Greater Portland Baptist Church

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 government. He had a great sense of humor and was one of the nicest people I have met here. However, he was not saved. He admitted he was a sinner after I explained to him how perfect God's standard was. He was a teacher before his health deteriorated, and he believed that children were naturally good. I asked him if he was naturally good. He said that he did many things wrong but in his opinion, sin was a by-product of an unfair world. I asked him if he ever had a choice about sin, did he absolutely have to sin. This made him really think. Although he declined to pray there on the spot, I think God was really working in his heart. He gave me his phone number so that we could meet and talk more about his need for forgiveness. Please pray that Sergei will be saved.

Web Site Back up and Running
We need to let you know about a situation that occurred with our web site this month. First of all, I would like to say that the situation has been fixed and that our site is back up and running. However, during this last month we temporarily lost control of it. For a time of three weeks, the company who registered our domain name changed the content that was shown without our permission. This company (Registerfly.com) would not allow us to regain control and is losing its accreditation, being investigated by the various organizations that run the internet for dishonest business practices, and may soon go out of business. As soon as we became aware of a way to switch registrars, we did. The registrar we now use is the largest on the internet, and we should have no further problems.

Prayer Requests
- Angela's and the baby's health and safe delivery
- Salvation for Alexsei, Lyudmilla and Vasilye, Misha and Marina, Oleg and Lena.

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