Greater Portland Baptist Church

Adam and Angela Young: May 2008

Dear Fellow Laborers,

Praise the Lord for the exciting things He is doing in Russia!

Two Saved
We just saw two people saved out on our evagelistic survey. One, who is named Alexander, is a student at a technical institute, but would like to become a lawyer some day. We set up a meeting, as he said he had a lot of questions. In the park where we met, he prayed to accept Christ for forgiveness of his sins once and for all. Volodya, who is 35 years old, also made a profession of faith. We set up a meeting for the day after the next, and he seemed very excited about Heaven. I am not sure what happened since that time, but he will not answer his phone now when I call, or any text messages. We have seen this many times when new converts run into spiritual struggles. Often when people share their salvation with friends and family, they ridicule them and say they have joined a "sect". They then feel lied to and fooled. Please pray that we would see Volodya again.

One of our Converts has TB
Alexander, who we have been working with for almost a year now, learned two weeks ago that he has a hole in his lungs and the doctors are telling him that he has tuberculosis. They are treating him with different pills and shots, while also watching him closely. In a month, they say that if the hole shrinks then they will continue with the same medicine. If there is no change, then they will switch medication. If the hole gets bigger, then they will do surgery. I talked with an American doctor friend of mine, and he said that there is no evidence that surgery really helps in these cases. Please pray that there will be positive news from the doctors in two weeks. If not, pray that through Alexander's testimony others will be saved.

This is Roman and his girlfriend Paulina who we have been witnessing to. Alexander is the one on the right who has been diagnosed with tuberculosis and has a hole in his lungs.

Still Collecting Bids
We are still collecting bids on the design of the house church. A key part of this is to find an architect with experience getting hooked up to electricity and gas, which are the two most difficult parts of the process. Please pray for wisdom.

Yours in Christ,
Adam, Angela, Alex, Amelia, and Alisa

Adam and Angela Young: March 2008

Dear Fellow Laborers, Praise the Lord for the exciting things He is doing in Russia! Furlough Lengthened Last month I wrote that we would be taking a three month furlough because I thought that this was the longest amount of time we could stay outside of Russia and keep our residency. I am happy to say that I was wrong. The longest amount of time we can spend is actually...continue

Adam and Angela Young: February 2008

Dear Fellow Laborers, Praise the Lord for the exciting things He is doing in Russia! Permanent Residency Received After two years of waiting, purchasing and remodeling an apartment, standing in lines with up to 95 people in them, we have received our permanent residency. Praise the Lord. At this time when many missionaries are being forced to consider leaving the field of Russia, we have just been given five more...continue

Adam and Angela Young: February 2008

Dear Fellow Laborers, Praise the Lord for the exciting things He is doing in Russia! Permanent Residency Received After two years of waiting, purchasing and remodeling an apartment, standing in lines with up to 95 people in them, we have received our permanent residency. Praise the Lord. At this time when many missionaries are being forced to consider leaving the field of Russia, we have just been given five more...continue

Adam and Angela Young: January 2008

Dear Fellow Laborers, Praise the Lord for the exciting things He is doing in Russia! Reaping A Long Time After Sowing I met Galya in the park last summer soul-winning. She did not get saved at the time, but seemed very open to the Gospel and gave me her phone number so that we could schedule a time to study the Bible further. I called and called but no one...continue

Adam and Angela Young: October 2007

Dear Fellow Laborers, Praise the Lord for the exciting things He is doing in Russia! Teaching Others Soul-Winning We had a great blessing this month with the participation of our first Russian in Samara going soul-winning. While out soul-winning with Inna, we met Stac. He is a nineteen year old who had an interest in spiritual things. It was great to observe how God worked in his heart. We witnessed...continue

Adam and Angela Young: September 2007

Dear Fellow Laborers, Praise the Lord for the exciting things He is doing in Russia! Newest Addition We praise the Lord for the safe delivery of Alisa May Young, born August 12th. She was twenty-two inches long and about eight and half pounds. Angela was due on the 23rd but the baby arrived about ten days earlier. Angela's parents and her younger sister Allegra came over to help us out...continue

Adam and Angela Young: August 2007

Praise the Lord for the exciting things He is doing in Russia! Empty Nest Feelings Leaves Room for God A Christian translator who we work with at times was trying to get her mother interested in church. The churches she had been going to did not seem interested in her mother and she was very discouraged. We invited her and her mother over for dinner where I was able to...continue

Adam and Angela Young: May 2007

Dear Fellow Laborers, Praise the Lord for the exciting things He is doing in Russia! Soul Winning Prospects Pray for Alexander who I met while soul-winning in a park next to one of our universities. Although he did not get saved, he showed a lot of interest, and gave me his phone number so that we could meet. On the phone he seems responsive, but we have not been able...continue

Adam and Angela Young: April 2007

Praise the Lord for the exciting things He is doing in Russia! Please Pray for Sergei I met 46 year old Sergei while out soul-winning in one of our local parks by a university. Although Sergei was only 46, he looked much older. He told me that he was no longer able to work, and that since his medical condition was recognized as a handicap, he received support from the...continue

Adam and Angela Young: February 2007

Dear Fellow Laborers, Praise the Lord for the exciting things He is doing in Russia! New Addition to the Family We are excited to announce that we are expecting a new addition to our family this year. Angela is due in August and we ask that you pray for the baby and a safe delivery. We are planning on having the baby here in Samara due to difficulty we would...continue

Adam and Angela Young: January 2007

Dear Fellow Laborers, Praise the Lord for the exciting things He is doing in Russia! Successfully Moved into the New Office At the end of November our landlord asked us to move out as soon as possible giving us a month to complete the process. We found a place rather quickly and we were ready to begin moving in the first week of December. However, we had a couple of...continue

Adam and Angela Young: August 2006

Dear Fellow Laborers, Praise the Lord for the exciting things He is doing in Russia! Maxcim Saved as Result of Door to Door Soul Winning While door knocking in one of the many ten story apartment complexes that surround our office, I met a young man named Maxcim. He is a teenager and I asked him a few questions about what he thought would happen after he died, and whether...continue

Adam and Angela Young: May 2006

Dear Fellow Laborers, Praise the Lord for the exciting things He is doing in Russia! Pray for Our Neighbors Salvation During this last month we had our neighbors over for tea. They are an older couple named Lyudmila and Vasilye. Lyudmila is a retired accountant and Vasilye was an electrician, but is now a janitor at a brick factory in Alekceevka where we live. They lived for a long time...continue