It’s been five years since the Lord, during the pandemic, introduced us to the Mien family from the Raglai tribe, who later (eight people) were baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Mien, the head of the family, and his wife cannot read, and their children would tell them and read to them the Word of God. But they don’t understand all the words in Vietnamese, because they have their own tribal language. The parents work hard to understand what we are trying to convey to them. To explain one truth of the Gospel sometimes takes us several hours to make it clear. Relationships also play a big role — the ones the Lord builds through love, food, and improving their lives. And now five years have passed, and our brothers and sisters have started sharing their faith with relatives and neighbors. And of course we see and are inspired by how the Lord blesses us.
Just the other day, the church evangelism team took the Chung and His family and drove them (5 kilometers) to the Nguyen family. There they introduced them to each other, read the Word of God, and prayed. Our team came back on wings of love, even though it was pouring rain and it was very hard to get back home — the trip was 30–40 kilometers. Beloved, we thank you for your labor of love in the work of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
A team of three brothers came to visit us, with whom we had planned the ministry in advance. One of them had already visited us before, and that was a great blessing for us! The brothers prepared thoroughly for the ministry, and the Lord blessed us abundantly.
We visited the 12 families under our care, to whom we distribute food and teach the Word of the Lord. With the help of the brothers, we also gained new opportunities and methods for ministry! We held a baptism in joyful fellowship with the Russian-speaking church. We blessed a newborn boy named Li in a Raglai family. In that same family, we also helped build a toilet.
Wherever we went, the Lord was with us and blessed us. There are many people here who cannot read, and the brothers brought audio Bibles, which we distributed with prayer. We held a children’s program in the tribe, which gathered about 50 kids. There were sports games and Bible lessons, and we blessed each child with treats. It was a wonderful time of sowing God’s Word.
Beloved, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts and souls for your labor of love in the Lord’s work. Together we can do much. I sincerely ask you to support my wife Irina in prayer — she will soon undergo surgery.
Everything has its time, and this spring, we received yet another blessing from the Lord—the blessing of Dominika, a baby girl born into a family from our church.
While we primarily serve local Vietnamese people and indigenous tribes, we also have a Russian-speaking congregation of about 30 people, including residents and tourists.
Artem and Ilena have lived here for over two years and have been attending church for more than a year. Artem works in video editing, while Ilena is a hairdresser. She once battled cancer, and doctors told her she would never be able to have children. They have a 20-year-old daughter who already lives independently, and now—by God’s miracle—they have been blessed with another baby girl, whom we joyfully dedicated today.
Over the past three months, we have dedicated five babies, and two more were recently born, waiting to be blessed. The most recent baby boy was born just a week ago to Chung and Hien, our brother and sister from the Raglai tribe. Please pray for these families.
Dear friends, from the depths of our hearts, we thank you for your support and prayers, which fill the cup of God’s blessings and overflow to meet every need. We praise the Lord that together, we can do so much!
We urgently share with you our prayer request, which cries out from our hearts. We believe that whatever we ask in His name, we will receive. We trust in the power of prayer, and a “cord of three strands” is a rope reaching to Heaven.
Our ministry is expanding, and opportunities to bring more fruit to Him are multiplying—especially in children’s ministry. The work is there, and it can grow, but we lack a dedicated, responsible person who would wholeheartedly commit to it.
We regularly receive visitors who serve for a month or two, and the ministry moves forward and develops. But when they leave, we are left with the responsibility of continuing the work they started.
Currently, we have at least three locations with about 70 children, where we organize active games, study Scripture through films, and do Bible-themed coloring activities. Our church today has around 30 Russian-speaking members, but only five dedicated servants actively participate in ministry.
We are praying for local people to join us in this mission. We are waiting for an answer and trusting that the Lord will provide.
Beloved friends, we share this cry from the heart with you. We deeply thank you for your prayers and support in the work of the Lord Jesus Christ, spreading the Gospel of God’s grace in Southeast Asia.
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.
Dear friends, beloved brothers and sisters, grace and peace be multiplied to you! This year is more special and inspiring than ever. And, as always, we have dared in our Lord Jesus Christ to do more than before. From December 15-20, we are planning a ministry in Laos; we are printing calendars, brochures, preparing food packages, and providing financial support for the wife of the murdered pastor. We plan to distribute 20 food packages and 30 Christmas gifts.
Laos is one of the countries where Christians are persecuted, and gathering is not easy! Today, the country is ruled by a people’s revolutionary communist-type party. It is very dangerous and difficult to serve there.
In Vietnam, we plan to distribute 30 food packages and 70 Christmas gifts. A food package today costs $20, and a gift is $7. Yesterday, I visited one of our families in the Raglai tribe, and our beloved little girl Sue (the little one) was eating a cupcake so happily and deliciously that she was even ready to eat the wrapper. The children, thank God, are very grateful.
We thank you for your caring and loving hearts in spreading His Word in Southeast Asia. May the Lord bless you abundantly.
