Love Burundi Festival with Andrew Palau fosters unity among 500 Burundian churches

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BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI (ANS) -- At a critical time in the nation's history, world evangelist Andrew Palau led an area-wide outreach in Burundi this past week. The events brought together nearly 500 of Burundi's churches to spread the ultimate message of hope-new life in Jesus Christ.

Andrew Palau speaks at the COTEBU grounds in Bujumbura at the Love Burundi festival. An interpreter translates his message into Kirundi (Luis Palau Association 2011 - photographer Allan White)

The outreach culminated in the two-day Love Burundi Festival on August 6-7. An estimated 60,000 people crowded the capital city's COTEBU grounds during the weekend. The festival served as an all-around celebration of the week's various community outreaches as well as a fresh opportunity to reach thousands with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Surrounded by trees on the park-like grounds, Palau told the audience the story of how Jesus rescued him from a life of drugs, alcohol abuse and total rebellion from God. He likened his testimony to the biblical story of Zacchaeus, saying he had to respond to Jesus' invitation to "come down from his tree" into a relationship with Him.

While decision cards are still being counted, early numbers indicate that 8,000 people made public decisions to accept Jesus Christ during the festival.

Each individual received a copy of the Gospel of John and discipleship materials on the spot and will be given follow-up guidance from local churches.

With more than 80 percent of its people living below the poverty line, Burundi remains one of the poorest nations in the world. In 1993, the assassination of the Burundian president reignited a centuries-old conflict between the region's top two ethnic populations, the Hutus and the Tutsis. Although Burundi's civil war officially ended in 2005, further conflict is a persistent possibility.

In light of the country's divisions, local church leaders count the cooperation among so many of Burundi's churches as an historic step toward unity.

"People are ready; they are hungry for unity," said Jeremie Ndayishimiye, pastor of New Life Church. "We know that the hope of the country is based on unity. So we really thank God to see how many people, how many leaders, [were] willing to come together for this festival."

Bishop Pie Ntukamazina of the Anglican Church praised the festival as a strategic and significant outreach for the Gospel. "Hope is Jesus. Jesus is the answer," he said. "The Palau Association has invested in this and they have brought so many people. we believe that God is behind them."

On the closing night of the festival Palau shared how he and his wife Wendy adopted their beautiful daughter, Sadie Anne, from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at five months old. He used this poignant part of his testimony to explain how God adopts us into His family through faith in His Son Jesus Christ.

Hours of vivid musical performances, many incorporating Burundi's own cultural heritage, framed Palau's messages each day. Saturday evening opened with a thundering display by the Burundi National Drummers, followed by a powerful ensemble of local worship singers led by Burundian artist Apollinaire. Other performances were provided by American recording artist Nicole C. Mullen and worship leader Dave Lubben. Palau was also joined by a team of BMX action sports pros who showcased dazzling extreme stunts never before seen by many Burundians.

In the days leading up to the festival, ministry teams from the U.S. and volunteers from Burundi's churches facilitated a "Season of Service" throughout the city, volunteering at a much-needed eyeglasses clinic, gatherings for women and a school for deaf and hearing-impaired children. Coaches from Play for Hope, a Rwanda-based youth program, hosted basketball and soccer clinics at 17 different locations throughout the week.

On August 3, Palau, Lubben and a small troupe of BMX athletes "took the festival" to more than 2,000 inmates at Bujumbura's Mempimbo prison. Palau shared a message of reconciliation and freedom in Christ from the John 8, leading hundreds of inmates to make the decision to accept Jesus Christ as their Savior.

The festival marks Palau's fourth national outreach mission in Africa. Last summer's Love Kampala Festival in Uganda also drew thousands of attendees. However, Palau says the experience of working with Burundi's local churches has made for a unique and powerful experience. "While the divisions across political and tribal lines still run deep, we've seen an historic coming together among churches from all sides," said Palau. "As their understanding of the festival and its possibilities grew, so did their expectations. Their hope in Jesus is real change that will make an impact in Burundi for generations to come."

The festival received extensive coverage from all national media. Through a partnership with Trans World Radio (TWR), the festival was also broadcast live to 44 African nations and worldwide via the Internet. A national television network in Burundi will air a one-hour special featuring Palau's message from the festival this Sunday, August 14.

For more information about the Palau Association and their work around the world, visit www.palau.org.

Getting Beyond Pain

By R. Steven Norman III
Special to ASSIST News Service


JERUSALEM, ISRAEL (ANS) -- Answers and hope are sometimes found in the strangest places. This past December (2010) I was one of 14 journalists, including ANS founder, Dan Wooding, who had the privilege of visiting Israel as a guest of the Israeli government. After several deeply spiritual days of eagerly visiting Joppa, Caesarea, Megiddo, Cana, Nazareth, Capernaum, and sites around Jerusalem, our guide led us to a memorial that filled me with a sense of dread - Yad Vashem, the holocaust museum..

A Nazi about to shoot the last Jew left alive in Vinica, Ukraine. [Photo Credit: Library of Congress]

Movies and previous visits to holocaust memorials always stoked smoldering anger and lingering pain in my heart over man's inhumanity to man. I did not want to lose the inspiration I gained from walking in the steps of Jesus while trudging back through ghastly reminders of the racial hatred that scars our pasts and our persons.

I expressed my reluctance and reasons to our guide, Tsion ben David, who empathized but encouraged me to try it. Then, "If it was too painful, turn around and come out."

With deep apprehension I entered the winding corridor that slowly descended into the heart of the memorial. Each step passed walls that retraced the roots and rise of anti-Semitic hatred, a supremacist mindset, open hostility, neutrality, and the indifference that paved the way for the holocaust. One poignant note by a German pastor read, "They came for the Communists and I did not object for I was not communist. They came for the socialists ... the Jews ... and I did not object.... When they came for me, there was no one left to object" (Martin Niemöller).

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The exhibits then chronicled the terror, humiliation, forced labor, deportations, death camps, and exterminations of the holocaust, and end at a huge pile of shoes once worn by those killed in the ovens.

From that low point, the winding corridor began a slow ascent through exhibits that revealed something I had never seen in any other holocaust museum or memorial. These walls, letters, and photos now portrayed how Jews as individuals, families, and a nation have risen from the ashes of Auschwitz to rebirth and renewal, from being victims to victors.

The Hall of Names at Yad Vashem is the Jewish People's memorial to the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust. The main circular hall houses over two million pages of short biographies around the outer wall and 600 photographs and portion of Pages of Testimony in the ceiling

Two things surfaced for me in Yad Vashem: first, a conviction that no one can afford to be neutral or indifferent to injustice. We are our brother's keeper. Second, I began to sense hope and see anew the possibility for a creative response to injustice.

Smoldering anger over the past does not have to burn away the love we need for today. Those of us who have suffered at the hand of hatred and indifference to our plight can move beyond pain to forgiveness and full engagement in love and life again. How? I saw the answer in Yad Vashem. It is possible as we personally learn from the past, educate the world about the past and the possibilities of the present, choose to love all mankind, give of ourselves even in the face of risk, commemorate how God has led us, and connect and hold a firm faith in a promised future. As Christians we find this in Jesus.

Then, like Joseph, we can be "fruitful in the land of . affliction," Genesis 41:52.

Birkenau, Poland, An elderly Jewish woman supervising young children on their way to the gas chambers, 05/1944

When I walked out of the museum, the ceiling swung up and outward to a magnificent view of the Judean valley. At first the sky over the valley was covered by clouds, but then the sun's rays broke through and shown a light over the valley. Pointing to the valley, Tsion ben David exclaimed, "See this valley? See the emerging cities? 


This is our revenge." The best victory over pain is rebirth, renewal, and a life committed to love.
Note: This story first appeared in the Southern Tidings and is used with thanks.

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R. Steven Norman III is the Director / Editor of Southern Tidings, the publication of the Southern Union Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. He is also the Southern Union Communication Director. He can be contacted at steven.norman3@gmail.com

What's Your Greatest Concern? The Debt Ceiling or a Ceiling Over Your Head?

By Jeremy ReynaldsSenior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (ANS) -- It was just a simple quote from a CNN commentator. He said that according to country legend Willie Nelson, more people are concerned about having a ceiling (over their heads) than the debt ceiling.

That made me wonder what some of our Joy Junction guests had to say about the debt ceiling.

Rima said, "I do not care about the debt ceiling. I would prefer a roof over my head, of my own, that I could afford."
Cheryl said, "I know the debt ceiling has something to do with our situation as a whole, but personally, I am only concerned about the fact that Dr. Reynalds has a roof over my head."

That feeling was echoed by Mike, who said, "I am still concerned about it, but only a little. I still need a roof over my head, and JJ is doing that for me."

Jessica said, "I think I would rather have a safe place for my daughter."

Danny said something that resonated with me. "Having a roof over my head gives me peace of mind."
Helen agreed with Danny, saying, "I worry about the ceiling over my head because it is very important to have a place to live. No one WANTS to be homeless."

Carlos' response was one expressed by many people-homeless or homed. He said, "I think that the government doesn't care about us. All they think about is themselves."

Another Joy Junction guest reinforced Carlos' comment. She said legislators' voting record makes that clear. She added, "Instead of thinking of the whole, they think about what's best for them and people like them."

In addition to asking some of our guests, I posted the comment on Facebook, both on my page and the Joy Junction fan page. A slew of diverse responses resulted quite quickly.

Gregory Michael Gonzales said, "Being homeless isn't the worst thing that can happen to a person, and shouldn't define a person's worth. What really matters is where their soul is going when they move from this tent of a body."

That generated a response from me. I wrote, "Gregory, while our eternal destiny is indeed the most important thing, the despair and devastation that routinely accompany homelessness can often impact the way a person regards his or her Heavenly Father. Our mission is to give physical comfort and safety and share the message of eternal hope in Jesus"

Maria Theresa Cordova vented some frustration, writing "Oh, I get it alright. I totally understand no roof over my head, been there, done that through no fault of my own. Now, about the economy. I say that our government is the problem and does not understand the economy or serving us, the citizens. I personally would appreciate all the ridiculous games, childish arguments and threats to STOP."

Then Don John Long expressed a sentiment I have heard more often as of late, saying, "The Republicans should try sleeping in a cardboard box by the side of the road sometime and see how they like it."

Though this statement was directed at the Republicans, I have heard it made in a more general fashion to any public officials responsible for laws and ordinances affecting the homeless population.

Joyce Anderson's reference to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs echoed my own feelings on the situation.

Maslow said (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow's_hierarchy_of_needs) you had to have your most basic needs met before you could focus on higher, or secondary, needs.

How can you worry about "the debt ceiling," which while important becomes something almost ethereal and far removed from reality, when you are spending your nights and days worrying about food and shelter.

Joyce added, "Of course, severe frustration with all the bickering, polarity, and corruption, makes me want to bury my head in the sand too. We Americans don't have a whole lot of reason to be proud of our elected leaders of today."

All of these sentiments echo the same thought: something must be done, fundamentally, to the way this country is run. These laws being put in place, to raise the debt ceiling and others, are nothing more than band-aids and medications to mask the TRUE problem. You can only mask symptoms for so long, before the real problems start to occur.

Are we approaching that reality? You tell me.

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Jeremy Reynalds is Senior Correspondent for the ASSIST News Service, a freelance writer and also the founder and CEO of Joy Junction, New Mexico's largest emergency homeless shelter,http://www.joyjunction.org He has a master's degree in communication from the University of New Mexico, and a Ph.D. in intercultural education from Biola University in Los Angeles. His newest book is "Homeless in the City." Additional details on "Homeless in the City" are available at http://www.homelessinthecity.com. Reynalds lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. For more information contact: Jeremy Reynalds atjeremyreynalds@comcast.net.

Please pray for my brother

By Gordon Bailey
Special to ASSIST News Service


RURAL HEREFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND (ANS) -- My brother, Rodney was born 3 years and 7 seven months after I emerged into the world and, although I would as a child try to pin the blame on him for things I had done, I loved him. We are friends as well as brothers.

Rodney Bailey

I introduced Rodney to my interest in birds, which had been sparked off in me by a man who came to our primary school and placed pictures of familiar birds on the wall but gave them unfamiliar names, names he claimed were better than their common names. He pinned up a picture of a bird I had always called a green woodpecker but called it a yaffle, better, he said, because this name described the bird's laughing call. Then a picture of hedge sparrow went on the wall but he called it a dunnock, telling us that, in any case, it wasn't really a sparrow.

Having been born with a passion for words and their uses this appealed to me and, shortly afterwards, I received as a gift the book "The Observers' Book of British Birds". Each time I saw a bird I would underline its name in my book. My brother Rodney, I think, still possesses that book.

We would travel on the train as small boys and alight at Chelford, a small village in the Cheshire countryside, then walk to a favorite piece of woodland. We once found a wren's beautifully crafted nest up inside the hanging leg of a pair of abandoned gentleman's trousers. We developed the skill of knowing where to look for birds' nests in hedgerows and shrubbery and trees. We particularly loved raptors, the hunters of the bird world: kestrels, sparrow hawks, buzzards.

Rodney is more deeply involved in bird watching than I am these days and goes out regularly close to his home in Reddish Vale near Stockport, or further afield in Cheshire or Derbyshire or Lancashire. If I telephone his home and his wife, Patsy, answers and tells me he is out she'll say something like, "He's gone out budgie watching!"

When Rodney was a small child he asked our mother, "Where did I come from?" She replied, "You were once like a little seed." He furrowed his brow thoughtfully for a little while before asking, "Was my picture on the packet?"
When we were together three weeks ago he told me he would be going to see his doctor. He had been suffering pains in his chest. After seeing his doctor he telephoned to tell me that his doctor was sending him for a scan.

The scan took place on the 1st of August. The same afternoon he saw a consultant and was informed that the scan had revealed a "mass" on his lung. In a few days' time he will undergo a biopsy so that this mass can be investigated. As a master carpenter he remembers working with asbestos and this will, I assume, be a fact that must to be taken into consideration.

I am writing this in order to ask for your prayers. You can email me at gordonbailey@gmx.com and I will pass you messages on or email Rodney directly at: bailey71@talktalk.net. Thank you.

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Gordon Bailey has been involved in the Lord's work with the young since the late 1950s, entering a full-time faith ministry in UK schools in the early 1960s. Director of the UK prayer fellowship NETwork from 1961 he saw the fellowship give birth to several significant organisations including Operation Mobilisation and MGO (Musical Gospel Outreach). Gordon has written for and appeared frequently on independent television and BBC Radio through three decades beginning in the late 1960s. He has seen eight books published since 1970 and has written widely for journals in Britain, the USA and New Zealand. He has also been a regular contributor to ASSIST News Service. He is currently a preaching member of a Local Ministry Team based in the Tenbury Team of twelve Anglican country churches on the Worcestershire/Shropshire/Herefordshire borders. Should you be interested in corresponding with him, his e-mail address is:gordonbailey@gmx.com

A Life-Changing Experience - If You Want to Change Your Life

By Rick MarschallSpecial to ASSIST News Service

SWARTZ CREEK MI (ANS) -- Back in 2004, I was already the author of a few dozen books, and some experience as a writer of articles and interviews and columns. Now that I start thinking about it, I had done a lot of political cartoons and columns too; essays for journals and liner notes for albums. In between those things, I had been an editor, a publisher, and art director too. And I taught creative writing and ran workshops. Yes, I can keep jobs. But I just love all aspects of writing -- communicating. God had blessed me richly.

I received an invitation from a Christian Writer's Conference to speak and hold workshops. I had just been canned from a job at a Christian publishing house, and I wondered whether I would be appearing under false colors. Well, I thought, maybe I can share with aspiring writers how to cope with being let go. Frankly, I was uncomfortable.

But I opened morning devotions -- an assignment tossed to me by Director Marlene Bagnull, who always knows what she is doing, even when you feel put on the spot -- and I told the audience that I should let them know I was no longer an editor at that publishing house. that I left on account of sickness... (pause) you see, the boss finally got sick of me.

I don't know about the audience, but it broke the ice for me. To tell the truth, I was quite all right with my situation, but that didn't stop dozens and dozens (and dozens) of people that week, coming to me, encouraging me, praying with me -- strangers, aspiring amateurs, and idols in my field. It was like family. Christian conferences should be like that... Heaven will be like that... and Marlene Bagnull's Christian Writer's Conferences are ALWAYS like that.

That is a personal story. I will now tell you some "business" details that can have a very personal impact on your life.

The next of Marlene's conferences is the Greater Philadelphia Christian Writer's Conference, on the campus of Philadelphia Biblical University outside Philly, Aug 10-13. Short notice, but not too late, worth the effort to attend!

"Write His Answer" is the evergreen theme, and for anyone with creative urges, a struggling career, a passion to communicate; eager to meet famous and accomplished writers, industry professionals including editors, agents, and publishers; or to network with other aspiring writers -- this conference will be pure gold. Much of the work I have done in recent years has flowed from these conferences, the contacts -- and friends -- made there.

The guest list includes (among a faculty of almost 60) Cecil Murphey, amazing author or collaborator on more than 100 books including 90 Minutes in Heaven; Ted Baehr of the Christian Film and Television Commission and publisher of MOVIEGUIDE Magazine; Dan Wooding of the essential ASSIST News Service; Steve Lawson of Regal Publishing, who will hold a seminar on Christian persecution and social justice; and professionals including Craig Bubeck (editor, Wesleyan); Dave Fessenden (editor, CLC Publishing); Hope Flinchbaugh (author and publisher, History Maker press); Jeanette Windle (missionary and author); Tim Shoemaker (author, youth minister); and Becky Spencer (singer, songwriter, author). I will speak on creative peoples' response and responsibility to a culture in decline. There will also be a day's program for young writers, a Teens Write track.

Worship... workshops... seminars... classes... devotions... critiques of writing samples... all types of holy synergy. Get thee to the Conference if at all possible! You will profit in uncountable ways... and you don't even have to show a pink slip to show up and be blessed!

Details are here: http://writehisanswer.com/Philadelphia/

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Rick Marschall is the author of 65 books and hundreds of magazine articles in many fields, from popular culture (Bostonia Magazine called him "perhaps America's foremost authority on popular culture") to history and criticism; country music, television history, biography and children's books. He is a former political cartoonist, editor of Marvel Comics, and writer for Disney comics. For 10 years he has been active in the Christian field, writing devotionals; co-author of The Secret Revealed with Dr Jim Garlow. His biography of Johann Sebastian Bach for the "Christian Encounters" series (Thomas Nelson) was released in April, 2011. His history of cartoon Advertising, Drawing Power, will be published in July 2011 by the Marschall Books imprint of fantagraphics Books. In October his major biography of Theodore Roosevelt, BULLY!, will be publ;ished by Regnery History of Washington DC. He is currently working on a One-Year CDevotional for Tyndale House; and edits the the reissue of Harper's Weekly -- the Civil War Ye ars for NOVOink e-books. Rick is a former Director of Product Development for Youth Specialties. He is recipient of the 2008 "Christian Writer of the Year" award from the Greater Philadelphia Writer's Conference, and produces a weekly e-mail devotional, "Monday Morning Music Ministry." His e-mail address is: RickMarschall@gmail.com.

Fearless, Faithful and Fruitful - Operation Joshua 4

A not so warm welcome to the Good News in Greece 

By Nico Bougas
Special to ASSIST News Service

CORINTH, GREECE (ANS) -- I would think I am a harmless old guy. I am not the confrontational type and try not to provoke people unnecessarily. So I am pretty much your regular peace-loving individual. But apparently some people in Greece don't see me that way. In fact our recent Bible distribution project was a great example of the parable of the sower found in Matthew 13. We definitely met up with some thorny and some hard characters who were not open to receiving the good news we were sharing.

Young people prepare to take out the Good News to the people of Greece

"Take this rubbish and don't clutter our neighborhood with this nonsense," said a rather stern looking man as he collected the bag we had just placed on his gate. This wasn't exactly the response we were hoping for as we passed out thousands of bags containing the New Testament in Modern Greek as well as an audio version on CD plus some gospel literature.

"Fyge! Fyge! Fyge!" Get out of here! Scram! We do not want you evildoers corrupting our town!" screamed another. I opened my mouth to explain that all we were doing was spreading the good news that God loves them and that we wanted to give them a free gift. But I never got more than a word or two out before he came charging towards me with clenched fists, eyes blazing and his blood pressure soaring. I decided I had better quietly withdraw before he had a heart attack or I got beaten up.

We also had a run in with the law when a police car drove up beside us on an isolated road near Corinth, Greece. "Pull over" he shouted in a voice of authority. (As the temperature was well into the 90s I knew he wasn't wanting a warm sweater.) Someone had called the police station and reported that suspicious strangers were seen in the vicinity and it was his duty to investigate.

Greece needs direction - Psalm 32.8

None of the young people had their passports with them so he said we would have to come down to the police station for questioning. It was time for my trump card, and so I whipped out my Greek ID card. This seemed to ease the atmosphere and they then called into the police station to check on my police record. Fortunately, I was clean so they let us go on our way. This was a little intimidating, especially for a group of young people from sheltered Christian backgrounds, attending a Christian high school and a vibrant Christian church - their only crime was spreading the good news.

In this situation I could identify with the Apostle Paul when he got rather despondent with the Jews in the Corinthian area and was tempted to move on to more fertile fields. But God spoke to him in a vision one night, "Don't be afraid! Speak out! Don't be silent! For I am with you, and no one will attack and harm you, for many people in this city belong to me." (Acts 18:9-10, NLT)

Over the past few centuries there have been many missionaries who have come to Greece and simply given up. They found the work too difficult and the people unresponsive. They echoed the words of the spies entering the Promised Land, "We can't go up against them! They are stronger than we are. All the people there are giants and next to them we felt like grasshoppers." Numbers 13.14

Welcome to our area - not always the case

So what can a small, ill-equipped mission group accomplish in this spiritually and geographically barren terrain? The truth is we will never know until we get to heaven. We have just completed Operation Joshua 4, when in just 6 days, 103,528 Greek households received copies of the New Testaments and audio CD's in Modern Greek, in 866 villages. 72158 Kilometers were driven (that's almost twice the circumference of the earth), on some of Europe's most dangerous roads, with no major accidents! This involved some 270 volunteers, with 17 nationalities being represented in total.

For a country that has never experienced a reformation or a revival or any major mass evangelistic crusade, this constitutes a huge, historical and remarkable event. Of one thing we can be sure, many lives have been touched. And maybe that longed for revival is about to break forth. "For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword." (Hebrews 4:12, NLT)

I also took comfort in this scripture as well - "It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it." (Isaiah 55:11, NLT)

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Nico Bougas is the International Coordinator of Hellenic Ministries (www.hellenicministries.com). He has a master's degree in communication from Wheaton Graduate School and M. Div and D. Min degrees from Trinity Theological Seminary. He is the author or co-author of four books. He previously worked for Youth for Christ in South Africa and was Editor of In Magazine and Christian Living TODAY and now serves as Consulting Editor to JOY Magazine. For further, information contact: nico@bougas.info 

 

Students Bring Hope to Those in Despair

Ukraine (MNN) ― The city of Donetsk, Ukraine is home to more than four million people. It was once one of the crown jewels of the country, under communism.
During that time, both Donetsk and Kiev were well-maintained to show off communism's success stories to dignitaries. However, after communism fell, so did the city. Many people in Donetsk live well below the poverty line, and unemployment in the region has reached catastrophic levels.
The economic crisis was compounded by rampant alcohol and drug abuse which made child neglect and abandonment in the region skyrocket. The evidence is everywhere. Grocery store shelves show that alcohol is readily available, and kiosks line the streets, filled with similar wares. The resulting family breakdown accounts for the high number of children in state and private orphanages.
Russian Ministries School Without Walls (SWW) students want to counter that hopeless message. They're trying to muster their resources in order to open a second rehab center for drug addicts and alcoholics.
The SWW training equips future leaders for evangelism and church-planting-- the base of Russian Ministries programs and services. It's also the largest network of non-formal schools in the former Soviet Union (FSU), with 1,956 students studying in 65 locations.
Where the two-year SWW program has finished, local churches have continued instruction. Graduates create ways for the local church to implement more sacrificial forms of ministry. They help organize and run evangelistic camps for children and youth and participate in social projects like special rehabilitation houses.
Their goal is to see Donetsk restored to its former glory, but this time, with an eternal perspective.