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Last
month, Pastor Andrei Ziablitsev wrote that his church
in Kommunar, which is a suburb of St. Petersburg, was
celebrating its 14th anniversary.
Heather
and Rick Ives were in Russia 14 years ago as full time
missionaries for RRR in the St. Petersburg area. At
that time, Kommunar was a dark, bleak, dirty place in
virtual economic ruin following the fall of communism
just two years prior. Rick recently completed training
a young man named Sergel Morozov to be a pastor, and
he was starting a brand new church in his home town
of Kommunar.
They
rented the culture palace in Kommunar and invited folks
from the community to come watch the film of Joni Eareckson
Tada's life. Just about every unbeliever in
that room gave their heart to Jesus that night.
Now 14 years later, the church that started that evening
is still serving the lost and the saved in Kommunar. |
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Russia
is a much changed place today. When the Iron
Curtain fell in 1989 and the Cold War between the US
and Russia officially ended in 1991, the doors of religious
freedom flew open. Many sensed almost immediately that
those wide-open doors were temporary. We thank the Lord
that these doors have stayed open for so long and that
we and others have been able to do so much for the Lord
in Russia. But the doors are closing today - quickly
- right in front of our eyes.
You
know that Russia recently had a presidential election,
and the man handpicked by former Russian President,
Vladimyr Putin, won in an absolute landslide. Although
the new President, Dmitry Medvedev, is the official
head of state, most believe that Mr. Putin continues
to be the main powerbroker in Russia and that the new
president is merely his legal face to the world. Mr.
Putin, who is a very popular figure in Russia, has done
many things that have alarmed he West in what appears
to be a steady march away from freedom and democracy.
So far, we are still able to work in Russia,
but slowly and surely it is becoming increasingly difficult. |
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Russians
Visiting US
Each
year, RRR invites key leaders from Russia to come to
the US to promote the ministry and thank as many of
you as they can for supporting the mission and vision
of planting churches in and around the cultural capital
of Russia, St. Petersburg.
This
year's visit will take place from May 1 - 20, and these
leaders will be visiting and ministering in churches
in Virginia, Texas and Ohio.
Pastor
Ura Troyonov and his family will be focusing much of
their time in Virginia before traveling to Texas, while
Denis Kozlov, Vladimar and Elena Osipov will situate
themselves in the great state of Ohio.
RRR
asks that you pray for a fruitful time of ministry as
our Russian friends update and inspire each congregation
they visit.
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