Dear Friends of Eastern Europe Renewal: 

In Moscow there was no time or opportunity to buy postcards, so here is a little electronic postcard.

The visit was brief and a bit intense. It was a joy to work with my friend and colleague Marsh Moyle. Our teachings seem to compliment each other and make a good package. We began in a seminary and Church, where I had been 2 years before for some teaching. Marsh did most of the first evening’s teaching to the seminary students because I had just come in from the airport. In the morning we met with Church leaders in the seminary, whom we knew and had worked with before. It was amazing to see that they remembered and had implemented much of the teaching we had previously given. That afternoon we spent in a school run by the Church. We had 3 hours with the faculty and lunch together. Some of the teachers have given up very good jobs to teach there because they believe in it. It was a joy to see their dedication and desire to bless the children.

The next 2 days belonged to the RACU (Russian American Christian University). I could give a talk to the whole school, which was excellently translated. Then I concentrated on comparative worldview teaching with the faculty and a few advanced students. They are very insightful people and engaged with the concepts and got a little excited about them. I would love to go back and do a weekend retreat with the faculty sometime.

The infection of cynicism is rampant even among believers in Russia, where life is often quite frustrating. Moscow is huge and it takes 1.5 to 2 hours to get anywhere by metro underground. During much of the day driving on the surface takes twice as long. There are more and more cars but not enough facilities for them. The real estate boom with inflated prices seems about to bust. Developing natural recourses seems to apply more to minerals than to people. Please pray that Christians in Russia will live out and demonstrate the Kingdom of God so that people will see it and come in to it and be saved fully. Thank you.

Today (10 October) I will go to Vienna for a weekend of preaching, teaching and visiting and then on to Prague for 5 days of teaching in various venues and to a variety of people. Thank you very much if you pray. Mary and I both have viruses and I need to stay healthy and keep my voice for the work.

Perhaps I will even find time to buy and send some postcards from Vienna and Prague. God bless and keep you all.

Much love in our Lord, Jesus Christ,

Ellis

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