Slavic Missionary Service

Pray for your local church and the local churches in Slavic countries. Ask the Lord to increase the spiritual life of each member of the church. Ask Him to assist your church in the area where you live to seek souls with salvation from sin. And may this assistance extend throughout the whole world. Pray for your pastor and leadership, as well as the pastors and leadership in the Slavic world. Pray for peace in the world. Ask God to restrain evil through the Holy Spirit in order that His Word may have free course in every country.

Slavic Missionary Service is grateful to God for summer camps that were conducted this past year, although small in size, in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. Of course, precautions were made in every area of activity, and cleanliness was emphasized before and after events.

Most churches themselves raise funds and conducted the programs without any assistance from foreign teams. (Teams from other countries that were scheduled to assist had to cancel because of closed borders caused by the pandemic.) The length of camps was also shortened, and some churches chose only to do “day” camps this year.

The lack of assistance from foreign believers was a blessing in disguise. Many churches recognized their need to train more members in their congregations to accomplish such tasks as serving in a summer camp in the future. Some who were complacent or indifferent also were challenged through the conviction of the Holy Spirit to get more involved with various ministries in their own churches.

And through the difficulties and downsizing, God was honored and glorified. Some children and youth came forward in services to give their hearts and lives to Jesus. Some repented of their sins and received Christ as their Savior. Most of all, all were happy that the pandemic did not hinder them from organizing an event that would magnify the name of Jesus Christ.

Praise the Lord for these glimpses of growth that show that God continues to build His church. Pray that volunteer workers will continue the process of discipleship in those individuals who have repented. Also, pray that those individuals who are interested in spiritual matters will accept invitations to attend Sunday school classes, church services and home Bible studies.

"My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you."

John 15:12

God’s strategy for world evangelism calls for two equally important elements: Co-missionaries and Go-missionaries, the senders and the sent, the supporters and the workers. A Christian church without missionary enthusiasm is a contradiction. God depends upon the faithful testimony of His people for the evangelization of the world. The Savior expects those who have tasted the sweetness of salvation to spread the news far and wide. He has commissioned His children to share His Word to the lost in every country.