Monday, 7 May 2007 – Today I taught on dysfunctional families at the women’s rehab center. It was a very powerful time. The women were very stocked, moved, and intrigued. They asked a lot of questions that let me know that God was touching their hearts. They asked so many questions that we were not able to finish the teaching in one session. We will finish it next week. I can’t want to hear about what God opened up to them during their time of completing their homework.

Tuesday, 8 May 2007 – WOW! What a long day. This was the first time we did two ministries in one day. In the morning we went to a men’s rehab center where I taught on relational bonds: fear bonds vs. love bonds. It was a good time with the guys. We have built a strong relationship with them, so they are opening up to us. We see how God is changing them through the work we are doing with them. The climax for me during this teaching was when I shared about the importance of enjoying ourselves. I felt like I was talking to a bunch of junior highers. But with the help of Sergey, we were able to give them examples of what it means to enjoy ourselves. Basically, it is learning to love ourselves for us inside and out.
The second place for today was going in the evening to a parent’s of addicted children meeting. I taught on dysfunctional families, but it was hard. For two days I worked with people who were responsive, but this group was like talking to a wall. I had to put that aside and look into their eyes. God was moving. I had to stop to remain them not to blame yourself for the state of your family. If you were not taught how to do something a better way and you did the best you could then you don’t need to feel guilty. What is important is that as you learn how to change yourself it will change your family. But because we started late, we were also not able to finish this topic. We will finish it on next week. I pray that God will give them revelation as they do their homework.

Wednesday, 9 May 2007 – Our plans original got cancelled for today. But we were invited to go to the outpatient center last night for a time of fellowship and we decided to take them up on the order. When we got there we realized that they were waiting for us to teach them something. We were not prepared for that, but we share about our own testimonies. I prayed and felt that I should share about the process God is taking me through on how to love all of me with the people there. After our time was over, one of the guys came up to share with me that yesterday God started sharing with him about how he did not love himself and was not able to receive the love he had for him. He was encouraged to hear my story and the process God is taking me through to help me learn how to love all of myself. It was an encouraging time for all. We hope to see them on Friday when we plan to teach there again for the outpatients