As you may or may not have heard, Sara and I with great personal regret celebrated Nadejda Ilyin's "HOME GOING" May 3rd, 2007. What you didn't hear was the glorious account of over a week of being suspended, sometimes in heaven, sometimes on earth and sometimes between the two. God answered Sara's prayer in that she was allowed to see her mother upon our return from ministering in Mexico. What a glorious several weeks the family had, singing the songs of the Lord, reading the Word of God aloud and praying one for another.In the final days of Nadejda's life, she helped us unlock some Spiritual secrets. For example: She said there is a huge difference between heavenly angels and earthly angels. The heavenly angels not only are bigger with a beautiful tan, bronze look, with skin that is so radiant that it shines like it was on fire, but they are also different in that they often speak in three's saying, "Holy, Holy, Holy," "Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah," and "AMEN, AMEN, AMEN!" In one of these meetings with mom, we were introduced to Moses, who by the way according to mom's account is very tall. We also by her accounting were introduced to King David and to Isaiah. These introductions were paled by our being personally introduced to the Heavenly host by mom. For example: Nadejda would say, "This is Richard, Sara's husband. He is a preacher of the Gospel you know and he has a pure heart." My brother in law, Paul was introduced as a singer in the church choir and was said to be a "Nazarite", again, with a pure heart. At these moments, Nadejda recognized everyone coming into the room; knew them on their first name basis but would look past them and introduce them to the heavenly host. These final days were punctuated by her releasing every one that had offended her and every thought of ill will plus interceded prophetically over each one of our lives. We saw a sense of humor with a gregarious laughter, underscoring her speech.One of the things we saw her do which is so uncharacteristic of her conservative, Slavic up-bringing, is she would put both thumbs up in response to what the angels were saying and doing. With a huge smile on her face, she would say, "Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah" and end it with "AMEN, AMEN, AMEN!. The doctors and nurses were amazed, though her body was ravaged by cancer as her organs closed down, she was in NO PAIN. She was quick to tell us that the water we were giving her was so polluted and dirty compared to the pure, refreshing water of heaven that satisfies the soul.Nadejda left a legacy of seven children and their spouses, 21 grandchildren and one great grandchild, all redeemed and serving Christ with gladness. She will be greatly missed due to her fervent prayers, intercession and her passion for the Word and the lost. It will take many intercessors to fill the gap and take her place. A few of you have responded in the memorial contribution that we have opened up in honor of Nadejda's memory, which being translated, means, 'HOPE". Michael, Nadejda's husband will be going to Siberia with us in the end of June and July to continue the work and vision the Lord enabled them to begin. So in order to continue the legacy of helping the poor, the homeless and the orphaned, from Siberia to Central China, please send your tax deductible contributions to:IMPACT MINISTRIES, marking the memo line: "HOPE FUND".P.O. BOX 2500REDMOND, WA. 98073-2500Thank you for all your prayers, phone calls, emails, cards and letters. What would any of us do without the comfort of the Holy Spirit and the Body of Christ!Yours in Christ for Souls,Richard & Sara Michalskiwith Impact Ministries
The blogger writes: The death of the saints is precious in the sight of the Lord. Nadejda was in transition from this world into eternity, this is very different from spiritalists and seers. Please understand that Nadejda was a spectacular saint, and had a spectacular going home to heaven. I hope we are all encouraged by the glimpse of heavenly hosts reaveled in this blog, and realize how important intersessors are. AOL.com.
