Hi everyone! Here's something I thought you should know... I'm not sure what the beginning of the story is. So I guess I will start with a phone call that I got on the last day of Autumn, 2006. A pastor of Calvary Chapel Borodyanka, whom I had known for several years now, was calling. He asked me to pray about moving there to minister to the youth. I was surprised & I was honored. I told him that I would be praying. & I began to pray that if that was something the Lord would have for me – that He would make it clear for me. But to be quite honest – my prayers weren't any passionate. My prayers weren't any deep or long... Up until about seven weeks ago. The Lord had began to speak to me about Borodyanka plainly. And as I kept showing Him that I doubt He is calling me there – He kept showing me that He does have it in His plans for my life to live and minister in Borodyanka. My heart was a big issue. As much as I wanted to be in God's will – I knew there's nothing much exciting in being in that small town. My hometown's population is getting on 400,000 people, and I consider it a village. Borodyanka has 15,000 at the most. And for the most part it's either kids or older folks. Those that are of the same age with me and live in Borodyanka are dying out, loosing their lives to alcohol & drugs... It is a pretty inconvenient small town. And it is in less than an hour away from Kyiv – a city that I am not too excited about going to, or even being close to. I dislike Kyiv big time... Well, with all that in mind I knew the Lord can't force me to move there. I knew that it is me who will have to make a decision whether to move there or not. And though not being too excited about having to live in the town that my friends and I call Boring-Donkey; I did want to please the Lord & be in His will. So in the beginning of March I took a trip to Borodyanka to spend some time with Geoff & Vika, & the folks there; & see if the Lord would speak to me even more clearly. Well, He spoke. Spoke so clearly that I realized that throughout the past weeks I have been nothing but Jonah, trying to run away from God's clear & plain will for me. That just didn't feel too good. I knew I had to give into His game. But I was in no hurry. As I was still visiting Geoff & Vika the Lord has blessed me with a day with the man whom He has used in my life the most, & whose heart for the Lord's Kingdom has always been the brightest example that I have been privileged to observe. I'd spent several very fruitful hours with Steven & Teresa Yeats and their son Aden, who labor in a small town in Moldova. That was it. I knew I'd be coming back to Borodyanka that night & speaking with Geoff about committing myself to the Lord's work there. There are many things the Lord has spoken to me about that day in Kyiv; but one thing has amazed me. Few years back, during a prayer session on a all-Ukrainian Calvary Chapel conference people broke into two & prayed for each other. I prayed with Steven. I was really seeking the Lord's will for my life then. I wanted to know where do I even fit in His body. And He spoke through Steven that day, specifically telling me of His calling upon my life... Well, that day in Kyiv, Steven looked at me and started talking of how that time was the clearest he has ever heard the Lord. And that just struck me. There was standing this man who I was looking up to in every way for many years. And he believed in the Lord's calling upon my life more than I have... Later that night I was back to Borodyanka for the prayer meeting. I was sitting there, listening to the prayers that the Lord would provide a person who'd minister to the youth there... Acts 9:5 were on my mind: “... It is hard for you to kick against the goads.” And it was. I decided I don't wanna do that any more. & I gave into the Lord's thing. I spoke with Geoff. And even in what Geoff had to say I could clearly see the Lord proving to me that He has called me to Borodyanka. That night my head was filled with bunch of silly but very discouraging thoughts. I couldn't sleep. Someone was telling me to speak with Geoff again, and to tell him that I was wrong about all this. Someone was telling me it's a downright nasty idea to be moving to Borodyanka. Someone was telling me that I'm not only gonna fail, but even ruin people's lives by my ministry. But it wasn't my Shepherd's voice. So I prayed it off & went to bed... Since then I consider Calvary Chapel Borodyanka my church. And really it doesn't bother me all that much that it's a village. A village right outside of Kyiv. It doesn't bother me that I do not see where I am heading. For my God is leading me by the hand. And in that I am confident. With all this I am asking those of you who would be willing to back me up with your prayers. Please pray for: - Wisdom to step into the ministry & do it in the context of the things that the Lord has been doing in the church previously. - Me, to be sensitive to the Spirit, & to have the right perspective on things. For me to remember that it is the Lord's work, that He will do it. And that the glory is His. - The Lord's provision with the things needed. Such as a place to rent. And a job that would not be in the way of my presence at the services (I am looking into the jobs in Kyiv), cover the expenses & hopefully allow me to have some money to pour into the ministry. That would be it for now. If you would like for me to keep you updated on Lord's work in Borodyanka – please reply to this e-mail. Otherwise I will not be bothering you with my updates. The contact information: e-mail: no_fear912@hotmail.com telephone: +38 066 595 1286 (011-38-066-595-1286 – from the States) “Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run swiftly and be glorified, just as it is with you...” 2 Thess. 3:1 | 
