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George, Sarah, Abigail, Matthew & Elizabeth de Vuyst
Serving with Christian Reformed World Missions in Mukachevo, Ukraine
We are working in Mukachevo, Ukraine as leadership trainers and church-planters of a Reformed congregation in the western region of Ukraine. Partnering with this congregation "we are proclaiming the Gospel to more and more people who have not heard it, healthy churches are emerging and the Kingdom of God is advancing" (CRWM vision statement).
Celebrating 5 Years Five years ago, the Mukachevo Christian Reformed Church formally began. Sunday, June 28th we celebrated and remembered God's faithfulness to us as a congregation. All the more appropriate, we partook of the Lord's Supper together and witnessed the Profession of Faith of a new member. Click here to watch a video made in commemoration of "Our First Five Years".
A Big Move
The Mukachevo congregation is moving to a new facility. The church is now renting the top floor of a building in the center of town. This Sunday is our last day before the move. The new facility will have a large gathering hall, an office for George, and a classroom. We pray that God would bless this new facility and use it to expand His Kingdom here in Mukachevo!
Suffering and Forgiveness The Mukachevo congregation hosted two conferences this past week led by Dr. Ron Nydam of Calvin Theological Seminary and Rev. Ken Vander Horst. The all-day Saturday conference was on the topic of "Psalms in the Midst of Suffering" and the Tuesday evening conference addressed the topic of forgiveness. Both conferences were very well attended and many people expressed appreciation for them.
Physically Disabled Enjoy Games The English Bible Study group organized a service project for physically disabled adults as part of their 6 week study on "What Does It Take to Change the World?" On a Saturday afternoon the church hall was cleared of chairs to make room for our guests. We organized games such as Pictionary, Taboo, Wii sports, foosball and ping pong. The three hours of entertainment was appreciated by the physically disabled who don't have much opportunity to get out of their homes. To watch a 1 minute video of the event, click here.
Bridge to Ukrainian Congregations Widens
Home Service Church Visitation Schedule
website updated: June 25, 2009
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Mailing address: Ilona Zrini 10/2, Mukachevo 89600, Transcarpathia, Ukraine email: gdevuyst@crcna.org Links to: Christian Reformed Church in N. America - Christian Reformed World Missions |
Hundreds of volumes of John Calvin's
Institutes for Christian Living were transported from Russia to Ukraine for
distribution. George has started to deliver the volumes to various
churches who are interested in Reformed teaching. One visit was to the
small, isolated village of Poltava where the pastor and congregation warmly
welcomed George and the head-elder of the Mukachevo congregation. They
were grateful for the books and eager to build on this new relationship.
As well as Reformed materials, the Poltava church leaders desire training and
teaching. It's exciting how God has used the Institutes to build
bridges to other congregations in Ukraine.