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March 2014 Prayer Letter
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Dear Friend,

Greetings from Bryansk, Russia! This month's prayer letter features what God did through Healing Hearts leaders Barb Riedberger and Sheila DeVries, as they traveled to Moscow, Russia to present the ministry in the city of Bryansk this past January.

About 15 years ago, the Binding Up the Brokenhearted Bible study was translated into Russian and we have been praying and waiting for God to open the doors there. We initially planned a trip to Russia 12 years ago, but it was cancelled and God brought us to the Ukraine instead. God provided for Healing Hearts to make trips to Ukraine over a 12 year period. We have seen inroads into Russia over the years, but continued to pray and wait on God's plans and His timing. A number of years ago one of our translators in the Ukraine produced a rough version of the Hem of His Garment Bible study in Russian. Last year, a Russian ministry, Mission Possible, prepared it for publication. It is now being used to share hope and healing from God's Word in a women's shelter in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

This year God opened the door for us to travel to Bryansk. Bryansk is a city of about a half million people and is a 6 hour train ride south east of Moscow. We traveled with Sheila's pastor, Billy Arnold and his wife Patty, who have been working in Bryansk for the past 15 years. We also worked with their daughter Diane and son-in-law Scott who have served as missionaries in Bryansk for the past 3 years.

The first Sunday we were there, we presented Healing Hearts Ministries to two different churches. This included our testimonies, ministry information, and a vision for this ministry in Bryansk. One evening we met with the leadership from History Maker's church and had a great response. One of leaders signed up to do the Hem of His Garment Bible study online and is already praying about leadership. They were also interested in our teaching about what the Bible says about the sanctity of human life - they took pictures of a ten week old fetus model we passed around. Two evenings we had the opportunity to meet with a group of women from a church in Dyatkovo, a village about 40 minutes from Bryansk. We met Pastor Vladimir and he is very excited about the potential for this ministry in his church.

We were invited to their first mission conference, held at Bezhitsa Baptist Church, and numerous churches were represented. We presented a seminar for women and had 15 women in attendance. They asked great questions, saw the need and the value for this ministry, and were very excited. At another church we attended, we enjoyed a Russian lunch with Pastor Yuri and his family. His wife Olga is a trained Christian counselor and wants to review the Hem of His Garment Bible study. We left an electronic version of the Healing Hearts bible studies with five different people in leadership there.

Please pray for:

God to stir the hearts of women to go through the Healing Hearts bible studies. For God to raise up leaders for this ministry in their churches and community.
Pastors and church leadership to understand the need and to encourage and support Healing Hearts Ministries.
Clear direction regarding the next step to take in Russia and the Ukraine and for Him to show us the best timing.
The funds to publish, store, and distribute copies of these two studies. Also, funds for future trips to Russia.
God to clear the way for this ministry in the surrounding Eastern European countries. In Romania the Binding Up the Broken Hearted Bible study is currently being translated through a gift from one of our supporting churches, Grace Fellowship in Kentucky.

Thank you for your support and prayers!

Blessings,

Barb Riedberger
HH Eastern European Ambassador

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