– Taras Nikolajevich, what is your impression about the beginning of missionary conference?
– As usually, it starts slowly, quietly and brightly. I enjoyed the updated from the evening service, when our guests sat in front of the audience and shared their call to ministry.
Brothers Eric Oldenburg and Chad Uibi were a good example to all. They left the best benefits for the worse conditions, to proclaim the Gospel in Ukraine. Their sacrifice and dedication really surprised me.
The testimony of Igor Plypa was very encouraging. For a long period of time, he did not understand and could not accept missionary work. However, after staying in Tuva, Crimea, and communicating with missionaries, his views changed. Now the church “Light of the Gospel” (Igor is the pastor) in Kiev is a member of the missionary work. Interestingly, we supported the missionary who founded this church, when we started our first Missionary Conference in 1997. Now the “Light of the Gospel” has a daughter church in the town of Lyubertsy and supports a missionary in Kabardino-Balkaria, who works among the Meshketian Turks.
– How was the men’s prayer breakfast on Monday morning at 7 am? How did it go?
– It was a busy, dynamic, and filled with prayers for different nations. We see it as an honor to think about the nations and pray for them.
Of interest was the presence of three non-believers and their participation. One of them gave the idea of creating a workshop, at which people will be trained to teach evangelism to unbelievers.
– How was the morning prayer meeting of the “Hope to people” staff? What did you like the most?
– It was a friendly atmosphere, good communication, and pleasant acquaintances. Ruslan Vlasov told about the mission work in Primorja, which began there more than 20 years ago.
