SGA Encountering Hope

Svetlana was run out of places due to her special needs son creating disturbances. A sickly young boy named Mikhail just wanted to be well. Both were lost, but now they have experienced God’s lovingkindness at Pastor Alexander’s church in Russia.  

What a blessing it is to hear reports like Pastor Nikolai’s! We rejoice with these persevering servants when a harvest is reaped from their faithful labors. Be encouraged as you hear how God is working in the lives of Svetlana, Anna, Vika and Sergei.

Finding peace in the midst of war seems unlikely. But it’s available to all through a relationship with Jesus Christ! This is the good news Pastor Grigory continues to share as his church provides aid to hurting Ukrainians like Lyudmila and Veronika.

Pastor Eugene leads a ministry to addicts in Siberia. He constantly sees lives lost to the world made new by God’s grace alone—like Tatyana, whose life of addiction was displayed in a very public way. But now she is singing a joyful hymn of praise.

No human plan would conceive that an unbeliever would direct a hurting soul to a church. No tracts, no training and no strategy! But this was God’s work to save Alexandra in Far East Russia. Hear more of her unique story as shared by Pastor Maxim.

It’s difficult to build relationships with people opposed to God’s righteousness. But it’s to those that God’s grace comes through Jesus Christ. Like Jesus, Pastor Sergei is a friend to those the world has cast off. He shares of one such man.

The greatest evidence of God is hearts supernaturally turning to Jesus in faith. It’s why we need to worship and glorify Him, and Pastor Alexander is doing that in Belarus today. Hear more about the transformation of two young men under his ministry.

Only Christ can effectively break the chains that enslave us. Oleg, a missionary who teaches at Israel College of the Bible, shares Sergei’s struggles with addiction and how he turned from a life of bondage to alcohol to a life in service to Christ.

We are often most effective in sharing our faith during unplanned moments when the sharing just happens. God answered Pastor Serik’s prayers to share the Gospel with all people, in all places by sending him to minister in the slums of Central Asia.

With every trial we endure, we make a choice—whether we will put our trust in the world or in Christ. Pastor Eugene shares Zina’s story of faith. After losing her husband and sons, she chose to focus on helping other women achieve spiritual growth. 

Amidst the destruction and heartache of the war in Ukraine, Pastor Yuri is proclaiming hope in Christ and working to renew families in Belarus. Hear how Yuri is using all of God’s tools to restore broken marriages, broken families, and broken lives.

Discreetly and boldly ministering in the vast territory of the former Soviet Union, Pastor Andrei demonstrates how God brings about fruit in His time and in His way. Hear how Andrei is faithfully planting the seeds of the Gospel. 

Sometimes, all we can see is the struggle in front of us. Sergei, a Ukrainian pastor, is well-aware of this truth. He ministers amidst the shelling in the Kherson region to bring hope to those who are suffering. Hear more about Sergei’s ministry.

No matter what we go through in life, God’s grace leads us to victorious living. Anatoly, a missionary pastor in Siberia, has experienced discouragement as a constant obstacle. Listen as he shares how God’s encouragement helped him keep the faith.

Our lives are filled with choices; often, we choose paths that lead us toward damage and despair. But God can lead us in a new direction! Alexander, a missionary pastor in Belarus, leads his village forward by showing them how to turn to Christ. 

Pastor Igor works to fight poverty that’s both physical and spiritual in the mountainous land of Tajikistan. In this place where opposition to the Gospel is strong, Igor and his church move forward in faith to plant seeds of the Good News. Listen. 

Mikhail only ministered to 16-year-old Roma for a short time. But Mikhail knows his outreach to the troubled orphan was not accidental. Though Roma struggled with addiction, he gave his life to Christ. Hear more about his heartbreaking struggle.

During the early days of the Ukraine war, Valentina and her family slept in a cellar on sacks of potatoes to stay warm. Today, they’re one of many Pastor Sergei’s church has helped with food and shelter. And now Valentina has encountered God’s peace.

Pastor Ivan has seen the highs and lows of ministry in Belarus. When he saw the need out in the field, Ivan started visiting homes with food and the Gospel. He shares the story of one family who had never considered attending a church service.

Vladimir is a pastor working in Russia’s Volgograd region. Here, he shares how God is taking and remaking lives into “vessels of honor,” as the Apostle Paul wrote. This includes Yuri, a former drug user and thief. He, too, is now a vessel of honor. 

In one chaos-stricken region of Ukraine, SGA-supported churches are providing aid to displaced families and those who have lost everything. Some are hearing the Gospel for the very first time! Listen and hear from their hearts full of thanksgiving. 

Just as Paul and Silas ministered in Philippi, Khafis and his team stand ready to share the Gospel in a predominantly Islamic country in Central Asia. Hear how they are working diligently to tell people of the hope that they have found in Jesus! 

Alexander is ministering to children in Omsk, Russia, whose needs are often overwhelming. Through his compassion, they are connected to both physical and spiritual healing and receive the message of salvation in Jesus Christ. 

Alexei, an SGA-supported missionary, connects with youth through his carpentry club, and takes food to broken families in his community. God uses people like Alexei and his wife, Anya, to minister to those suffering the damaging effects of sin in Belarus. 

SGA-supported missionary, Vasily, is following God’s prompting to share the Gospel in the small village of Belarus. Recently he reconnected with a childhood friend to show him the way of salvation through repentance and faith in Christ.