Powerhouse International Outreach Ministry Issue 2

POWERHOUSE NEWS

APRIL 2008

POWERHOUSE INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH MINISTRIES

God Has Plans For Everyone By Jim Becka Each Friday and Saturday night youth and adults gather in a Humble strip center to sing, dance, and share about what God has done for them. Teresa Petrushansky, a diminutive mother of four often stands and talks about how God has guided her footsteps from a small village in El Salvador to Houston. She and her husband Alex, the grandson of Orthodox Jews, are the founders of Powerhouse International Outreach Ministries.

Teresa Petrushansky (below)

Petrushansky the building ministers and later sings with will offer dance classes and ministry youth (above). Karate, in addition to Friday youth night and Saturday adult worship. The ministry receives assistance from Shalom Hebraic Christian Congregation, where Alex’s father Mort is a Messianic rabbi.

Their storefront ministry Continued on Page 2 opened two months ago at 1315 First Street, Suite G. WWW.PHIOM.ORG According to Alex

The families of Alex and Theresa are from different parts of the world. The Petrushansky family left Russia in the 20th century and immigrated to Israel and later came to the United States. Teresa was an unwilling traveler to the United States. At 17, her family sent her to the United States to support the family. The trip took place during the winter and her group was stranded in a South Texas desert. Her light South American clothing be responsible for Teresa provided little comfort dur- and immigration officials allowed her to leave with the ing a rare Texas snow. Ojeda’s. “It was horrible,” said Teresa. “I had no money and Later, at a deportation hearit was a miracle of God that ing, the judge found that I did not die.” She says her Teresa’s deportation orders group was arrested by Immi- had been lost and she was gration officers and trans- granted permanent residency in the United States. ported to Houston. “They were all sent back. I was the only one not deported, though I wanted to go home,” she said.

“When the Lord has a plan for you, He can change all the circumstances in your life,” said Teresa.

She spent several weeks in the detention center where she met Victor Ojeda, pastor of Calvary Christian Fellowship of Kingwood and his wife Elvira. “He would come and preach to all the people being held,” said Teresa.

She attend seminary, became a minister and met Alex while preaching at an area church. The changes in Teresa’s life had a profound impact on her family. Her father, an alcoholic, became a Christian, as did her mother and sisters.

Elvira eventually agreed to During last Saturday night’s

Alex (above left) ministers with Doris and Ryan. Pastor Mike (below) shares during Saturday night meeting.

worship Teresa shared her drive in life. “If you trust in the Lord with all your might, He will work out all the details.”