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Michael preaches during church planting crusade Church plant in Krasnayarks Siberia Tatianna carrying tracks ready to reach her city with God's love Kudymcar 2 year anniversary Church service in Kuvandyk, Russia Baptism in Kuvandyk Pastor Sergey on the road to Vyatchino The impassable road between the villages where Sergey and Alexey minister Genna and his family are seasoned church planters starting a new church in a region with two million people		Recent Church Plants Over the next four years God has given us a vision to see 400 churches planted in areas that have no gospel witness. This will total over 650 churches planted since 1997. Thank you faithful supporters. Because you believe in this move of God in Siberia, we are pleased to report that we have seen 313 new churches planted and over 90,000 people receive Christ as their Savior! Church Planting in Sensitive Areas in Russia Church Planting in Russia is occurring at a rapid pace. Doors for the unbeliever to hear the gospel are opening and many are coming to know Christ. Although times are difficult for a wide spread gospel witness, Christians are boldly proclaiming the love of Christ. Due to the sensitivity and persecution of Christians in some area of Russia we are not able to publish on this website all of the recent church plants that are occurring. All we can say is that they are happening and your prayers are a genuine reflection of the growth of the church here. Church Plant 40 kilometers from Volgograd Russia Tatiana's life was changed when she saw the miracle of God's healing power in her sister. She was diagnosed with a serious mental disorder and God radically transformed her life. Tatiana received Christ February of 2002 and her life hasn't been the same sense. She also had an ulcer that caused her much pain. For 17 years she lived in suffering. God did another miracle and healed her as well! After her healing, her son and daughter dedicated their lives to the Lord. She felt that God had called her to be in full time service to him. She finished Bible School and immediately began a new church in a very needy area of Russia approximately 20 miles from the city of Volgograd. Her church has begun with 15 dedicated people and has great potential to reach the entire city with love's miracle working power which has been so evident in Tatiana's family. Church Plant in Kudymcar Russia The Kudymcar Church plant took place November 2006. At their two years anniversary they celebrated with 65 people. They have seen many salvations and deliverances from the bondages of alochol in their rehabilitation center. They have received permission from the government to build their own building for their rehab center. Church Plant in Kuvandyk Russia The Kuvandyk church plant took place February 2006. They had 24 salvations in 2006 and 10 salvations at the beginning of 2007. Now the church is averaging 45 people since the summer of 2007. They have a bible school used to disciple new believers. The last Bible school 29 people were in attendance! God is working mightily in this region of Russia. But, there are challenges that they are facing. Economics in the city are bad. They have had people’s lives transformed by the power of God yet had to leave the city to survive financially. Please join Pastor Alexander as he continues to win Russians for the kingdom of God. The long hard road to Vyatchino Russia It’s been a hard road for Sergey and Alexey. After 3 years of evangelizing and preaching in several villages in the region of Perm, Russia they were constantly persecuted by the government and regarded by the people as a cult. Those they loved and attempted to win to Christ called them a sect and no one would dare come to their meetings to be associated with these two men. They had not one convert in 3 years. But, they didn’t stop in their quest to reach people for the cause of Christ. They didn’t have fear. They prayed and persevered and it paid off. On a rainy summer day God began his work in the town of Vyatchino. Just days before, God spoke to the head of the government who was in charge of these 4 villages. In his heart he knew that the people were desperate and without hope. Alcoholism and drug addiction were destroying people’s lives and killing the people living in the villages. God spoke to him that these men had the answer to the desperation. These men had hope. One Sunday morning, this man, who earlier had persecuted these Sergey and Alexey for their beliefs, stood before a crowd of people pleading with them to listen to what these men had to say. In that moment they knew that God had broken through and reached hearts once cold to the gospel. After telling the people of God’s love that service, 20 people gave their hearts to Christ. There now there stands a church where there was no gospel witness. This man not only promoted the ministry Sergey and Alexey but also gave them and building rent free to conduct their meetings. The only challenge they now face is getting to each village. The roads in this region are almost impassable in the summer when the rains come. They have asked for prayer that God would provide a jeep so that they could get it each village for services. What door God has opened no man can shut! Church Plant in the Far East of Russia Primorsky region is one of the largest Russian regions. It is located on the Far East of Russia, near Japan and North Korea. There are 2 million people in the region. Several years ago Genna and his family moved to the Sakhalin Island and started a new church in the little town of Uglegorsk. It was the first Christian Church in the town. Years later there were 4 new churches that they had planted, with 150 believers in them. They prepared and appointed two new pastors for the ministry there. February, 2005 God spoke to them about Tashkent, Central Asia, to help a local church grow and become mature enough to work among Muslims. Summer of 2007 they started a new church in the city of Vladivostok, a large region with surprisingly very few churches. Genna and Lena Krigan, seasoned church planters, have a simple and powerful vision for their new church in the Far East, a part of BTI’s vision to open 400 churches. They plan on not only evangelizing the region but training disciples, in order they will be able to spread the Gospel throughout the Primorsky region. They want the church be a cell-group based church with weekly Sunday services. They believe that God has lead them to this place to see His kingdom come in Russia!




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