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Printing Miracle for Siberia Money for Russia Lessons |
  These
children looked like our children. They were about the same age and size.
I knew by looking at them that they were born during a time in Russia when
there were torture camps called gulags. We were going to have meetings in
an area covered with remnants of these places. In fact we went to a school
which had things in its back yard reavealing the evidence of the sad
stories we had read about.
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 God
called me three nights in a row to go help share the hope of His soon
coming and the end of all war, death, pain, and grief. My part was to
share with the children and youth. God did not explain it all to me but He
made it very plain that I was to take at least 1,200 of everything. Now
these children are used to sharing schoolbooks. Many schools we
visited showed four children shared a book and four children sat at a
desk. God had teachers in Siberia in public schools who wanted to make
copies of all the lessons for their classes for years to come. Giving one
book to a teacher was like handing out one thousand lessons. These books
had both English and Russian on each page so it was also used as a
language book and accidentally, the children could learn to trust in God.
People protested the number of Boxes but God opened the way. He even
opened the security gates and we drove them up to the jet.
But now, I am getting ahead of the story.
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 This
young girl also seen in the picture above, was locked up in the home of
her relatives who were afraid to let her come to meeting. Finally she got
out and came to meetings. She had a sweet singing voice and learned the
Bible songs so fast, she taught them to the children in Russian for me.
The persecution and opposition over the Bible and Christianity was extremely awful in this area. God had a plan in sending me to take in HIS lessons and Bibles to the children in this area. There was a really special miracle involved in how we even made it to these children with their Bibles and lessons. |
| One thousand five hundred dollars had gone to Russia
with Elder Gray to
print the Bible lessons but last minute news came back that it was
impossible to print in color. It had taken over 400 hours to prepare the
Russian translation and fix it side by side with English on color lessons.
I had taken pictures of these with my camera, making slides so I could
tell 2,000 children at once of the Bible lessons.
I fell to my knees and wept, telling God what He already knew what I was facing. It was only ten days before departure to Russia. How could I possibly prepare the color book type set in just 10 days? God had to act quick. He had miraculously helped me find a good translator, and print out in Russian a computer font hard to obtain. We searched all over Portland in 1993 for anyone who could print Cyrillic letters. The main Kinko downtown had that ability. Then I had to cut and paste and prepare for printing. I knew it had to be done but how? Right there God was teaching me a BIG lesson. It is not by our strength and power that God's work is done. He has to make it look impossible to help us see that point. |
| I dried my tears of frustration and decided to try to take off the glued on printed word from the color lesson masters. To my amazement, the glued pieces lifted right off. The impossible job took a few hours to complete. Then I had to make a master Xerox copy for the printer at Costco. I rushed it down for printing at Costco. |
| Thursday, just two days before departure, Costco had almost finished printing the children's Bible lessons. They packed all into our strong boxes but did not weigh them. Linda Davis and her crew worked all night at Costco on our special project. She was so kind, and sincere. She was fascinated with the lessons. We had asked for the printing of 1,000 of each of 31 lessons. Each page had an illustration on it to color. The discount price was 2,440. I had given 800 dollars cash and wrote a check from my business account knowing I did not have enough money in there to cover it. I was trembling as I went home praying all the way. God needed to quickly make a deposit or I could have trouble explaining what I did. Would God honor my need? |
| When I made the check out, there were exactly 7 days left for them to accomplish the printing job that they estimated would take 7 days. God likes to do things last minute when all looks impossible. Then I remembered it was not my strength that did the work!! For three days I prayed that God would cover that big leap of faith in writing that check. |
| God went around tapping HIS friends on the shoulders. Aunt Shirley contributed 1,000. That really gave me courage! So did her stories of work in Alaska. She told me something I never forgot. She said she rented a plane and went into Alaska villages and had Vacation Bible Schools. She had so little but God always provided. She said if something seemed to be missing to just look around, I would find it. She told how a plank of wood was used as a table for coloring and a window blockade for privacy at night when they got ready for bed. |
 Elder Don Gray called and asked how the preparations were
coming. I told him my plight and he invited me to his home. He gave me
the amount that he had taken to Russia for me for the printing. He said he
would get the rest from Peter. All expenses were finally
covered and the three thousand dollars in freight costs we borrowed by
placing it on our credit card. |
 All
the expenses for that trip God provided. Even what we borrowed from our
future income was repaid for God helped us earn that money. When I totaled
up all the supplies and dollars given, I was amazed that it all came to
25,000 dollars. This was for children and youth only. God provided through
the pockets of HIS different friends. |
 The
2,000 pound load of Bible lessons and supplies for children made people
want to have us tell the city on Russian public TV what we had for them.
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Many children saw us on TV and came by trolley bus, many came
without their parents. Maybe they did not have any parents, I did not have
a chance to personally spend time with 2,000 different children. Some made
it every night, others came half the time. Some were in the hospital after
only getting to a few meetings. I gave all I could give, loving and
touching every one who came as they came and as they left. I pray that the
angels touched those I could not reach.
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  That
first trip that God called me on, the lessons were prepared as
individual ones for each night. Later I bound them together for I
discovered Satan had a million ways to keep children from getting ALL of
the lessons. These 200 page lesson books were treasured and kept in good
shape. Many children have youth camps to attend and want to come but are
not able to. If they get a lesson book, they can study what they missed.
The weight for transporting these was tremendous. We discovered the
children liked them just as well if they were half the size. This cut
freight costs in half. We have never been able to get our lessons printed
in the country we are going to before or after we get there. That goal of
mine has never been reached. Children's work is not a priority to many.
But it is to God. |
  At
first printing each box weighed 72 pounds and there were a total of 2,000
pounds with everything put together. We carefully prayed about each item
we were taking.
There is no load of supplies too heavy for God. He was consulted on it all. He made it plain what He wanted. He must have chuckled at the reactions His plans brought. |
  Imagine
the tears in heaven over the children of people who were killed in this
death house in Siberia just because they had a Bible or prayed or sang
hymns. This was still happening the year before we arrived. It happened
for many years. Heaven had a restoration plan and we had the privilege of
being a part of this. God has a right to take whatever He wants to HIS
CHILDREN. Who am I to argue with His generosity? What right does anyone
have to complain at the weight of these boxes? How does this inconvenience
compare with the atrocities of the gulags. How would you feel if your
parents had been murdered because they loved God? Would you want your
children comforted? |
  Here
is a picture of a torture chamber we saw that pulled people apart. Do we
have enough kindness in our heart to do what God says to help spread the
Bible truths? We do not have to understand HIS reasons. Few were left
alive who could give the Bible instructions God sent us with. Doesn't
God have a right to give the survivors all HOPE? Doesn't He have a right
to give them each a Bible and lesson book?
The feet were fixed in the brick below. The upper part of the body was fixed in the board on chains. Satan was in the heart of people who tortured others this way. God saw it all. He watched the grieving children who never saw their parents again. God knows. He sees everything done in secret. |
  Who
can complain over back pain inconvenience of getting luggage through
airports when God has requested this to bring hope to precious ones He has
created? Who can complain over the 3,000 dollar cost of shipping if no one
can print these for God? He is able to do anything HE wants. I
just get to go along and watch Him do amazing things and carry His gifts
to HIS children. The load is not heavy, these are my children too. |
 Who
can complain over the simple tiny cost of boxes, transport, bus to carry
and back pain if it
was your relative that was murdered? Would you care for their children? I
am not directly related but I am because I am a daughter of the King of
Heaven. My earthly heritage is a mix of English, American Indian through
Pocahontas and Irish. I pray Jesus will help me not to waste the money He
has trusted me with on some crazy pleasure or convenience when I could be
caring for those who have been wounded, robbed and care for their children. Our
world wide children's ministry for God is funded by donations of time,
money and supplies purchased by donors. Feed My Lambs Project started in
1992 after I dreamed three nights in a row that I saw thousands waiting
for me to tell them of Jesus and HIS WORD. It is a faith ministry. If you
are wanting to help with this project, God will multiply the gift you
give. Funds which go to Missions Unlimited, marked "Feed My
Lambs", will receive tax receipts. Missions Unlimited,
Missions Unlimited: (Marie Dawes) 1617 Carson Lane. Wenatchee, WA 98801
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