BethEl Russian Messianic Ministries and Congregation

P.O.Box 360165

Cleveland Ohio 44136

Igor B., Missionary and Pastor. Email: pastorigorbethel@yahoo.com

 

Dear Friend in Lord Yeshua!

Shalom and warmest greetings to you. Thank you very much for your prayers and faithful support of this work to reach to the Jew first (Romans 1:16) and in the same, equal way all lost people for The Messiah. Because everyone needs Lord Jesus who is only the way to be saved, both for the Jews and none Jews. 

We read in Deuteronomy 6:10, 12: “So it shall be, when the Lord your God brings you into the land of which He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give you large and beautiful cities which you did not build.”; “then beware, lest you forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.”

It seems to me, that the Lord wanted to teach Israelites many things from the His Word. One of them is to have a thankful heart. It happens very often that in our everyday life we do not count our blessings, but rather we have bitterness inside from different problems. I am praying for you and for me that we will not miss thankfulness to the Lord for everything He is doing in our lives. In the time of Thanksgiving, I am grateful that I have you as my faithful partner and supporter.  

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:6-7).

The thankful heart is so dear to God that He fulfills this promise of inexplicable peace in a matter of seconds, minutes or hours – and continues for days, weeks, months and years. When teaching Beth-El Congregation that the living God actually, really, truly, honestly, in face works in our own lives to make His principles and promises happen, I have often turned to this Bible passage and encouraged them to pray this way, with thanksgiving, especially for our Lord and Savior Jesus and hope of Salvation in Him. I absolutely know that He will reveal His mercy to us through this.

In the month of October, we witnessed to more than couple of thousands of people.  In Toronto, Canada “accidentally” we went to antisemitic, anti-Israel,  pro-palestinian protest. Toronto is a very big city where 6.5 million people live. It is a very liberal and very occult place. We planned to have an outreach in downtown, but when we went there, we found thousands of people in the meeting against Israel. We couldn’t move left or right, prayed, and God reminded us to love our enemies and forgive, and by the power of the Holy Spirit, we started preaching the gospel. Some people were very aggressive, and it was dangerous, but God protected us. Many Muslims who attended the protest heard the good news. Some of them accepted Scriptures and other evangelical tracts. We also figured out that a lot of antifa and lgbt people were present to support Muslims. We had some discussions with angry and aggressive people, but the Lord gave us love to tell them where they could find peace and hope, and also save their souls.

I also was in Portland OR, where we were physically abused while preaching the Gospel. But I am going to share what happened in my next prayer letter. 

Thank you for your partnership with Beth El Russian Messianic Ministry and Congregation. Thank you very much for your generous giving to support the work of God. Thank you for your prayers for my family. Please pray for me and my health. The ministry is very stressful, but very blessed. We need your help and encouragements. Without God’s grace and your help, we couldn’t do this ministry. Donations are dropping, but

 If God leads you to start or continue to help us financially, please send your donations to the Beth-El Messianic Congregation, P.O. Box 360165, Cleveland, OH, 44136. All donations are tax deductible.

May the God of Israel richly bless you and thank you for being our partners. 

Happy Thanksgiving! Shalom!

The Lord is returning—Maran Ata!

In The Messiah-Lord Jesus ,

BethEl Messianoic Ministries and bro.Igor.