11/24/2024 — Our Church, the Evangelical Reformed Church of Odesa, has a Concert of Remembrance

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From: Valerii Zadorozhni (Pastor of the Evangelical Reformed Church of Odesa)

Concert in honor of the 20th anniversary of the organ. Started with a minute of silence as today is the day of memory of the victims of the holodomoru. We are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the body in the country whose people were exterminated by holodomorom, and on which intercontinental ballistic missiles are fired. The first organ installed in this temple was destroyed after the revolution. Let’s pray that this wonderful organ gets a different fate and lasts for a long time. People write great music and build organs. This proves that man is created in the image of God. Humans making rockets to kill each other. This proves that the image of God in each of us is distorted by sin. But the Lord Jesus Christ, the Creator and the Redeemer, gives us joy and hope. Thanks to His incarnation, the cross sacrifice and resurrection, the world will be completely deocoupovano from evil.
All the beautiful organs will be restored on the renewed land, and the saved artists will perform wonderful pieces on them, glorifying God. And the rocket won’t stay, unless for fireworks. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of this wonderful organ, thanks to Lawrence Roff, pastor, organist, seminary teacher, who went to give us this organ. Thanks also to Dr. Clayton Quarterman who has done so much for our community and organized a fundraiser for the restoration of the temple and to all the brothers and sisters in the US who donated. Let us know the glory of God in the person of Jesus Christ! May the image of God be renewed in us by His Holy Spirit. “We know that he who raised up the Lord Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus, and will set us up with you” 1 Corinthians 4:14

One response to “11/24/2024 — Our Church, the Evangelical Reformed Church of Odesa, has a Concert of Remembrance”

  1. Dear Pastor Valeri and Valya,

    Thank you for the wonderful videos of the 20th anniversary of the organ in the church! Praise God for the joy this brings to those who know one day they will celebrate with the Lord for all eternity.

    And thank you for your faithfulness to this church and for the gospel to be proclaimed in this difficult time. Thank you for being willing to die for Christ that the gospel may be alive and active among the suffering.

    Love in Christ,

    Jill

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