The Encounter

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Welcome friends, For those who are new to the audience, my name is Yana Gorlachev who documents thoughts and updates to our friends and family on this blog. Im married to an amazing man for nearly16 years now who loves Jesus with all his heart. We have 5 amazing children between the ages 15-3 (3 […]

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Joy

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If joy was based on our circumstances, I think most of us would be in trouble right now, do you agree? How many of you face challenges and the stretch of the daily grind? Google can’t seem to translate Joy correctly as she defines it just by FEELING great pleasure and happiness. The bible identifies […]

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SPLENDOR

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There is something so powerful in the word, “move”. We read in the old testament of men and women “moving” or acting in obedience by taking the necessary steps of faith to full fill the requests or commands of God. We can read in the new testament of Jesus moving from city to city, and […]

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Commissioned to the Mission

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Dearest family, friends and nation shakers, Im currently sitting at our Airbnb in the capital of Zambia, attempting to put in words to the things which took place over the course of the last 8 weeks…click on the link at the bottom of the post for a glimpse into ministry in the Eastern Province with […]

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Glorious Masterpiece

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Revealing Jesus to those around us is the expression of the glory and wonder of His nature inside of us. The nature of God resembles in the heavens, in the falls, in the mountains, in the creativity of animals and flowers. But the greatest creation of the Lords, the most proud of His masterpieces was […]

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OPENED DOORS

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Dearest friends, partners, and nation shakers-Happy New Year!!! It’s been such an amazing year full of testimonies, stories, challenges and victories. Thank you to all of our supporters who stand by us as we reach the nations with our local team here in Zambia (and across the world) to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ […]

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GET A BIGGER PLATE

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Stories are what I’m good at sharing, but I’ve always struggled rounding up my story with a conclusion that did the story justice. I thought that the title of this post was pretty accurate of the picture I’m attempting to paint for all of you. Phil Smethurst once said to us missionaries- “If you think […]

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One Village at a Time

Dearest Partners, Friends, and Family, This month has flown by! A few of our good friends have given birth, some are now expecting and others have gotten married! We are so grateful for technology that keeps us up to date on what’s happening on the other side of the world. It’s so great to see […]

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Vehicle for the Gorlachevs

Dear Friends, We are asking for your help in reaching our goal of $30,000 in order to purchase our airfare and vehicle (currently have half of that). Our desire and purpose is for our family to get on the mission field as soon as possible and to be productive so that we can begin to […]

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