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The opening day of school was
September 1st, and Pastor Misha sought permission for
us to take part in the ceremonies in Ostropol where
he was pastor. After a lengthy telephone
conversation with the headmaster of the school, Misha
was visibly disappointed. As Irena
interpreted, I could see his discouragement.
He only asked if we could come and pray and was told, “No.” The headmaster informed the pastor that they
needed paint more than they needed prayer because the school had not been
painted in over thirty years. I asked
Irena to ask Misha to call him back and see how much
paint was needed. With the headmaster on
the phone and Irena relaying the conversation to me, he asked for 100 liters of
paint. I asked Irena to ask Misha if he could buy that much paint.
He said, “Yes.”
I asked, “What color does he want?”
After deciding on a color, the headmaster
said, “We, will look for you on opening day. Bring the paint and tell the American
evangelist he can not only pray, but he can preach if he wants to.”
Praise the Lord for an opportunity to show
God’s love as well as to tell others with the invitation to preach Jesus.
We arrived early at the school to
find a massive crowd assembled in the parking lot. The speakers were to stand on the steps while
students K through 11, faculty, staff and parents stood on broken concrete for
the opening ceremonies beginning the school year. When we arrived, the older students unloaded
the paint. After being introduced to the
headmaster and staff, we met the Director of the school district. I immediately feared the invitation to preach
might now be withdrawn because of this official’s attendance. However, after being introduced I found her
to be a very friendly lady.
She took me aside and with the
interpreter’s help, she asked, “You preach, right?”
I replied, “Yes, ma’am.”
She said, “I’m a Christian and I
very much want you to tell others about our Savior.”
I had to thank the Lord and pray
seeking forgiveness for my lack of faith.
After opening statements and instructions
from the headmaster, he thanked us for the paint and informed the school we
were invited to preach the Gospel. We
went to
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At the close of our first
meeting, a very well dressed older lady came forward, weeping. She introduced herself in broken English as
Lida Alexander. Very carefully choosing
her words, she asked Anitoli if he still remembered her.
He said, “Yes Ms. Alexander.”
She asked, “Anitoli, did I have
you as a student in Russian literature in this room when you were here?”
“Yes, Ma’am, in this very room,”
was Anitoli’s reply.
“How long ago was that Anitoli?”
After thinking for a moment, “He
said I was 11 years old and now I am 40.
Twenty-nine years ago Ms. Alexander.” She was weeping more now,
her emotions had totally taken over her.
She said, “Anitoli do you
remember each time I stood before the class I told you there was no God?”
“Yes ma’am I remember,” Anitoli
said.
“I want to apologize to you for
today I met him.” Together we all
rejoiced, sharing tears of joy.
Privately we were told that under the Communist Regime, every teacher
was required to read a portion of the Communist Manifesto, which stated, “There
is no God.” Ms. Alexander was
heartbroken about her mistake yet very happy that day when she found the truth
in Christ Jesus, which set her free indeed.
About the Author
Bruce E. Poplin a native
Tennessean has served in the pastorate for over 25 years; almost all those
years at two Southern Baptist Churches.
He attended
His passion is preaching the
gospel and winning people to the Lord.
In a nine year span, 1993-2002,
he traveled to
We pray this book will inspire
others to “Go Tell” the world about Jesus our Lord, Savior, and coming King.
Pastor Poplin can be reached:
Phone #: 423-442-4788
E-mail: BEPM@tellico.net