This below is a message to me from Alexander Malashkin, of the Ukraine. He has been writing me for a few months now, complimenting and liking my writings, but this is the first time he has told me his story. How wonderful it is that the Lord has opened doors and hearts all over the world!!! I am sitting here in my little apartment at my little desk on my little laptop, and just weeping with astonishment at  what God hath wrought.  Even now it is exceedingly abundantly above all I could ask or think, and we haven t even gotten to the full deal yet! This is the stuff!!! This is what we are about!!!! I ve been reading Norman talking about CTS wanting to see Jesus Christ running about in black bodies  =- well here is Jesus Christ, (and I know Norman would be slapping his knee and CT would be plucking his banjo in praise) running around in Ukrainian bodies!!! And Dutch bodies, and Norwegian bodies, and Russian bodies, and bodies from every nation of the earth   the Columbian and Ecuadorian and Brazilian bodies in South America, the Thai bodies and Malaysian bodies and the Indian bodies in Asia, we could go on and on ... Kenyans, Tanzanians, Sudanese, South Africans ... The Spirit has brought back to my mind an event I ve mentioned before, in Jun 1973 when Janis and I were on our way to California in our little putt-putt 1959 VW bus, sent out by the Spirit on Hebrews 11:8    By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed;  and he went out, not knowing whither he went.  We stopped at a rest stop in Oklahoma. I got out of the bus to stretch my legs and felt the great wind that was blowing toward the east, which had been impeding our progress because of the big JESUS house on top of our bus, and suddenly was overtaken with an urgency, an urgency which has deepened since then and never left, but at the time when it struck me, I almost despaired of getting to California on time, before the Lord came back and everything was already over. I was a green newbie as much as anyone could be, but I wanted in on the harvest. I DID NOT WANT TO MISS OUT! Years and years went by   a whole lifetime for us all   our children have grown up and we have left our youthful days and we have plodded along and plodded along -- and now God has granted me to see the beginning of the Harvest that I know is coming across the face of the earth! I feel like Jesus in John 12 when Phillip said that some Greeks wanted to talk to Him. I think that s when it hit Him square in the chest, stunned His humanity, because He knew when the Gentiles came, it was HIS Time -- THAT was when He gave the great "corn of wheat fall into the ground and die" statement that we all live! It was John 12:20-27, that concluded with the statement, "Now is my soul troubled;  and what shall I say?  Father, save me from this hour:  but for this cause came I unto this hour." And now we have come to OUR hour! And for this cause we have come to this hour! "Father, glorify thy Name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again." I could go on all night, but here is Alexander Malashkin's testimony and my little reply:..........................................................................................................................................Hi, Fred, I want to share with you how Christ found and saved me. I was growing up without a father, who abandoned us, with my mother, older sister and grandmother. My mother worked in three shifts, and she was often sick. My older sister, as I understand now, looking for somebody to meet her needs, got married, had a child, and then divorced her husband. Not having found an answer to her needs she started to sooth her pain with drinking and prostitution, and her life had a tragic end   she was killed. I was 11 then. All those situations had a direct influence on me and my life. Running away from pain and broken family, I moved into drugs and led a criminal way of life. I got married, we had a daughter, but my addiction was getting worth. Then my mother died, our marriage was going through a crisis   we were on the brink of a divorce. My criminal life brought serious problems with law, there also were problems in the criminal world, some of me so-called friends were killed in shoot-outs. As a result of that way of life I started to think about suicide, because I was absolutely confused and my life had no sense. And then Jesus came, as it s said that nobody s looking for God, but He knew me and allowed me to come to the end of myself to replace myself with Himself, so that it s not me, but Him, as Paul says,  it s not me who lives, but Christ lives in me . Though I was on the verge of disaster, He didn t let me fall and saved me, as Isaiah 51:1 says,  look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were digged . The Word of Christ moved into my heart abundantly through the testimony of my former friend who had believed. His Word became flesh, life, in me, and His life was revealed in a changed attitude and behavior, as I found out that I didn t need drugs and all that life I had lived. I restored my marriage, reconciled with people and started to preach God s grace to my addicted to drugs friends. And many turned to Christ and found freedom and salvation in Him. But it took a lot of time to understand that it s not me who is good and strong, but Him, it s His life in me. It s already 17 years since I ve been walking in unity with Him, and He has been carrying me in His life. Isaiah 46:4, I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save . God has given me people to share His life with. I am a pastor of a small church, and I also serve to a group of men with addictions. It s a privilege to share what Jesus has been doing in and through me. Blessed be His name! AlexanderMy little reply:I am so blessed and delighted to have received your story of your life and coming to Jesus. It is late at night here and I will not write long in this moment, but just this short word to tell you how wonderful it is to hear from you and what the Lord has done in your life. It is GLORY! I truly marvel at the TRUTH of Christ that is proven daily in my sight by brothers and sisters such as you, who though we are in different cultures, different political systems, different backgrounds, yet it is the same God in Christ, the same SAVING and DELIVERING TRUTH WORLDWIDE! It only confirms and strengthens each of our faiths to hear of the SAME HOLY SPIRIT saying the SAME EXACT THINGS in our inner being, no matter what our language, culture or background! Praise God! I am always astounded, even after 43 earth years of KNOWING the LORD, how ALL in ALL and UNIVERSAL He is, that is, that HE is the SAME LORD over all, in you and in me, and in all who call upon His Name! You are blessed and I am blessed with you, dear brother. Please stay in touch. Your life in Christ, He as YOU, blesses me beyond words. I have never thought about coming to your part of the world. I have only been out of the US a few times, mostly to Canada, and once to England, but I would treasure one day being able to visit the Ukraine, should God will it. Thank you so much for writing me with the highlights of your story! Blessed be the Name of the Lord! All my love in Christ, Fred!