, and therefore our engagement was then announced during the Sunday service after which the congregation prayed for us. That’s why we’re now able to formally announce it.
