The last time we wrote about the family Gennady and Galina Mozhaytsev, who are serving in Kamchatka. Their church prays for an all-terrain vehicle “Trekol”, so they can drive during the summer through the swamps, and during winter to reach remote villages with the Gospels. In the photographs, you can see how in January 2021, our brothers and sisters made their way to remote villages to evangelize to the Koryaks and Evens. Indigenous peoples are very open to the gospel.
The winter road is a frozen swamp with one lane to drive on. It’s hundreds of miles long without signs and navigation. There are sticks on the side of the road pointing to a direction that is 300 – 600 feet apart – that were put there by the road service. But during a blizzard, when the visibility is 15-30 feet meters the poles are not visible.
To determine where the road leads one person walks ahead with a shovel and looks for the sticks, and the vehicle follows slowly. But walking against the wind during a blizzard at -40 is very hard. The other option is to sit it out at the end of the blizzard while sitting in the car. But fuel runs out after 2-3 days. There is no connection, electricity, and Phones don’t work. The risks are big. Therefore, a reliable all-terrain vehicle can save the lives of our missionaries. If you get off the road, then the car falls into a snowdrift 3 feet deep and problems begin seen in the photo above. In February I was driving along the winter road for 23 hours. Had to dig up the car six times from the snowdrifts and once drove in an ice hole. There are “the dangers of the rivers” including bears and shamans. Our friends have been evangelizing here and do not give up.
Minsitry in Kamchatka – Veniamin Horev