I (Sergei) have traveled to many places in America but I have not been to a Russian coffee shop. Out of all the places on earth, in the city of Loveland there is a Russian coffee shop. The place itself is not so much Russian, but the name Daz Bog is Russian and Russian writing is all around the store. Maybe this is the first sign of feeling like Loveland is home for me and my beautiful wife. Yes, we are officially in Loveland, Colorado. It has been about a week since we arrived and we have already found a place to live (signed the lease and moving in 1st of August). So far we have been staying at my sister’s lovely house ten minutes from Loveland. She is a wonderful hostess.One of the ways we decided to share what is happening in our lives is through a blog. We will try to update this page regularly and keep you informed of what God has been doing in our lives.
For those of you who are not aware of our move and why, here is a little info:
We got married a little over a month ago and decided to live as missionaries in the city of Loveland. We joined a great team of people committed to follow God’s lead and to head out West. We are going to start a church by the name of Elevation Church (elevationlife.org). The city of Loveland has about 66,000 people, and 9 out of 10 do not know their Savior. That is close to 60,000 people who live without knowing what Jesus did for them. Our journey started about 3 months ago when we committed to raise our own support and help the church plant with anything and everything. We are very close in meeting our support-raising goal, but still short $300/month. We believe God will provide as he has been providing. (If you want to be an answer to our prayer, please contact us at syepishin@gmail.com) My lifetime verse has been Proverbs 3:5-6, which states, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understand. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”
Keep us in your prayers as we start our journey. Pray for an open door to the gospel here. Pray for opportunities to build relationships with people here and to share the good news. Pray for us, that we will be bold to take those opportunities. Pray that God will raise up 10 individuals/families who are able to commit $30/month to help us continue our work here; pray for Sarah as she searches for a job in the area to meet the rest of our financial needs. Pray for our encouragement in the Spirit every day. You are an encouragement to us! Each prayer means a lot!!!!
“Daz Bog” translated into English means “God gives.” He has already given us above and beyond all that we could ask or imagine; we know him now more than ever as our Provider. We know that, as surely as he has called us here, he will give us all that we need to do his work and share his love.
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.”James 1:17
Sergei and Sarah
