This post will cover two days in Vladimir at the ministry center, one day in Suzdal and one day in Pokrov.
We took the express train from Moscow to Vladimir this year to avoid traffic. The train too less than two hours to go about 180 miles. It was a smooth fast ride. It was difficult to believe that the train was going so fast.
We gathered at the ministry center and played a warm up game, then had lessons on anger and on finances, especially for those with children, then we had a ping pong tournament. We had a pizza dinner party. The guys went off to the Banya and the ladies went to Olya's house.
For me it was a good time with many kids that I have known for a long time, especially Klara and Dasha.
I also talked with Valya on Saturday night. One of the interpreters stayed late to help us. We had a nice walk and it's amazing how much she's grown up in the four years since I saw her last.
Sunday we went to church, then the ministry center, then dinner at Globus.
Monday we went to Suzdal to sight see and then were off to Pokrov and saw someof the kids at the orphanage. I played some soccer with Sasah, Yura, Ruslan, Ilya, Sasha.
Today we started lessons with English, crafts and then a performany by the orphanage kids for their victory day presentation that was done on May 9. It was great, and I loved their performances.
I saw Luda today. She was not around last year, so that was nice. The warm up game worked really well. I got to know a lot of new kids.
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IS PRAYING TO GOD WORSHIP? BY STEVE FINNELL
Is praying to God a form of worship? Yes, without a doubt. Is praying to men or women who are dead or alive worship? Yes, without a doubt.
Who should men worship? Luke 4:7-8 "Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours." 8 And Jesus answered and said to him, "Get behind Me, Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve."(NKJV)
WHAT IS WORSHIP?
Worship Defined: 1. (Ecclesiastical terms) to show profound religious devotion and respect to; adore or venerate (God or any person or thing considered divine) 2. to be devoted to and full of admiration for. 3. to have or express feelings of profound adoration......7. (Ecclesiastical) the formal expression of religious adoration; rites, prayers, etc. [REF. The Free Dictionary. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/worship]
Praying to God is worship and men are to only worship God.
A Costa Rican woman has told how she recovered from a brain aneurysm after praying to Blessed Pope John Paul ll ---the second miracle attributed to the pontiff, who died in 2005. [REF: catholicherald. co.uk]
Praying to any man dead or alive is worship and to worship anyone but God is sin.
Through the selfless "yes" of the Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ, our Savior, was brought into the world. It is appropriate, therefore , that we offer prayers of petition and praise to the Mother of God.
43 ARTICLES IN: PRAYERS TO THE VIRGIN MARY-PRAYERS TO SAINT MARY, THE MOTHER OF GOD. Ref: http://catholicism.about.com/od/tothevirginmary/
Praying to anyone is worship and to worship anyone but God is sin.
WORSHIP IS RESERVED FOR GOD ALONE!
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