This includes non-believing orphans, children at home, and more lost souls.
As the summer of 2025 fades, faithful churches in the former USSR are already busy preparing for Immanuel’s Child Christmas outreaches to children, including orphans. You are a vital part of it all through your prayers and generous support. The Lord uses these fruitful ministries to bring many children to Himself. And as Pastor Alexander B. in Belarus reminds us, children are touched by Christ’s love. Here is his report:
“Greetings, friends! The days of Christmas are gracious for preaching about the Savior who was born to us. Last Christmas, we invited children to see a puppet show about the birth of Christ. We had 22 children come—11 of them from non-believing families. We also visited four children and two teenagers at their homes.
In addition, we continue to visit a family home where 11 children are being raised. They are eager to be involved in Bible lessons, and they look forward to seeing us every time. On our last visit, they hugged us and gave us toys for the Christmas tree they made with their own hands. At the end of the lesson, we ask who wants to pray, and the older children from six to 13 years old pray simple, but very sincere prayers. Four of the children—Sergei, Ilya, Daniel and Gordey—with their tutor Sergei were able to visit our church for a Christmas puppet show. They actively answered questions and received wonderful gifts.
Our other Christmas outreach is finding a home in adults, too! By the grace of God, a new woman named Ekaterina came to the Christmas service. We had been praying for her for a long time. We take her disabled husband Alexei from the village to church every time for the holidays, but she refused to come along each time. This time God moved her heart. Alexei and Ekaterina are very active participants in the territorial center for the disabled. There is a problem as they live far away from our town, and it is not always possible to pick them up. Please pray for them, and especially their repentance.
We also visited the nursing home and reminded everybody of the birth of Christ. Some people there are going into eternity and new people come in, but there are many who await our visit and greet us with joy! We made two visits—one with a choir from the Polotsk church and one with a Christmas puppet show. Many of the elderly there have been given the Word of God to read.
Thank you for your help in our ministry, and for caring for our people in Belarus. Please continue to pray with us for the people of our area, and for our upcoming ministry this Christmas!”