Read about the wonderful fruit of your giving!

Olga M. and Andrei P.
Children’s Ministry Leaders in Russia

We are so thankful for your support and prayers! This is a summary of all you have helped accomplish for the glory of Christ.

Children’s and Youth Conferences

In 2025 we held nine conferences, with 30 to 250 people attending each meeting. The conferences took place in different parts of Russia. In several regions, it was the first conference in many years.

The conferences brought together children’s and youth ministers from their regions. The program includes seminars, sometimes games, master-classes, and fellowship. Answering ministry-related questions is always a very important part of such meetings.

From Stavropol, children’s ministry leader Natalya wrote, “Thank God for this conference and many thanks to all the organizers and speakers. It was a wonderful time for communication, education and relaxation. My husband and I have heard a lot of important information, not only for the ministry, but also for the upbringing of our children. All the topics were relevant and interesting. May the Lord bless the whole team, and give us wisdom in the future.” We have invitations to visit new regions in 2026, with two conferences already held in January.

Gospel Puppet Ministry

From August 14-16, the 4th Christian Puppet Theaters Festival was held in Moscow. In addition to the theaters of this region, there were representatives from the southwestern, southern, Volga, and Siberian regions. There were also those who did not have a puppet theater or established troupe in their churches yet, but who want to create one.

Although the festival is a performance competition, it is still primarily an event that gives great inspiration to develop this important and effective evangelistic ministry to children and adults. Performances by experienced troupes that have been around for years provided an opportunity to learn from their experience in directing, sound, and decorative design, plus acting. There were many training workshops for beginners on almost all aspects of puppetry. Irina, a participant, wrote, “We are a beginner theater, but we have learned a lot—how to make a script, how to play a role, how to control a doll, assemble a screen, how to start a play, even how to find the sponsors we need—we all learned this at this festival. We were all thrilled, and no one wanted to leave.”

Conference for Russian Children’s Ministers

This was the biggest event for the children’s department, taking place in November 2025. This was the fifth such conference over 2-1/2 days, and it was a really blessed time. There were 425 in attendance representing 41 regions across Russia. There were 10 round table discussions, 47 seminars, and 32 speakers.

There were more people than we expected, and it was not easy. But we were so blessed! And even more people wanted to come, but we had no more place in the hotel conference center. The topics covered included Drama, Puppet Theater, Orphans Ministry, Art Ministry, Music Ministry, Teen Conferences, Children’s Camps, Special Needs Ministry, and Non-Standard Bible Lessons.  Everybody had an opportunity not just to listen, but to share their experience. And it was wonderful to realize how much everybody has to share. Each participant got a bag with presents. There was also a book edited by SGA, Ten Commandments. It is a very good tool to teach the children.

God bless you, and thank you for helping us to equip these leaders!