Since 1934 Slavic Gospel Association has been focused on helping Slavic churches reach their lands with the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
These churches have been faithful even through periods of cruel persecution.
Our mission is to reach the former Soviet Union nations with the gospel through financial and prayer support to the local national Church Planters and Children’s Ministry Teams.
Igor Bandura, Vice President of the All-Ukrainian Union of Evangelical Christian-Baptists, shares a message to NZ churches.
The SGA team has gathered some other short videos from faithful servants we assist … men and women who live life on mission daily for the sake of the Gospel.
Here are some recent videos from our Youtube channel
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To support young people like Olya, donate to our Orphans Support fund.
From a shelter in Gulyaipole March 2023
Help churches respond to the incredible surge of hurting souls and ministry opportunities. The crises of 2022 — war, inflation, recession, mass refugee migration — opened a door for evangelism unlike any since the Soviet Union fell. A hunger for God was already growing in the former Soviet nations. Now it is keener than ever!
Our ministry is growing at a record rate. As a result, the increasing number of children, families, and individuals coming to SGA-supported churches and ministries has created an urgent need for more resources.
Together with our international offices we need to help more than 6,000 churches in our network in Ukraine and across other countries in the former Soviet Union. They must reach more people who desperately need to know Christ, grow in Him, and reach others for our Lord.
They need brothers and sisters in Christ, like you, to give generously to help answer these concerns.
Please pray that the Lord will glorify Himself through the lives of His people!
“Today we were in the Orekhovsky district, ministering to people in the village of Tavricheskoe. We brought people groceries, bread, medicine, hygiene products, and diapers for the disabled.
It’s very cold now, but we were able to hold a service and distribute aid. We also visited some elderly people at home and gave firewood.”
For children who are living in war-torn Ukraine, SGA-supported ‘Immanuel’s Child’ celebrations became more than the gifts and the games. It became a small piece of ‘normal’ for them.
Life for these children on most days and nights can be filled with fear and anxiety, always waiting for the next air-raid siren or to be awakened by the loud noises of rockets or drones …
Three years ago, we met a family whose life was hanging by a thread. They were living in a small summer house on the outskirts of town—a temporary place they had rented for a short time.
But the owners told them they had to leave soon because the house was going to be demolished to make way for new construction. When the time came to move out, they had nowhere to go …
“There are callings a person never plans and yet, looking back, can’t imagine missing.” That is how Dmytro describes his journey.
He never dreamed of becoming a military chaplain. He didn’t imagine himself in uniform, holding a Bible in a dugout, or whispering prayers in hospital rooms heavy with the smell of smoke and loss. But as he looks back on the path of his life—conscripted military service, theological training, faithful church ministry—he now sees what he couldn’t see then: God was preparing him long before the war began …
The pathway of drugs and alcohol leads one down a very dark and lonely road. A place where light does not shine. A place of shame and regret. A place of hopelessness. However, when our eyes are opened to the light of the Gospel, things change. It doesn’t happen instantly, but little by little the pathway becomes brighter. We see light begin to shine through the darkness. Hope becomes real through the reading of God’s Word, fellowshipping with other believers, and giving our lives over to prayer …
At a time in which the Russian Army appears to be pressing an advance in the Zaporozhe and Kherson regions (November-25), we were able to assist a church on the front lines in Kherson. Through support from Ukraine Relief, 100 families were given potatoes for the winter. At times there is only 2 hours of electricity, yet these potatoes can be cooked up over a fire. Read a pastor’s thank you letter and be encouraged that through your faithful efforts the Gospel is going forward and the faithful churches we serve are equipped and encouraged …
Nikita and Vika had lived through painful, even tragic moments in their lives. Their parents were alcoholics, and it often came to the point of arguments and fights between them. In one of these fights, the husband killed his wife, right before the eyes of their scared children!
After the tragedy, their mother was buried, and their father was imprisoned for eight years. The kids were placed in an orphanage …
“I am a mother of 12 children, and we live in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Our home is constantly on the move: getting ready for school, cooking, housework, worries, children’s arguments, and hugs. A large family is a big responsibility, but also a great blessing. We can’t hide the fact that it’s very difficult sometimes …
Regina is 16 years old and comes from a small village, where she lives with her mother and five brothers and sisters. Several years ago, her father left their lives, and the way it happened left a deep scar on her heart. When she was still a little girl, her father began using drugs. The home was filled with constant arguments and tension …
