International Leadership Academy in Belarus

Map with places where students and graduates minister.

Above you saw the map of the Republic of Belarus with marked towns and villages in which both our graduates and students carry on their ministry. Practical part of training consists of weekly ministry which includes sharing the Gospel by using four spiritual laws and quarterly projects when students go to a certain place in order to help a young church or sometimes plant a new one. We will try to keep you up to date and inform of the events that happen in the places of ministry.

And last news.

Svetlana Karpik

- My wife goes to the Pentecostals. - tells Sasha, - she is very good, but I am a beast. That is why God does not allow me to go there with my wife.

Sasha was drunk.

- This is a question who does not let you go with your wife - God or devil, - I replied.

- I have everything: a car, my job, a house, but no aim in life. What church do you go to?

- To a protestant one. God is not in a church but in the hearts of those people who believe in Him as their Savior and invited Him into their lives.

- I love my wife very much and want to go with her to the church and to listen to what she listens to, but I do not have any time or power to do this.

- God loves you too, Sasha. He not just wanted to die for you on the cross, but He died. And rose from the dead that you may have eternal life. He demonstrated His love.

- I want to come to God but vodka keeps me.

- Come as you are. God will forgive you and deliver from your addiction.

The next bus stop was mine. This was the end of our talk.

Ludmilla Bogdevich

This week I was able to witness about Christ to one girl. Her name was Inna, she was 21. We were going from Grodno to Minsk on one train. I am so grateful to God that He opened the girlТs heart to listen to me. In the beginning she told me about her childhood. She used to play computer games too much and she had nightmares. I told her that there is the spiritual world and it affects us. Then I asked her if she believed in God Who created all. She was not sure:

- I do not know exactly but there must be something.

- Do you want me to tell you about God? - I asked.

- Yes.

I started my story on the basis of the УFour spiritual lawsФ. When I came to making a decision I felt that I should not ask her to make any decision right then on the train. She needed time to consider her life. She was listening very carefully. I believe God will open her spiritual eyes. We just sow, but God is He Who grows.

Stepan Prokopuk

When I had my ministry in Vileyka I decided to have a walk after the service. I saw a man working in the garden not far from the church. I greeted and came up to him:

- Do you not rest on Sunday?

- I know I am sinning, but all work and I work.

- Why do we always look at the others? - asked I myself, - it would be better to have a rest on this day, to read the Bible, to think of the truth, to go to the church - to have fellowship with God.

- I know, - answered the man and looked down.

- I am sorry, I did not want to hurt you. I just want to tell you that rest would do good for your body.

We continued talking. We talked of the church too. I said, that even if we regularly attend the church but do not have Christ in our heart we are lost.

In the end I wanted to give him УThe four spiritual lawsФ but he said he had many books. I did not insist.