Newsletters Archives - Are You Grafted? https://rugrafted.com/category/newsletters/ Grafted by grace, bearing fruit for His glory. Thu, 18 Sep 2025 21:18:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://rugrafted.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/rugrafted-100x100.png Newsletters Archives - Are You Grafted? https://rugrafted.com/category/newsletters/ 32 32 SEPTEMBER 2025 https://rugrafted.com/september-2025/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 21:18:21 +0000 https://rugrafted.com/?p=3744 KEVIN PLASTER – SEPTEMBER 2025 Update COURSE STUDIES: For the past few months I have been studying the history of the American Constitution. The aim is to understand the foundation of our constitution and the world view of the founding fathers. The purpose of my studies is to understand the extent of their Christian beliefs, […]

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]]> MARCH 18, 2025 https://rugrafted.com/march-18-2025/ Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:33:40 +0000 https://rugrafted.com/?p=3717 The past few months I have focused my studies on how to coach churches through revitalization. The studies have been extensive, like drinking water from a fire hose fully opened. The purpose is to show churches how vital and necessary they are. I would love to show  what I’m learning. If interested, please contact me […]

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]]> HAPPY NEW YEAR! January 9, 2025 https://rugrafted.com/happy-new-year-january-9-2025/ Thu, 09 Jan 2025 22:52:51 +0000 https://rugrafted.com/?p=3682 AFRICA! Back row L-R: Rita & Bill Johnson, me, John Sanders; Front: Moses wife, Titus and Moses (translators) The trip to Kenya, Africa with International Christian Publishers  (ICP) was amazing. Bill and Rita Johnson, John Sanders and myself flew into Nairobi, Kenya and stayed at the Heart Lodge. We arrived about midnight on December 3rd. […]

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]]> HAPPY THANKSGIVING! November 26, 2024 https://rugrafted.com/happy-thanksgiving-november-26-2024/ Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:39:17 +0000 https://rugrafted.com/?p=3673 STADIA CHURCH PLANTING ORGANIZATION My time in Orlando, FL with Stadia church planting organization was very beneficial. I went to observe their three day process and was afforded an opportunity to participate. The main lesson for me was assess church planters from every angle (mental, spiritual, marital, financial, etc)  and don’t grade them on a […]

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]]> UKRAINE 2024 October 23,2024 https://rugrafted.com/ukraine-2024-october-232024/ Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:55:19 +0000 https://rugrafted.com/?p=3664 DO YOU HAVE A ONE DOLLAR BILL? My time in Ukraine was coming to an end so I returned the car I rented and took an eight hour bus ride back to Zhytomer. I sat next to a 46 year old soldier named Alexander. I expected he had a story to tell and conversations make […]

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]]> UKRAINE 2024 July 15, 2024 https://rugrafted.com/ukraine-2024-july-15-2024/ Sat, 13 Jul 2024 08:25:17 +0000 https://rugrafted.com/?p=3648 While doing evangelism in Kiev we met a soldier from Serbia. His name is Drazhen and he spoke good English. He is in his mid thirties and as a young man had served his country in the military. Afterwards he joined the French Foreign Legion and now he came to join up with the Ukrainian […]

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]]> UKRAINE 2024 June 15, 2024 https://rugrafted.com/ukraine-2024-june-15-2024/ Sat, 15 Jun 2024 04:46:28 +0000 https://rugrafted.com/?p=3561 Eight updates have been sent in the last two weeks via WhatsApp and Telegram.

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]]> UKRAINE 2024                       May 10, 2024 https://rugrafted.com/ukraine-2024-may-10-2024/ Fri, 10 May 2024 18:56:29 +0000 https://rugrafted.com/?p=3342 A COLABORER Last summer I spent two months in Ukraine doing evangelism. All in all I drove 5000 miles in country and distributed more than 10,000 booklets that were well received. Truth is I struggled getting started and knew encouragement (and accountability) was mandatory. I met Frank Grabanski the previous summer while in Ukraine. So, […]

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]]> UKRAINE 2024       March 15, 2024 https://rugrafted.com/ukraine-2/ Sat, 16 Mar 2024 01:01:15 +0000 https://rugrafted.com/?p=3274 MY PAST REVISITED The church that was planted and registered in St Petersburg, Russia has some very enterprising ways to conduct outreach. Caution must be exercised as such activity is very restricted. Recent pictures show some distributing literature. Periodically and with regularity they have musicians come to conduct concerts inviting the public to join them […]

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]]> UKRAINE 2024               January 31, 2024 https://rugrafted.com/ukraine-2024-january-31-2024/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 18:30:17 +0000 https://rugrafted.com/?p=3261 SOMETHING IN COMMON! Last fall, after I returned from the Ukraine, my son told me he had some colleagues from Ukraine that he wanted me to meet. He said the family lives in California but will be in Texas in the middle of September. Initially I was excited about meeting them, but as time drew […]

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