We were able to visit the prison several times again and share the Gospel. It is amazing how hungry people are for God’s Word, especially when they are in confinement.
As seen in the photo, the conditions in which people are held while awaiting trial are simply inhumane. We help them with food, Bibles, and basic necessities like soap and personal hygiene items. However, this is just a small drop in the ocean, as the need is overwhelming. Thank you for continuing to preach the Gospel to these prisoners through your financial support!
Unexpected situations also happen frequently, with people knocking on our door day and night seeking medical help. Often, on the mission field, you are the 911 – an ambulance, police officer, and priest all in one. I cannot express how grateful I am to the Lord and to those who funded my Medical Missionary Intensive training several years ago.
Thanks to the skills I gained from that program, I can help people like the one in this photo. While I was stitching up a man’s eyebrow, Eugene was preaching the Gospel to him. Please pray for his repentance!
Many people have heard that Jesus was born, but they don’t understand what it means and how this event affects their lives! We decided to use this time and worked hard during the Christmas holidays.
We visited four orphanages, the children’s oncology department, the children’s hospice, and gathered orphaned children for three Christmas performances. In total, we distributed 600 gifts to children, and all of them heard the good news about the Savior. Over 100 medical workers attended the events and also heard the Christmas message.
On Christmas, we visited Apollo, a child who had been in hospice and was in critical condition. With your help, we managed to help the child get back on their feet and even return to their family. Today, we continue to help the child by visiting them at home. It’s truly a miracle. I prayed for Apollo to survive, and not only did he survive, but he also returned home to his family.
Just yesterday, we returned from another city where we visited Sonya! She is now 16, and it turned out that all this time, the girl had been suffering abuse in her foster family. We were able to help her return to the orphanage, and now there is no longer any threat to Sonya’s life.
For Christmas, we made another trip to Lebanon! During the war and unrest, the people of Lebanon are facing great difficulties. Currently, they are without electricity, water, and communication. All of Lebanon, especially the city of Tyre, has been bombed by Israel due to the hostile group Hezbollah, which is hostile toward Israel.
Despite the war situation in Lebanon, since December 10, 2024, the Kirnev family has conducted numerous evangelistic services and children’s Christmas events. During our missionary trip, we held services in cities such as Zahleh, Tripoli, Beirut, and Tyre. The services took place among Syrian, Iraqi, and Lebanese refugees. We held children’s Christmas services, where we distributed gifts to children, and all of this was accompanied by the story of the birth of Jesus Christ.
We also conducted services among the refugees, distributing food aid to each family. With God’s help, we plan another missionary trip in the near future. In connection with this, we want to ask for your help. Bless us and help spread the Gospel in Lebanon! Lebanon is in a state of war, and this is the best time to spread God’s Word.
We deeply need your fervent prayers, because we know that this is the most important. Also, every contribution to this project will be a great blessing for the upcoming planned events.
May our Lord be glorified in everything. May God abundantly bless each of you.
In the last two months of the outgoing 2024 year, our team has done a great deal of work: Christmas performances were held, gifts, calendars, and, of course, the great joy was proclaimed: “…today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is the Messiah, the Lord.”
You can see the photo of the girl – who looks exactly like the child featured on the Christian children’s calendar for 2025. We went to a village with a performance, and during a personal conversation with one of the mothers, we learned that they have a daughter with cerebral palsy (CPC), who almost never walks, as she is physically unable to (except for visits to the hospital for treatment). When we entered their house and walked into the room, the first to freeze were the bunnies (teenagers in costumes), then I, followed by the mother and the little girl, after I pulled out the calendar.
“Mom, these bunnies brought me!” – that’s what the little girl said as she took the children’s calendar from my hands. This unforgettable moment left a bright light and a warm beam in the heart of everyone present, from God’s love, mercy, and care.
We are deeply grateful to each one of you for your persistent prayers. Your prayers are not just words; they are the powerful force of the Holy Spirit, which helps us move forward, inspiring us toward new achievements, goals, and victories. For Christ’s sake, please continue to pray for the youth, the teenagers from the volunteer team, so that they may be strong in faith and unwavering in following Christ. Also, pray for all those who heard the Good News, who received the calendars, Gospels, and Bibles.
For Christmas, we visited Laos, distributing printed materials such as calendars, brochures, and postcards. We served the poor lepers and sent money to the family of a missionary who was recently killed for his faith. We also purchased construction sets and t-shirts for the children’s ministry.
In Vietnam, we started organizing a children’s program in the Raglai tribe. It was initially very difficult; it was hard to gather the children, but eventually, the crowd grew so large that we ran out of the 50 gifts we had prepared. We were thankful to have some treats with us to distribute as well. We ended the celebration with Bible stories and coloring books. Those who stood out received special prizes.
This year, we have a special need and ask for your prayer support. The space we are renting for our Sunday services has become too small, as more and more people are attending. We are praying to rent a house where we can gather anytime, 24/7. To do this, we are lacking $300 per month. There are many things we would like to include in this house (we already have experience, as we had such a house for 3 years).
Dear friends, from the bottom of our hearts, we thank you for your ministry here with us. Your prayers and help are contributing to God’s work. Praise God for you.
This year, our congregation put on a Christmas performance with a large number of musical elements and songs, all aimed at glorifying the newborn Christ. The essence of the performance was the idea that Christmas is the celebration of the birth of the Messiah, and it is important for the born Savior to always be the center of this holiday.
At the scheduled time for the performance, the House of Prayer was filled with people who had received invitations. Believers were eager to bring someone they knew. This time, many people who had never entered the House of Prayer before came. We had been inviting many of them for a long time, but only now did they respond to the invitation. We intentionally oriented the performance not only for children but also for families. Therefore, as they say, “both old and young” came to the celebration.
The hall, which accommodates 80 people, was overcrowded, and those who arrived later had to watch the performance from standing positions. The performance lasted just over an hour, and the time passed unnoticed, with the emotional connection between the performers and the audience felt throughout the evening. The climax of the performance was the distribution of the long-awaited gifts.
