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Southwest Believers’ Convention
Fort Worth Convention Center // Texas
July 30-Aug. 5
kcm.org/swbc
EVANGELISM TRAINING AT SWBC Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.
Bogotá, Colombia
Aug. 18-19
Victory Campaign
Anaheim, Calif.
Sept. 8-9
Living Victory
Columbia, S.C.
Sept. 21-23
Word Explosion
Maracaibo, Venezuela
Oct. 13-14
Victory Campaign
Washington, D.C.
Nov. 9-11
Victory Campaign
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Kenneth and/or Gloria
Hidden Springs, Ariz. : Aug. 11
Healing of the Nations Motorcycle Rally
cofaz.org
Brooklyn Park, Minn. : Aug. 24-25
2017 Upper Midwest Faith Explosion
lwcc.org
Forest Park, Ill. : Sept. 11-12
2017 International Faith Conference
billwinston.org or livingwd.org
Orlando, Fla. : Sept. 28-29
Jesus Conference 2017
jesusconference.tv
(registration fee required)
Douglas, Ariz. : Oct. 7-8
Ministerios Palabra de Fe
mpfccc.com
Kansas City, Mo. : Oct. 24
Kairos 2017
kairos2017.com
(fee required)
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Newark, Texas : Sept. 29-30
Eagle Mountain International Church
Built to Last Men’s Conference
emic.org
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Schedule is subject to change without notice. Contact the host church for details!
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“At 28 years old, I had to face the fact that, even though I was a grown man, I was afraid to be alone in a dark room. I suffered fears from superstitions and traditions that I seemed powerless to change. In desperation, I prayed, ‘Lord, what is the purpose of being a Christian if I have the same problems as people in the world? If You don’t help me, I don’t want to be a Christian anymore.’
“One day someone pulled me aside and whispered, ‘Here, read this. Share it with people you trust.’ It was a little book by Kenneth E. Hagin, "The Faith of the Believer." It answered so many questions and made things in the Bible clear. In the back, there was a prayer of salvation. I prayed the prayer, and my whole life began to change. Fear disappeared. Old habits changed. Only one prayer! I’d been a traditional Christian, praying and attending church all my life, not sure I would go to heaven. But I’d never prayed the prayer of salvation and been born again.
“While I was changing spiritually, things in my country were changing politically and nationally. Mikhail Gorbachev had launched perestroika, which allowed citizens of the former Soviet Union to leave the country. To emigrate to the U.S., however, two conditions had to be met. The person had to have a sponsor, and an invitation. Within one year of being born again, I had both. But I didn’t want to leave my homeland unless I had clear direction from God.”
One afternoon, a friend and her mother came for a visit. Afterward, according to tradition, they all prayed together. The mother then turned to Konstantin with a word from the Lord: 'I have a plan for you. I have a house for you. I have people waiting for you—they need you. Why is this taking so long? You have to go!'
Many wives would have resisted leaving their home, their family, their friends, their church and their country. Nadia, however, took it in stride. She trusted God, and she trusted her husband. Packing up her children, she kissed her family goodbye. They flew 16 hours before landing in Missouri, where they were met by their sponsor who spoke no Russian, and none of the Pavlovs spoke English. His sponsor helped Konstantin find a part-time job washing dishes at a Chinese restaurant for $4 an hour.
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