*Worship Leader
*Evangelist
*Encourager
*Song Writer
5 of my FAVORITE VLAD MOMENTS
#1 Riding the train from Kiev to Harkov...
Vlad is listening to James Taylor sing "The Water Is Wide" and Vlad says, "This man, James Taylor, he makes my heart bleed!"
#2 Underground the city of Kiev in the Arsonalna Metro station, speaking to a drug addict..."Mr. Narco-man, you can destroy your head, and your body, but God's love for you, you cannot break this."
#3 In Trabuco Canyon, California. Vlad took a tent and a jug of water and hiked up Saddleback Mountain to speak with God for the weekend. 60 MPH gusts of Santa Ana winds blew all weekend and Vlad comes off the mountain on Monday looking like he had been spent 72 hours in a wind tunnel. Vlad says, "Steve, I just screamed out to God and all these days, He screamed back at me."
#4 At Kyle's Santa Margarita vs Servite football game...(during one of the huddles in the 3rd quarter) "These boys who pray every time before they run and throw ball...they are Christians, yes?"
#5 Witnessing to 3 Mexican guys at a bus stop at Los Alisos and Santa Margarita Pkwy (he refused to ride in my car because it cut him off from 'peoples' Vlad says," Mr, Mexicoman, This bench is perfect place for you and me to pray God for you to repent." (30 minutes la ter the guys was praying with Vlad to trust Christ.)
Vlad is definitely the MAN.
Narrowing down my list as well to just 6 of my personal favorite Vlad moments:
ReplyDelete#1. 2001 Kiev - "Carol, if you want to be on that train with team, you must RUN - RUN Caroline!"
#2. 2001 Kiev- After wrestling myself off the muddy train tracks, following the sounds of Vlad singing "I could sing of your love forever" to find our teams train car.
#3. 2001 Lubyteen - My then 13 yr old son on his first mission trip being prayed for all night by Vlad when he became very sick.
#4. 2002 Kiev "One day Carol - God will bring you to minister in Ukraine prisons.
#5. 2004-2007 Sumy, Uman, Chernigov Prison ministry with Vlad and teams.
#6. 2005- Ultimate Ministry Road Trip thru time-forgotten villages, along back roads of Ukraine - AWESOME!
Hi Pastor Steve,
ReplyDeleteWe just got home from Pastor Doug's message on What would you do if you had thirty days to live? I know one of them could be to go back to Mariople to see all our friends from the Church of Good Changes. My favorite moment with Vald on the train back to Kiev listening to Jackson Browne and Vald saying "I like this veeery much it is sooo... goood! I am looking sooo... much to his visit this April. Thank you so much for the work you are doing in all those Countries that so deperately need God's help through us. All of us back here in our small groups are amazed and encouraged by your work and our Churches work, Pastor Rick and Kay and all the the people that get out of themselves for a little while and step out in Faith to where God leads them.God bless you Pastor Steve.