Kazakhstan — Our Student!

Oct 22, 2024 | Featured, Kazakhstan, Madina E Ministry

At one of our meetings, I met Atefa from Afghanistan, who came to study at the University. After her exams, we were able to have dinner together, and I got to know her better. She comes from a modern Afghan family that moved to Pakistan after the Taliban took control of their country. Atefa is open to people of any religion and nationality. Even though she comes from a Muslim family, she doesn’t practice her religion. Atefa once even attended one of our church services. She really enjoyed being at our event and is willing to come whenever she has free time on Sundays.

We are also reaching out to students of non-traditional orientations. One of them is Nur, whom we met at a youth club we organized at the University of Arts. He is truly open to building friendships and enjoys deep conversations. Nur is searching for the truth and has visited several services at Orthodox churches. We decided to celebrate his birthday and went to a café. When we brought out his favorite cake with candles, he cried. It felt like he had never had a proper birthday celebration before. We prayed for him and blessed his life.

At one of our meetings, I shared how God provided for my studies in Europe and then led me to Jordan to work and reach out to refugees when I was in my twenties. I said that God has an amazing plan for our lives. We can fully trust Him and let Him lead us in life.

Please pray for our ministry, that the youth will come to God and grow stronger in faith!

Ministry in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan – the future of the church

Nov 28, 2023 | Featured, Kazakhstan, Madina E Ministry

These days, I am assisting with ministries on campuses and meeting with young people who have not yet heard the Gospel. A team from the Philippines came to visit our church and help with student outreach ministries. We took prayer walks around the universities in the central part of Almaty. During these prayer walks, we met students and invited them to an English language practice club. Through English clubs, we can build relationships with students. We have the opportunity to share the Good News and pray for them.

I would like to share a story about a student named Hasan, who started attending our English language club last year. He is originally from Syria and came to study at a medical university in Kazakhstan. Since I lived and served in the Middle East, I was able to practice Arabic with him and easily become friends. My brother from our team and I started spending time with him, getting to know him better. We shared about our faith in Jesus and offered to study the Scriptures together. That’s how we began meeting once a week to study the Word of God from the book of Genesis and discuss each chapter.

I thank God for the opportunity to preach the Gospel to students from different countries around the world!

Ministry in Kazakhstan – Madina E.