Divine Appointment

God blessed what I thought was an accident caused by my fumbling around my new Bluetooth headset, and used it to send a divine appoinment, a brother who was struggling and needed prayer and encouragement. It amazes me how God is sovereign even over what we call "accidents".

Because He lives!

Alex

Ukraine Journal Post #1-January 2-3, 2009

Here it is: Journal Entry #1 from the Ukraine.

Mission Ukraine 2009

January 3

"Landed in Frankfurt after a long transatlantic flight where we basically got pampered. Drinks, dinner, entertainment, and scant sleep. Sat next to an Army guy returning from leave; and I didn't take advantage of the brief opportunity I had to share the gospel with him, but gave him a tract at the end. Worked on my lesson/sermon/devotional that I procrastinated on over the break. I pray that I may still glorify God in it. We met Ruth Deyneka Erdel and Eric Mock at the airport in Chicago yesterday. Ruth is the daughter of the founder of Slavic Gospel Association, Peter Deyneka, and she is also a well-traveled missionary. She told us a jaw-dropping story about her connection to the Ecuador 5 murders, and about her and her first husband's relationships with those men and their wives, even how her husband helped bury them. It was amazing! Expecting great and mighty things from our great and mighty God."

Stay tuned for more. It gets better.

Ukraine Mission Trip journal upcoming

Two weeks ago I got back from a mission trip to the Ukraine with my church, Calvary Bible Church. I came back with a renewed fervor for gospel ministry and seeing the glory of God spread. I will be trying to post my journal from the trip one a day starting within a week. Also, the ministry I co-lead had our first outreach event last night at the Fort Worth Stock Show. A recap of that is also forthcoming.

Because of the cross,

Alex

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog! This will serve as a kind of journal where I post personal and theological insights as well as notable events in my life. I hope to be semi-consistent in this so as to remain accountable for remembering all that God has done in my life and giving him glory for all of it.

because of the cross, 

Alex Long