Gospel Expedition

The Larionov music team took part in the first portion of the Gospel Expedition, which began in Germany. We are happy to share this personal word from Yuri and Julia, which we just received . . .

Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint (Isaiah 40:30-31). [Continue reading A Personal Note . . . …]

As is usually the case, the Gospel Expedition is attracting significant media attention along the way. We thought you’d enjoy seeing a couple of reports filed thus far . . . [Continue reading The Expedition in the News …]

Today a long road awaits us, so most of us began our Bible reading and devotions before 6:00 a.m. Breakfast, than a parting meeting with the pastor of the local church, who came to see us off early. We prayed and set out, thanking the Lord for dry weather. But it is not easy to cycle when it’s hot and sunny. The arms and legs of our cyclists were sunburned, and that gave our doctor-cyclist some work to do. Our guide, Pastor Ivan, was looking for the shortest ways. The condition of the roads resembled Russian roads very much. [Continue reading Entering Poland from Germany …]

In the morning we got a better look at the building where we had stayed overnight. It was a huge church named after Zwingli, a 19th century building with wonderful architecture. It used to be a Lutheran church until 15 years ago, when people stopped coming here and worship services ceased. As we gazed at the walls that still retained traces of their former magnificence, with marble sculptures of the great leaders of the Reformation, we wondered why this church had ceased to function? We asked local believers about the reason, and here is what they told us. [Continue reading Sobering lessons and Unexpected Blessings …]

We had a little more time for our morning devotions than usual, so we were able to read several Psalms and meditate on the meaning of spirituality. Can spirituality be measured by regular Bible reading, prayer time, or by something else? Praise God, we have a source of wisdom in God’s Word. Bible reading, prayer or even righteous thoughts and deeds are not what makes up the spirituality of a person, but are the result of his spirituality. [Continue reading Preaching in the Cradle of the Reformation …]