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BethEl Russian Messianic Ministries and Congregation
P.O.Box 360165
Cleveland, Ohio 44136 , USA.
Igor Bagirov, Missionary and Pastor
On Youtube : Bethel Bible Russian Messianic Ministries
Dear friend,
Shalom and Warmest greetings to you in Yeshua our Lord and
Redeemer.
I hope this letter will find you well. Thank you very much
for all your help by prayer fellowship at the Throne of
Grace and financial supporting of our ministry. Your help is
greatly valued and is helping because of the Power and
efficacy of His Precious Blood!
Psalm 133:1 says: “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is,
for brethren to dwell together in unity!"(KJV). When you
help the work of this ministry, you go with us to every
street, house, Hospital. You are going to witnessing and
taking the Word of God to the thousand Russian speaking
Jewish and non-Jewish people in our city, Israelites,
Muslims and others. Lord values your faithfulness. Everyone
will have their reward. God promised this through Abraham in
Genesis 12:3. Faithful over a little will be set over much.
If you took a plough to your hand you shouldn’t watch back.
We will plow and sow this field with faith. We believe that
we will have a good harvest. The flood of the Holy Spirit
spreads around this land and cleanses it. We are called to
do everything for the Lord. We believe, that purity and
holiness will be as a part of our born again life in the
Messiah. Thank you very much whom faithfully remember us.
In April, we witnessed by the grace of the Lord, to more
than 500 people. In Seattle, WA during my preaching the
Gospel at Westlake center in Downtown area, one homeless man
started following me. He came close and said that he has a
broken heart. The man was under heavy drug influence. I
started to pray for him, and encourage him that Lord Jesus
loves and wants to help and heal, and restore. After the
prayer he started to cry by saying several times:” Pearly
Gates”. Praise the Lord that he also accepted NT. On that
day several hundred people received witnesses. Some of them
(mainly gay) were angry and tried to have a conflict with
me. We also witnessed at market place area where we met lot
of people, including tourists from different countries. I
remember a gay person, who was riding around me on a
bicycle, and saying to me: “You have to be shamed to preach.
Today is a good weather and we want to rest. We don’t want
to hear this”. I responded:” It’s you who should be
shamed by doing homosexual sin, but remember that Lord Jesus
loves you and can cleanse. Repent!” Some other people showed
middle finger to me and said “F” words, but some accepted
Christian literature and listened to the message.
In Portland we used again a Pioneer square place where we
met many people. We preached at the corners and train
stations, distributed Holy Scriptures and brochures. A
lesbian person came to me and said that God hates her
because she loves her girlfriend. I responded that God loves
them, but “gay” is sin, and that Lord Jesus has enough power
to help. I said: “You could love and care for your
girlfriend as a person, but according Scriptures”.
Unfortunately, they did not want to agree, especially that
another gay man, who heard our conversation, interrupted to
support them. We had few conflicts, but in general
everything went well.
In an airport a witnessed to a man from Vietnam, and he
accepted Christian literature, even he said that he is
unbeliever. Another businessman from England asked a lot of
questions about “big bang” theory. Finally he got NT too.
During my boarding I saw a man with six star tattoo on his
right arm. I started conversation and learned that the man
is a cult follower, and that’s why he has the tattoo. I
shared Gospel to him and he got Christian brochures. A
Muslim man from Yemen also accepted NT in Arabic language.
During my witnessing to this Jewish woman I saw a Buddhist
monk. Because I was witnessing to the woman I couldn’t leave
and follow the monk. But I strongly felt that God wants me
to share Gospel to him. When I finished (The Jewish woman
rejected to accept Holy Scriptures), I started praying, and
asking Lord which direction I should to go to find the monk.
I started to walk. Shortly I saw this man who was sitting on
the chair. I praised Lord Jesus, sat next to the monk and
started to share Gospel. It was amazing how God’s grace was
working. The monk got NT. Praise God!
I
will continue with many other testimonies in my next month
prayer letter, God willing.
Thank you to be our co-laborers. Thank you for your
partnership and faithfulness. Please pray for us. Please
pray for my family, Bethel Congregation, the work and
myself. Please pray to become our financial supporter if you
are not yet, and if God leads you and you have it into your
heart. Our financial support should to be increased to
continue, but we are thankful for everything we have now.
Daniel, my son, need lot of prayer, as his mental illness
still need to be improve. It’s very hard challenge for my
family.
If God leads you to start or continue to support the Bethel
ministry, you could send your donation to:
Bethel Messianic Congregation, PO Box 360165, Cleveland Ohio
44136. All donations are Tax deductible.
We need your prayer and financial support very much!
May God of Abraham Isaac and Yakov-Israel bless you! Shalom!
In Messiah- Lord Yeshua Bethel , my Family and bro.Igor.
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