Your Support Helps Reach Children for Christ

Nikolai S.
SGA-Supported Missionary Pastor in Belarus

I am thankful to God that our church has a vision for children’s ministry. Today, our church provides a lot of opportunities to work with children. We now have more children in our church than adults! So many come from unbelieving families to the church. We always try to feed them and tell them about God. 

In June, we held a Vacation Bible School. The children who attended came from large, low-income, socially disadvantaged families, and there were two orphans. The children proved to be very difficult—there were three kids who were completely out of control. At first, we even wanted to send them home from the camp because of their behavior, but God touched one of these three. Young Maxim had reflected on his behavior. The Bible class he had been in was teaching about the meaning of life, why we appeared on this earth, why we live, and where we will go after leaving this earth. Maxim began to ask Alexander questions, and even started to talk about it with his friends who were misbehaving. All three boys began to think about it. In the end Maxim repented. Thank God! 

In July, the church held another Bible school. The team who conducted it lovingly carried out children’s ministry. I saw them come together in the evening hours to pray. They asked God to help them and enable them to better present the Gospel to the children’s hearts. 

This is a very difficult labor. Several times they invited me to pray and I prayed with them. I am very thankful to God that He prepared such great people. The guys were not only from our church, but also three brothers from Golgotha Baptist Church in Minsk. They are working sacrificially for God. I saw that the adults, elderly, and youth are needed as an important part for the ministry in the church. 

During the camp, I saw how united all the church members were. People constantly asked me how they could help and participate in the children’s ministry. I thank God that people in the church love God and each other. I am very grateful to God that you are praying for me, my family, for my wife Tatiana, and for all our ministry. 

Please pray that we will have funds to build a playground for the children’s ministry. We also pray for you and your ministry and thank you for your prayer support.