Proclaiming the Gospel Through Community Outreach

For I proclaim the name of the LORD… (Deuteronomy 32:3)

Anatoly Orlov
SGA-Sponsored Church Planter
St. Petersburg, Russia

Anatoly Orlov

I greet you, dear brothers and sisters, with the victory of the Lord Jesus on the cross of Calvary!

The darkness of evil is great. It can be seen all around us. In response, our church has been focusing on community outreach, which includes: church planting, drug rehab centers and ministering to orphans.

Christian families are adopting orphans – loving them, accepting them, and shielding them from the evils of this world. More than that, they are giving them a home. This is a special ministry. Please pray for the families that welcome these “forgotten” children into their homes.

Former addicts uniting their lives in Christ through marriage.

The church in the town of Lomonosov operates two rehab centers – one for men and the other for women. Sadly, some people run away from the centers, giving into their addictions again. Yet there are also those that repent and receive Christ. Two women from our church used to be addicts. After going through the rehab process, they married men who also used to be addicts. God freed both couples from their sin, and now both couples are expecting children. Praise God for these changed lives!

Sergei's life was changed by the power of the Gospel.

Sergei is another example of a changed life. As an alcoholic (he drank for 20 years), his wife told him to leave their home. Sergei felt like no one wanted or needed him. When he was at his lowest point, he started attending church and at the end of a worship service, he received Christ as his personal Lord and Savior. Sergei is one of five men who were formerly alcoholics, and who now serve God in our churches. Please pray that we will be able to open new rehab centers. There are not enough facilities for the dozens of people that want to come and be set free by God from the power of their sin.

God has been answering our prayers. The church in the town of Svetogorsk needed a pastor. All 42 members of this church are women. Trusting that the Lord would send them a pastor, they acquired a two-story house to be used as a church building along with an apartment for him. God sent them Oleg and his wife. Please pray for them as they minister.

Another man, Nikolai, who was released from sin by God in one of our rehab centers five years ago, is now serving as a pastor in the town of Priozersk, which is about 100 miles from St. Petersburg. Please pray for his ministry.

Thank you for your prayers and financial support toward my ministry. May God bless you!