{"id":2614,"date":"2019-06-20T15:26:05","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T15:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umc-eurasia.ru\/?p=2614"},"modified":"2019-07-16T17:43:37","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T17:43:37","slug":"spiritual-formation-institute-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umc-eurasia.ru\/en\/spiritual-formation-institute-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"SPIRITUAL FORMATION INSTITUTE – 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u0430\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440: Tatiana Vladimirova<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

“For the first time, I visited Academy for Spiritual Formation in Voronezh in June 2015. That was the first ASF in Russia, which was intriguing by itself. I couldn\u2019t even guess how astounded I would be within these 5 days. ASF theme that year was Renewal relationship with God. I had almost 20 years of walking with God, tons of lectures and seminars attended, as a pastor I myself organized different classes. But I truly can\u2019t express what I\u2019ve experienced within these 5 days. You should taste it! I had a true renewal of my relationship with God, many of my strongholds were destroyed. God showed me the direction where I\u2019d go and lead the church. They say, God is never enough. But back then, in 2015, I experienced God abundantly, I could barely control my emotions when being alone, going deep into the woods by myself and letting my emotions and tears flow. Something important happened then.<\/p>\n

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Now I really see what it was! I fell in love with God anew. I fell in love with silence. It\u2019s amazing to be t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate with Creator, enjoying His works, hearing His voice. In my personal life and my church life slight changes started taking place, the process\u2019s still going on.
\nEvery year, coming to SFI, I received responses to my almost every single prayer and thought. I can\u2019t stop being thankful to God for His never ending love! So it\u2019s the fourth SFI event left behind for me, where I participated:
\n1. 2015 \u2013 Voronezh
\n2. 2016 \u2013 Moscow region
\n3. 2017 \u2013 Issyk-Kool lake, Kyrgyzstan
\n4. 2018 \u2013 Ekaterinburg
\nI\u2019m in love with ASF and when returning home I keep on thinking about the outcomes of the encounter with God. And it\u2019s very intimate.
\nI can\u2019t help mentioning the organizing team of the event. Bishop Eduard Khegay and his assistant Ekaterina Kim, DSs Andrei Kim and Irina Margulis, pastors Alexander Vechersky, Fyodor Kim, Lena Kim, Dmitry Lysin, lay leaders Yulia Minikhanova, Zhenya Li, Nadya Sharopina, Elina Ten, Vasilina Babych.
\nThe classes were held by bishop Eduard, DSs Natalia Prokhorova, Irina Margoulis, pastors Alla Vuksta, Alexander Vechersky, Stas Osipov.
\nMany more leaders were serving at ASF during these years. I\u2019m sorry if I didn\u2019t mention someone. The organizing team is in charge of everything, the theme, the spot, the decorations (different within the 5 days), the music, the stories. They are a team that serves God and us with an indescribable love. Every evening we were gathered in the covenant groups, where we could share what happened throughout the day. Sharing the most intimate things.
\nMorning and evening devotions were the most inspiring, especially Eucharistic liturgies, that we had every day. The sense of love and Holy Spirit\u2019s presence made every worship service unique.
\nI\u2019ve been praying for ASF since 2015. And every year it\u2019s getting more interesting, the themes are different but one thing remains the same\u2013 it\u2019s the presence of God and their mutual work with Holy Spirit. \u00abStay calm and realize that I am God\u00bb.<\/p>\n

Tatiana Vladimirova, Emmanuel UMC pastor, Moscow, Russia
\nPhoto: SFI<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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