MOSCOW, RUSSIA    TRES DIAS    #1


It happened about 24 years ago---
(Now YOU may be thinking - "Here's another OLD story from "OLD Barry")

Well, it is (even OLDER) old Barry --- But I am not the same  -  Because GOD is faithful to
HIS WORD: '..He who has begun a GOOD work in you, will complete it until the DAY of
CHRIST JESUS." (Philippians1:6).

So, in 1994, - by God's Grace - He chose me (among many others)  to go on a short-term
(2 weeks) mission trip to Moscow, Russia.

The main purpose of the trip was to help strengthen the faith of and unity of the body of Christ
in Moscow.

The LORD fulfilled His purpose - through His answers to many prayers - and indeed strengthened
the faith and unity of us all as He brought and our brothers-and-sisters-in-JESUS CHRIST through
first, a men's retreat, then a women's retreat  -  both called by the name "Tres Dias" (3 days with
Jesus Christ).

Again - by GOD'S GRACE - we were covered in prayer 24 hours per day - for the entire 2 weeks
that we were gone!!!

Of course  I cannot relate to you ALL that GOD accomplished there and then, but I CAN give to you HIS WORD, and some highlights from that time:

"Now to HIM WHO, by His power that is at work within us, is able to carry out HIS purpose and do super-abundantly, far over and above all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams] -

"To HIM  be glory in the church and in CHRIST JESUS throughout all generations forever and
ever. Amen". (Ephesians 3:20 -21)/Amplified Bible.

YES!!!!!!! Those 2 verses are certainly worth reading again!!! Go ahead now, and read that again,
please. Thank you!!!!

Some highlights (in no particular order);
1)"So King David went and brought up the ARK OF GOD from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with rejoicing - (the ARK OF GOD  represented the PRESENCE OF GOD).

(verse 14) And David danced before the LORD with all his might...(II Samuel 6:12-14/Amplified
Bible).

The SAME SPIRIT WHO guided and enabled David to rejoice and dance before the LORD --- The
SAME HOLY SPIRIT guided and enabled me to rejoice, sing praises, and dance on Red Square in Moscow - in worship and praise to JESUS CHRIST  -  declaring JESUS CHRIST'S victory over the spirit which empowered the earlier leaders of Communism - which caused MILLIONS of people to be murdered.  (In the area where I was dancing, singing, and rejoicing unto JESUS --- were the TOMBS of some of some of those early Communist leaders).

2) Before we arrived in Moscow, the Christians of DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS would not
KNOWINGLY be in the same BUILDING at the same time.........
BUT GOD had "gone before us" and "prepared the way".....
On the FIRST EVENING of the retreat.....brothers of different denominations were "hugging" each other!!!

3) Before we arrived in Moscow, the people of the city did not know of us.......yet there were complete strangers coming up to us, asking us "Why are you here?"  "May we join you?"

4) We gave Bibles (in English or Russian Language) to people that we encountered on the street -----
A. There was one ELDERLY lady walking through a wooded area on a path --- When we gave to her a Bible in the Russian language --- she got down on her KNEES in the MUD, and on SHARP ROCKS --- and WEPT her "thank you" to us for the BIBLE.

5) Although the Russian ladies were financially very poor --- some of them went out to local stores
and bought gifts for the lady team members.

6) AND after the retreat, some of the Russian  ladies skipped/fasted some meals --- so that they could invite team members to their homes for a meal!!!

AGAIN - "Now to Him who, by His power that is at work within us, is able to carry out His purpose and do super-abundantly, far over and above all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams] -
To HIM be glory in the church and in CHRIST JESUS throughout all generations forever and ever.
AMEN. (Ephesians 3:20-21/Amplified Bible

SGD  Sole Gloria Deo     FOR THE GLORY OF GOD ALONE!!!