THE

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"O Crier of Good News...shout with the voice of a trumpet blast...your God is coming."
Isaiah

LITERATURE: A POWERFUL TOOL OF EVANGELISM

THE POWER OF LITERATURE

The pen is mightier than the sword, so

meone has stated, and it is true, fvlajor po
litical, social and religious upheavals ensued
as a result of writings left by thinking individu
als. Although Jesus Christ himself did not

leave any known writings, his first followers

did. The effect on the world has been phe
nomenal and changes lives to this day.
We know that words and ideas can be

expressed In different ways, for example, in

conversation, by speech, and in the form of
writing. Each method plays its unique role.
Mass media uses these forms through radio,

TV, newspapers and magazines. Each has

its particular advantages and disadvantages.
In our ministry we use radio and literature to
present the truths of God's Word, but today 1
would like to particularly zero in on the medi
um of literature.

What advantages does it have over con

versation and speech? First, literature, espe

cially in book form, has a "staying power" that

speech will never possess. By this I mean
that speech is heard once by those who hear
it at that given time, but then the said mes
sage, in essence, disappears and, in most
cases, it Is partially or fully forgotten. This is
not to say that speech is unimportant. It is
indispensable to life itself. Yet the written
word far outlasts the spoken word. Once an

with its compelling message. It is important

for us to personally speak with people about
Christ or to broadcast his message over ra
dio. Yet, we must remember that listeners

hear one particular message in this form only

once. While it might effect within them per
sonal change, with the passing of time they
remember its details less and less. Of

course, in actual practice people tend to reg

ularly tune in to favourite programs to be
benefitted by their messages over and over.
Second, over time words in written form
can affect many more people and subse
quent generations than the spoken word.
This is because in our day books and articles

are printed in the thousands, hundreds of

thousands and beyond that number. The
greater the printing run and distribution, the
greater the potential readership. Further
more, each piece of literature can be read by
more than one individual. This is what usually
happens. Once one reads and acts upon the
message of a book, he or she can passes it
on to someone else so that they, too, can be
touched and changed by its message. In this
way the written word plays an extremely
influential role in our thinking.
AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR
RUSSIA

article or book has been written, it remains to

Over the past two years our Russian On

Wings of Thought radio program has fea

be read again and to inspire the reader anew

tured consecutive translated excerpts from

VOLUME 16

JANUARY - FEBRUARY 1993

NO. 1

an insightful book on Christian apologetics

originally entitled, DearAgnos, and written by

teachers giving lessons also in Belarusian.

This will have an important effect for the

Arlie Hoover. (The author writes a long expla

future. Christian literature must be made

natory letter to Agnos, i. e. an agnostic, point

ing out the rational basis of Christianity). We

available In this language for the people of

Belarus. It has been suggested that New Life
in Christ could be printed and offered to the
schools as a primer on Biblical Christianity.
This is an intriguing thought. George
Repetski Is now preparing a set of review
questions for each chapter. They will be
placed at the end of each chapter for instruc

saved each excerpt on computer and recent

ly brought them together to form a Russian
version of the book. As we were broadcas

ting this book, we received many letters from

listeners expressing their thanks for the
material. I particularly remember the letter of
one scientist living in Novosibirsk who stated
that he thoroughly appreciated Hoover's

thinking since it helped him become estab

lished in his faith in Christ and gave answers

tors to use in analyzing and rehearsing the

ideas presented in the book with their stu
dents.

The use of Belarusian for many is a burn

to the questions that many of his unbelieving

fellow scientists posed about Christianity.
"Such a book is indispensable for us today,"

ing issue. The following excerpt from a letter

that recently came to us from Belarus de

he emphatically asserted in his letter. Its

message, indeed, is of great Import and

remembering us. We were pleased to receive

your packet from far-away Canada. We also
remember you; we often hear your voice on
our Republic Radio. We listen with joy be
cause the spoken word in Belarusian to God

appeals to people the world over.

Phil Casey of Literature and Teaching
Ministries in Joplin, Missouri, contacted and
told us that their mission is interested in print
ing the book in Moscow. Just recently we
sent off our typeset proof copy of the book for
editorial work. Here is a wonderful opportuni

ty to share the reasonable basis of the Gos

pel message with the Russian people. Will
you pray with us for its completion and suc

monstrates this fact: "A big thank you for

and about God in Belarus is still heard very

seldom. This, in my view, is one of the most

dreadful things: when one wants to go to the
cathedral and sincerely turn to God, there is
no room for our native language in that place.
It would be better to be an atheist rather than

to experience this splitting of one's soul."V^e

BELARUSIANS

know for a fact that many feel this way, espe

cially among Belarusian youth and intelli
gentsia. Most of them are not involved with
Biblical Christianity. What a mission field!

We are thrilled about two other opportu

nities in the area of literature. A gentleman

reach out to such individuals.

cess?

CHRISTIAN

LITERATURE

FOR

THE

New Life in Christ can be used of God to

possibility of having George Repetski's Bela-

For the past few months George Repet

ski has been typesetting a revised version of

rusian book, New Life in Christ, reprinted In

Minsk, Belarus. The fact that It Is written in

tion was done by a professional writer and

from another mission contacted us about the

Belarusian has particular significance. Since

the breakup of the USSR, the Belarusian lan

guage was reintroduced In the schools of

Belarus. Where before children were educat

ed only in Russian, they now hear their

the Belarusian New Testament. The transla

translator who lives and works in Minsk.
While we do have a translation that was done

in the 1930's, It is outdated since various

grammatical rules and vocabulary have
changed and solidified. The Belarusians need

a fresh contemporary translation of Scripture

and we are doing something about it to make
it happen. It is my prayer that the Lord will
strengthen us to complete this project and
put it into print during this year. We will keep
you posted on the progress of this venture.
Literature is a potent tool of evangelism.
By God's grace and your undergirding we
believe that the Christian literature we will

produce during this year will result in people

finding God, becoming established in their
faith in Christ and growing to be fruitful ser
vants in His kingdom. We invite you to join
us through your prayers and financial sup
port for this aspect of our ministry.

ful responses relating to this one life.

Last year we were able to assist four new
students from Poland who are preparing for
the ministry with scholarship donations from
the BB Memorial Fund.

With scholarship donations we assisted

over 50 young people that were unable, on
their own, to attend the summer Christian
Youth Camp in Ostruda, Poland.
Also, because of some designated memori
al contributions we were able to complete
renovation of the Memorial Chapel at the
Ostruda Youth Camp.

We were overjoyed last year hearing the

personal testimony of the conversion of Erin,
Benjamin's high school friend, and of other
young people from north east Ohio churches
who came to Poland to witness of their faith
in the Lord.
Also, last summer a new cassette recor

BENJAMIN BAJENSKI
MEMORIAL FUND

February will always be remembered by

GMRM as "Graduation r/Vne"for Benjamin,
Vera's and George's son. Ben was too young

ding with a song entitled Ben's Song was

released by Janice and Faye Rostvit from
Colorado. They knew Ben and, basing their
thoughts on a personal commitment card
that Ben filled out at the time of his baptism
and on one poem that he wrote, they com
posed an inspiring song set to beautiful
calypso music.
Last summer we were also blessed with

to be employed by the mission, but definitely

not too young for the Lord. In his tender
young life Ben committed his life into Jesus'
hands and the Lord fully accepted him. Now.
his short, yet exemplary life and beautiful
testimony of faith is for us a constant remin

a beautiful memorial gift from a Christian

artist and long-time family friend, John Sidorchuk, of Toronto. He presented us with a co
lour portrait of Benjamin with his trumpet and

der that life is not wasted if it is in God's

hand.

tion; "...in a moment...in a twinkling of an

eye."

The third year is passing since this sad

day, yet the Lord is using this seed that has

Finally, in the closing days of 1992 we

were invited by O'Neill Collegiate's Music

his memorable Converse shoes. Included in

the portrait is the prophetic Bible text inscrip

fallen, bringing joy and eternal blessings to

Department, of which Ben was a part, to

those of us who trust Him. We would like to

attend a school concert dedicated "...in lov

express our thanks to all of you who remem

ber and contributed this year to GMRM's

ing memory of Benjamin Bajenski." The con

cert's printed program stated: "Benjamin was

Memorial Fund that was established in Ben's

an exuberant and talented student...he de

memory and to share with you a few beauti

monstrated an infectious joy for life." Later on

it explained that a special memorial fund was

established by the school and used by the
Music Department to commission works to
professional musicians to arrange several
pieces of music Including one of Benjamin's

In memory of: Mary Huk

Given by: Nellie Kudrick

favourite Polish carols,...and that these

works would be available in Ben's memory to

In memory of: Andy Kudrick

Given by: Nellie Kudrick

Mr. & Mrs. Bob Manwick

Luke & Sadie Naydiuk

schools across North America.

Friends, we are happy to share with you

these few words on behalf of the Benjamin
Bajenski Memorial Fund and the whole min
istry of GMRM for it brings joy and even
tears of victory to our hearts as we see God's
faithfulness and the great things that He per
forms before our eyes. We know that Jesus
is coming soon. We want to be ready to meet
Him and we want to work for Him together
with you while we still can. Thank you for all
your help and encouragement.

In memory of: Olga Forsiuk

Given by: Nettie Forsiuk
In memory of: John Huk, Jr.
Given by: Nellie Kudrick
Sarah & Joseph Redlich

In memory of: Benjamin Bajenski

Given by: W. Isaac

N. Industry Christian Church

Antonia Coupal
Sarah & Joseph Redlich
Anne & Don Webb

LIVING MEMORIALS

Lance & Karen Guranovich

Eugene & Sarah Kucenko

Nellie Kudrick

Darwin & Shirley Krill

Elizabeth Trumpore
David & Kathryn Dyke
In memory of; Paul Brucki

Sandra Brownlee

Given by: Katherine Brucki

Gordon & Rebecca Souder

In memory of: Fred G. Posnikoff

Joe & Tina Forsiuk

Given by: Posnikoff Family

GMRM MISSIONARIES

Vera Bajenski
George Bajenski
Paul Diatel

In memory of: John K. Huk, Sr.

Given by: Elizabeth Trumpore
Margaret Sprenger
Nellie Kudrick

Luke & Sadie Naydiuk

George Repetski
Jacob Repetski

Office Assistant

Polish Ministry
Ukrainian Ministry
Russ/Belarusian Ministry
Belarusian Ministry

Our Mailing Address is:

Global Missionary Radio Ministries
Box 122, Station A

Etobicoke (Toronto), Ontario

In memory of: Amelia Morris

Given by: Charles Morris
In memory of: Reg Pierre
Given by: Jane Pierre

Canada M9C 4V2

tel. (416) 564-3578 fax. (416) 564-6732

Box 104, Geneva, Ohio 44041

Address Correction Requested

Published 6 times a year
Printed in Canada

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"0 Crier of Good News...shout with the voice of a trumpet blast...your God is coming."
I s a i a h

WORKING IN THE LORD'S VINEYARD IN THE UKRAINE

In my life I have had many unexpected

moments. One of them came just two months
ago when I received news that one Christian
church in the USA in Dallas, Texas, was inte

them to the Ukraine to help them even in the

area of translation and any other possible
ways. Actually, the Dallas Church already
had some knowledge and connection and

rested in reaching out to the people of Uk

mutual work with the Church of God's Grace

raine. The Lord showed these Christians the

in Nikolayev, Ukraine. Thus, on the 18th of

January of this year I left Toronto for Dallas

great need and opportunities to preach

Christ's Gospel message in the Ukraine and
the need for financial help there. This brings
me great joy that in our time not all Christians
are asleep to the fact that the Lord is calling
us to preach the Gospel to all peoples, that
they hear the beckoning call from Macedo
nia: "Come and help us" (Acts. 16:9).
The elders of Valley View Christian Church
in Dallas where Brother Dennis Slaughter
ministers, together with others, contacted
GMRM to assist them in their mission out

reach to the Ukraine. My name was present

ed to them as one who could assist in the

matter. Thus, they invited me to travel with

and in the evening of that same day I flew out

with the group from the church to Frankfurt.
On the following day we flew in to Kiev.
Brother Edmund Rudnitsky and other breth
ren from Nikolayev met us at the airport.
They loaded our baggage into the vehicle
and took us into Kiev. We had some time to

see a bit of the city . By the evening we were

on the train heading for Nikolayev. We got
there by the morning. We were billeted in the
home of Brother Volodya Ivashchenko. This
was home for us right until our departure. His
home for us was truly a place of Christian
love and dedication. They told us that some
thing had been planned for every day of our
visit which was good to hear.

Over our five-day stay the Dallas brethren

were kept busy visiting various institutions.
One such Institution was the military base.
Military personnel spent some time speaking
with the group on the teachings and beliefs of
the Bible. More than 50 New Testaments
were handed out to the soldiers. The next

day we visited the mayor in city hall where

we were received in a cordial manner and

Dallas group with Ukrainian Christians

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had a discussion on religious matters and the

economic crisis of the Ukraine. The mayor
thanked us for coming and requested that
we pray for her country. Following this we

MARCH-APRIL 1993

NO. 2

went to see the largest shipbuilding complex

in the Ukraine. At one time no foreigner and
even most local people were not allowed !o
come and view this facility. Now everything
had changed to the point that they allowed us
not only to see the facility but also photo
graph it. The director of the complex was
very happy to have us come and visit it. He
invited the American brethren to pay a return
visit any time that they could in the future.
Again, according to the planned program,
we were given the opportunity to acquaint
ourselves with the administrative setup of a
school and did so by talking with the teachers
and students. The same theme cropped up In
our discussions the need to satisfy the spi
ritual needs of our people. The instructors
admitted their own lack of knowledge to in
struct the students on such matters. The

school's principal requested the American

brethren to seriously consider this need and
assist by sending Christian literature and the
Scriptures for the students and teaching staff.
One of the brethren who is a physician want
ed to find out about the medical needs of the

people. He spoke with local doctors about

their methods of treatment and general
needs so that they could be helped.
Actually, the real purpose of our visit was to
have closer ties with the believers of the

Church of God's Grace in Nikolayev. Our Dal

las brethren preached and testified not only
in the institutions of the city but also in the lo
cal church. God truly blessed their ministry.

The church was filled with all seats taken and

people standing in the entrance. We had

three such services. Also, on the last day
after lunch we traveled 45 kilometers to par
ticipate in a wonderful and blessed service
for non-believers in the village of Inhulka.

The meeting took place in the town hall

where some 300 attended. Together with the
help of a small choir and musicians from the
Nikolayev church and the American brethren,
the Holy Spirit worked in a wonderful way in
the hearts of the listeners. At the end almost

half of those present stepped forward with

tears streaming to kneel and express their
repentance and ask God to forgive them. We
also stepped down from the platform to pray
for them. We left these who had come in the

care of the local brethren to follow up with

further instructions for completing necessary

steps. I am convinced that the visit and min

istry of our brethren from Dallas were not in
vain and will not be forgotten by our people in
Nikolayev.
This became evident at the parting service
when the believers with tears, through the
singing of a parting song and prayers sent us
off on our way back home. To our surprise,
during the evening of the second day when
we were already on the train we heard
Christian songs being sung with musical ac
companiment. This turned out to be a small
group of believers from the Church of God's
Grace that had come to send us off at the

station. As the train stood at this particular

station we stepped off onto the walkway and
joined up with the singers. Many onlookers
watched and listened to us amazed at this

P. Diatel speaking to teachers

celebration of parting.
One other item brings me joy, namely, the
result of our radio ministry to the Ukrainian
people. While visiting the churches in the
Ukraine, both in writing and in person, people
everywhere thanked me for GMRM's radio
ministry and wished us further success.
Being in Nikolayev I gave Brother Edmund
Rudnitsky several cassettes containing my
radio program. I asked him to see if it would
be possible to broadcast them on a weekly
basis over the local radio station. And just

recently we received glorious news that they

have already begun using them and my ser
mons are being broadcast over the local sta
tion. But we are not just satisfied with this
because already an opportunity has opened
up in Western Ukraine in the Volyn district for
a similar ministry. At present we do not have
the means to pay for this but we trust that the
Lord will provide for His glory.
And, thus, on Tuesday we arrived in Kiev.

saw Church with great fervour and this quick

ly spread throughout all Poland. Andrew was
asked to lead in preparations for an all-Euro
pean evangelistic crusade conducted by Billy
Graham from Essen, Germany. From f\yiarch

1821 sixty satellite transmitters located

strategically throughout Poland will be trans
mitting Gospel messages in the Polish lan

guage from Germany. Church buildings,

A Christian brother met us at the station. He

school auditoriums, theatres, sport halls, fac

tories (including large auditoriums at the

invited us to stay in his home. After freshen

ing up and breakfast the time of departure

Gdansk shipyard, previously known as Lenin

Shipyards, the birthplace of Solidarity) will

had come. The Dallas brethren left for home

house the satellite transmission of the

from the airport and I stayed for another ten

Gospel preaching. Then throughout April and

May in hundreds of places video Christian
projections are scheduled. Christian literature

days. This allowed me to visit churches in

Western Ukraine and my relatives. I had
opportunities to preach and sing in Kiev,
Rovno, Kovel and Lutsk. From there 1 again
traveled to Kiev and on the following day flew
home to Toronto via Frankfurt.
Paul Diatel

POLISH EVANGELISM:
SPRING OF '93

The Warsaw Christian Church Fellowship is

one of few places in Poland that God is now
using in accomplishing His purposes. They
think not only of themselves and their local
needs, but truly go out with a mission.
During the last five years the Warsaw
Church conducted over 25 weeks of evange

will be distributed, discussions and counsel

ing sessions will be conducted throughout

Poland. Similar activities will be taking place
throughout alt Europe. Some say it will be the
largest of this kind of evangelistic crusades
reaching over 300 million people.
Friends, we are sharing this exciting story
with you for this is, also, part of our involve
ment. Please pray with us that God might tru
ly shake this old European continent with His
mighty power so that many might see that
only Jesus is man's hope for today and to
morrow. Pray that many might accept Him as
personal Lord and Saviour before it is eter
nally too late. This is why I am here in War
saw even now, praying and working with our
Polish brethren reaching toward this goal.
Keep us in your prayers.
There is one more matter related to the

listic tent meetings in different communities

surrounding Warsaw. Thousands of people

ministry of the Warsaw Church that 1 would

like to share with you. The believers of the

heard the Good News of salvation for the first

Warsaw Church have invested all of their

time. At least 5 cities where previously no

means in mission and evangelism and, be

Christian witness was evident now have

cause of this, their local needs are not met

home churches with regular Bible studies. At

adequately. As some of you might possibly

home base here in Warsaw on Pulawska

remember, last Fall they moved to a new, en

larged chapel facility. For the Winter season
they borrowed chairs for seating from our Ostruda Christian Youth Camp, but soon sum

Street this missionary church that conducts

Its ministry under the skillful leadership of An
drew Bajenski has, at least, tripled in atten
dance. It is a truly active and growing congre
gation.
Spring of '93 started this year in the War

mer activities will start, and chairs are need

ed back at the Camp. Knowing this difficult

economic situation that the Warsaw Church

has found itself in and knowing their dedica

William Walker

tion in the Lord's work and their needs.

Harriet Black

Global Missionary Radio Ministries took a big

step of faith. We ordered 400 stacking chairs

Arleeta King
Doris Foell

for the Warsaw Church. It will cost $10,000.

Edna Bauman

We have already raised a little over $3,000

lla Paige

but we still need $7,000 to make the final

payment. Would you kindly find some way to

help us to complete this project and, by the
same way, help this fine church in their need.
Please send your special contribution for the
"Warsaw Church Project." Senti it on our
mission address. It will be much appreciated.
One more outstanding need for this church
to function normally in their new building is a
baptistry. There is space provided for it. but
the concept of how to finish it and funds are
not available. Possibly some one who is
reading this letter can come up with a solu
tion. Please contact us. We'll be glad to talk
with you about this particular need. Above
all, pray with us, brethren. The Lord is near!
George Bajenski

Mr. & Mrs. W. Bricker

Kathryn Lamb
Donna & Tom Marcella and

Family
Selma Johnson

Donald Reichert
Pentecostal Benevolent
Assoc.

In memory of John Naydiuk

Sam Naydiuk
Eunice Physk
Given by:Luke & Sadie Naydiuk
In memory of Benjamin Bajenski
Given by: Elizabeth Morran
Irene Neville

David & Karthryn Dyke

LIVING MEMORIALS

Eva Nourse

Olga Mazovick
Luise Buller

Ronald & Janet DeVore

Mr. & Mrs. Don Palne

T
In memory of Gleon Strickland
Given by: Lloyd & Alice Strickland

GMRM MISSIONARIES

Vera Bajenski
George Bajenski
Paul Dialel

George Repetski
Jacob Repetski

Office Assistant

Polish Ministry
Ukrainian Ministry
Russ/Belarusian Ministry
Belarusian Ministry

In memory of Alexander & Martha

Mazuren

Given by: Fay Elenko

Our Mailing Address is:

Global Missionary Radio Ministries
Box 122, Station A

In memory of Paul F. Nourse

Given byiEva Nourse

Etobicoke (Toronto). Ontario

Canada M9C 4V2

(416) 564-3578
Box 104, Geneva, Ohio 44041

In memory of Bernice Rutledge

Given by:Willemine Roedding

Address Correction Requested

Published 6 times a year
Printed in Canada

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"O Crier of Good News... shout with the voice of a trumpet blast... your God is coming."
Isaiah

MORE THAN JUST RADIO

Global Missionary Radio Ministries is the

official name of our ministry under which,
since 1976, we have been incorporated both

Gospel using all available means, leading

people to accept Christ as their Lord and

in Canada and the United States. However,

most of our friends know that we are much

a part of a local body, the Church.

We work with local believers encouraging
them and helping them in reaching out in
their communities, teaching them and their
neighbours fundamental Christian values that
are in our day being so much sought after.
This is evident in people's everyday life at
home, in school, at work and at play.
Communism left such a devastation in peo
ple's minds and hearts, a true vacuum that
satan is trying to fill with his poison. The real
struggle for the soul of Russia, Poland,

more than just a radio ministry. During our

last Board Meeting, as we were contemplat
ing some of our involvements in Russia,
Poland, Belarus and Ukraine, we came to the

conclusion that it would be more descriptive

to call ourselves The Slavic Ministry of
Christian Partners. Indeed, we are involved
in more than just radio! We are working with
believers in Central and Eastern Europe and
here, on this side of the ocean, among our
North American Christian counterparts. Our
goal and prime objective is not to start some
thing new, but to teach and preach the

Evangelism I have just returned from

Poland where it was my privilege to be part
of a great spring revival. All available means

Saviour, to be reconciled to Him and become

Belarus and Ukraine and other East Euro

pean people is now raging. We need to be

there on the front lines.

Poland a special video outreach ministry is

being conducted in churches, schools and

of media radio, TV and the press were

at work. This unprecedented period was pre

ceded by a month of teaching, praying and

hard work of preparation. Then in the middle
of March came 5 evenings of satellite trans
mission of Billy Graham preaching from
Essen, Germany. In response to this ministry

twenty-five hundred decisions for Christ

were recorded. In several churches baptis

mal services have already been conducted

for those who accepted the Lord.

Now and through the rest of this spring

season in hundreds of places throughout
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Pulawska Street Church

MAY-JUNE 1993

NO. 3

this. Here are a few words written by Luke

Bajenski from the Warsaw congregation. He
writes about their newest evangelistic ven
ture:

"To win the contest you must deny your

selves many things that would keep you from
doing your best. An athlete goes to all this
trouble just to win a blue ribbon or a silver
cup, but we do it for a heavenly reward that
never disappears." (I Cor. 9,25 - Living Bible)
This quote from the Bible became our
motto. Our name is "Pulawska Brothers"
Arrival of New Chairs

because we have the same Father in heav

public buildings,with private home Bible stud

ies and prayer groups gathering. In all of

en. "Pulawska" is just the name of a street on

which is situated our chapel. We are not pro
fessional players: we play in the amateur
league called Warsaw NBA. Most of us are
stilt in high schools, some are in college. We
knows that playing basketball isn't every
thing. Before every game we gather in a cir
cle and have a word of prayer dedicating our
game and everything we do to God, and He
is really blessing our play and everything we
do for Him. With His help we have won all of
our games and we are going straight to the
finals. On the court we do our best not only to
win, but also to be a good witness for the

these activities the Pulawsl<a Street Church

in Warsaw is once again central and serving

as the coordinating agency for all of Poland.
It was a busy time. Many people worked
through the night but God kept adding new
souls. The Body of Christ is growing.
In the midst of all of these activities it was

my joy to see answered prayer in the safe

arrival of 400 chairs to the church in Warsaw.

We ordered them from the MTS Corporation

in Michigan, USA. The congregation accept
ed the chairs with real joy and thanksgiving,
pledging to use them fully for God's glory. Of
course, they boast not in their beautiful green
chairs from America, nor in their new chapel,
but in Jesus Christ, that is, in His life, death
and triumphal resurrection that assures us
who believe in Him that we will live eternally.
This attitude of praise and thanksgiving was
so evident when just a few days later the
whole congregation worshiped the risen

Lord.

In the summer we are going to organize a

Christian Basketball Camp...There will be
teams from our league... a great opportunity
to share with them the Gospel."

Saviour on Easter Sunday with all seats

being taken! They ended the service with the
glorious Hallelujah chorus.
Youth ministry Occasionally we

share with you an update concerning our

youth ministry in Poland like summer or
winter camp, some leadership training or
local church youth involvement. This time we
will probably surprise everyone who reads

Pulawska Brothers'

AWORD FROM ABOARD

member OF GMRM
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Youth Camp The Christian Youth

Camp in Ostruda, Poland, was started by us
22 years ago. It served the Church in Poland
well throughout the years. Gradually, it
became even known as

In memory of John Nayduk

Sam Nayduk
Eunice Physk
Given by: Madge llchyshyn

International

Christian Youth Center

young people
from East and West Europe who were using

In memory of Bernice Rutledge

Given by: Walter & Dolores Schmltt

it as their "Haven of Rest." Now, the latest

John & Leah Totafurno

development is even more exciting. Based

Robert Doggart

on a decision of the Directors of the Ostruda

Youth Camp (of which George Bajenski is a

founding director), it was decided to winter
ize this camp and provide its facilities as a
leadership training centre for year-round use
by local churches for different church-related

In memory of Benjamin Bajenski

Given by: Harmon & Betty Hall

ministries including the work of the Correspondance Bible Institute. This decision was
made jointly with three of our mission agen
cies (TCM International, Department of
f^issions-Polish Ministry and GMRfvt) that
are concerned in spreading the Gospel in

Given by: Mary Borisenko

Central and Eastern Europe and are actively

involved in the Polish ministry. We are happy
to be a part of this joint venture project and
we do prayerfully encourage your help In this

Nick & Annette Newar

In memory of Mike Borisenko

In memory of John K. Huk, Sr.

Given by: John & Helen Martin
Nick & Annette Newar

In memory of Mary Huk

Given by: John & Helen Martin

fine "Ostruda Project."

In memory of Paul Nourse

Given by: George & Vera Bajenski

P. S. We received a letter from Sam

Stone, editor or Christian Standard. We

In memory of John Huk, Jr.

Given by: Nick & Annette Newar

would like to share a portion of it with you.

He writes: "I was delighted to receive word of
the cooperative project to help winterize the
camp in Ostruda, Poland...! am so pleased
to hear of this development that 1 plan to
mention it in the editorial for the May 16
issue. I pray that many will join us in making
a contribution to this worthy endeavor."

In memory of Olga Forsiuk

Tena & Joe Forsiuk
Tom Shawlinski
Fred Posnikoff

Ed Shawlinski

Given by: A. Nettie Forsiuk

Our Mailing Address is:

LIVING MEMOE^ALcS

Global Missionary Radio Ministries

Box 122, Station A

Etobicoke (Toronto), Ontario

Canada M9C 4V2

Tel: (416) 564-3578 Fax:(416)564-6732

Box 104, Geneva, Ohio 44041

In memory of David & Mary Makslmow

Given by: Nadia Makslmow

Address Correction Requested

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THE

CRieR
"0 Crier of Good News... shout with the voice of a trumpet blast... your God is coming."
Isaiah

"IS MY QUESTION REALLY WORTHWHILE ASKING?"

Personal Inquiry
She sat there quietly at first a young
woman whom I had never seen before. We

had ali returned from an encouraging evan

gelistic service and were sitting in the living
room of the minister's home enjoying a late
supper of those ever-present cucumbers and
cold cuts. There were about ten of us hud

dled around the abundant table. The Rostvit

Twins and I had been invited to come to this

more followed and time seemingly flew by.

We left feeling that we could have sat for a
much longer time and conversed with this
young inquirer. She came from a nonChristian home and had met the preacher of
the local church at work. Noticing something
different about this individual, she began ask
ing questions about him and his life. He
shared the Gospel with her and told her of

home for a time of Christian fellowship and

how it helped him and his family in daily liv

ing. This was the beginning of her search for

discussion.

God.

During a slight pause in our conversation

the minister turned to the young lady and
asked her to express those questions that

We Visit Schools

she had on her mind.

"Weil, I kind of feel that my questions are

rather simple and I don't know whether it's
worthwhile even asking them," she sheepish
ly commented.
"You know, Larysa," the pastor gently ad
monished, "no question is too simple to ask.
Go ahead. I'm sure our guests will be really
pleased to hear your questions and respond

This was just but one short, yet extremely

significant moment In my ministry together
with the Rostvit Twins, Janice and Faye, from
Colorado Springs, Colorado, during our three
weeks of ministry in Russia, Ukraine and
Belarus. The Rostvits display an unique form
of ministry through their fine musical talents

to them."

"Well, okay. You know, I hear all this talk

of our need to repent and believe. I think I've
done that but inside... well, somehow It

seems that nothing has really happened.

How can I get faith and feel it inside me?"
Each one of us responded to her sincere
inquiry in our own way. I stressed the nature
of faith, that it is another way of saying: "God,
I rest my case fully on your Word, I put my
trust in you."
But that was only her first question. Many
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I
Sharing Christian Literature
with Hospital Staff

JULY-AUGUST ;qq3

NO. 4

and their ability to sing songs in the language

of the people they happen to be visiting. Yes,
they sang in Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian. You should have seen the faces of

those that heard their own Christian songs

being sung by a set of American twins. Some

smiled, others shed tears as they listened.
Everyone listened with fullest attention to the
Rostvits' renditions of Christian songs from
other nations.

This proved to be extremely useful for

getting into schools and one military hospital.
Because Janice and Faye present an inter
national program, school principals and
teachers invited us to visit them and present

our program of Christian testimony. This hap

pened to us in Moscow, a small city and vil
lage near Moscow, on a dairy collective farm
near Podolsk (south of Moscow) and Kovel,
Ukraine.

I will briefly describe our visit of the school

that serves the children on the dairy collec
tive farm. We were given two one-hour ses
sions with the children, first the younger set,
then the older. Janice and Faye sang and

G. Repetski and Rostvit Twins

with Army Commander

briefly prior to our program.

"You know, they used to tell us that we
should be atheists,"

he blurted out at one

point of our discussion, "but now they say

religion is needed. Time will tell where it will
lead us all."
The officer then took us to their small
auditorium and introduced us to the soldiers

described how the Lord led them into Chris

and hospital staff. We presented almost a

2-hour program and at the end I gave a short
Gospel message. I spoke of God's love to us
through the sending of his Son to die for our

tian work; I translated for them and also testi

salvation. The local Christian brother who

fied of the Lord's reality in daily living. For the

first 15 minutes during our first session chil
dren brought flowers to us after every song.
Soon we filled the front edge of the platform
with flowers. No Bible-believing church exists
in that village and we trust the Lord will use

arranged the meeting offered New Testa

these sessions with the students and teach

ing staff to lead at least some of them to an

ardent search for the Lord.

Kovel, Ukraine, proved to be another

place of exceptional opportunity for Christian
witness in two technical schools and a mili

tary hospital. The school principals and

teachers in both schools proved to be most
appreciative of our coming. They set up
times with the high school kids to listen to our
presentation. It was amazing to see young
people of that age listening to the proclama
tion of the Gospel through song and the spo
ken word with fullest attention. At the hospital
the commanding officer also accepted us
with unusual warmth. We spoke with him

ments and other Christian literature to those

present. They all took something with great

pleasure.
Ministry in South-Westem Belarus
We spent our final week in the Brest
Oblast (region) of Belarus. As guests of the
churches in this area we were called upon to
assist them in evangelistic outreaches in two
cities: Beroza and Pruzhany. In both of these
small cities there are Bible-believing church
es but they are small. The local halls (Hous
es of Culture, as they term them there) be
came our places of meeting. The services
were announced in the local press. We had
about 400 attend in Beroza and about 85 in

Pruzhany. In Beroza three walked forward in

dicating their desire to follow Christ. I was
especially moved by two young men who
prayed for the Lord to be merciful to them,
grant them forgiveness and give them

strength to follow Christ. They are now in the

hands of local believers for discipleship.
One special service was the dedication of
a new church building that took place on
June 6 in the city of Kobryn. For those of you
who might know the history of this church, let
me remind you that it was started some 60
years ago by Brother Jaroshevich who left
America for Poland (this part was under
Poland at that time) having studied at
Johnson Bible College. Now the congrega
tion celebrated the completion of a new edi
fice. The building is beautiful, with seating
capacity of around 1500. It was packed to
capacity. I heard figures of 4-5 thousand

being in attendance. f\yiany church leaders

came from far and near to participate in the
church's official opening and dedication.
What a blessing it was for the Rostvits and
me to be present and participate in a small
way.

Our Belarusian Program

One item that I particularly wanted to dis

cuss and did was the matter of our Bela

rusian program going over the Belarusian

Radio Network. Since August of last year we
have been sending the program to f\/linsk. It
has been broadcast on a weekly basis over
the network throughout the republic. The pro
gram is part of a 1-hour long program enti
tled For Believers and Non-believers. At the

moment it is a very popular broadcast. It

goes out from 1-2 o'clock every Saturday
afternoon. The present director of the pro
gram used to be a strong critic of Christians
in the past but now defends them. While he
himself is not what one might call a Biblebelieving believer, he understands that the
message of the Bible must be shared with

At the end of our messages we are

allowed to give a local address to which lis
teners can write. And write they do. I had
some 150 letters awaiting me in Minsk when
I arrived May 4. I spent much of the first
week personally answering some of the let
ters and sending out Christian literature to
those requesting it. 1 must say that from the
stated figure perhaps 10 came from
Christians. The rest came from non-believers

wishing to receive material that will help them

find God. We are working in cooperation with
local believers who first answer the letters
and send them on to us at a later date for our

perusal.

I believe this is a significant ministry to a

people who hunger for spiritual food. One lis
tener wrote: "I have been listening to your
radio talks over Belarusian Radio for a long
time and with great pleasure during the pro

gram For Believers and Non-Believers. Your

words go deep into our souls and help us
heal the empty suffering hearts and souls of
our people that have endured so much in the
past."
I wish to thank those of you who remem
bered me and the Rostvits in your prayers. It
was an intense time of service, as usual, but

with a sense of God's presence and his ef

fective ministry through us to a needy people.
We continue to covet your prayers on our
behalf, on behalf of the ministry that the Lord
has laid on our hearts.

Pray that those who heard the Gospel will

seek the Lord further until they find him. Pray
for the Christians there, that they will conduct

have our own 15-minute broadcast over the

a convincing witness so that many more will

hear and respond. Already many have come
to know Christ as personal Saviour and Lord.
But many more need to hear and be chal
lenged to commit their lives to God. Please
continue to uphold us by your financial sup
port that makes our multifaceted ministry
possible. We thank you from the bottom of

same network of stations. Please pray with

our hearts.

Belarusians at this time. Thus, he continues

to offer us radio time (for a cost, of course)

during which we can preach the Gospel
freely in the Belarusian language. We agreed
to continue this ministry with him, although
we are seeking ways in which can eventually

us for this.

George Repetski

RE-ISSUE OF NEW LIFE IN CHRIST

With many people writing to our Belarusian

program in Minsk, it has become increasingly
evident that we must again reprint George
Repetski's Belarusian book New Life in
Christ. At the moment we are sending our lis

LIVING MEMODIALS

"Pw

teners tracts in Belarusian and other avail

In memory of: John K. Huk, Sr.

Given by: William & Barbara Kowal

able Christian literature in the Russian lan

Dora Tederoff

guage. but a book on the basics of Chris

tianity and Christian living is needed in Bela

Frieda Rossol

rusian. This is the case for two reasons.

First, there are virtually no Bible helps in Be

larusian. Second, the Parliament of Belarus

has voted to make Belarusian the only offi

cial language of the republic.
It is true that at the present time most peo
ple in Belarus use the Russian language as
their main language of communication. This
is a result of the fact that throughout the So
viet period the Belarusians have been the
most russified of all peoples of the former
Soviet Union. But now that is changing. We
will see the results of this in upcoming gener
ations of Belarusians. Most significantly, kin
dergartens and the beginning classes in the
school system of Belarus are again being
taught in Belarusian.
This all means that we must be preparing
the ground for future generations of Belaru
sians, i. e. we must provide solid Bible helps
for the people in Belarus in their native lan
guage now. Thus, we feel that the time has
come to once again reprint New Life in
Christ. Two other missions have indicated a

desire to assist us in the publication of this

book. For this we are truly thankful. But
Gf^RM must also play its role and provide at
least $2,000 for the project to be completed.
We turn to you, our faithful supporters, with
the request that you assist us in raising these
funds for the book. It will guide its readers to
New Testament Christianity and you could
be a part of it. Please send in your contribu
tion to GMfl/W with a notation that it is to be

used in the Literature Fund. We will keep you

informed on how the fund is doing.

In memory of: Mary Huk

Given by: Frieda Rossol

In memory of: Benjamin Bajenski

Given by: Boyd & Julia Lammiman
George & Lucille Repetski
Diane & Erin Beettam

Rene & Sheila Wengard

In memory of: Sam Nayduk

Andy Kudrick
Given by: Mary Prociuk
In memory of: Fred Posnikoff
Olga Forsiuk
Tina & Joe Forsiuk
Tom Shawlinski

Given by: The Posnikoff Family

GMRM MISSIONARIES

Vera Bajenski
George Bajenski
Paul Diatel
George Repetski
Jacob Repetski

Office Assistant
Polish Ministry
Ukrainian Ministry
Russ/Belarusian Ministry
Belarusian Ministry

Our Mailing Address Is:

Global Missionary Radio Ministries

Box 122, Station A

Etobicoke (Toronto), Ontario

Canada M9C 4V2

Tel: (416) 564-3578 Fax:(416)564-6732

Box 104, Geneva, Ohio 44041

Address Correction Requested

Published 6 times a year
Printed in Canada

THE

CC(R
"O Crier of Good News... shout with the voice of a trumpet blast... your God is coming."
Isaiah

THE INDESTRUCTIBLE CHURCH

Throughout most of 1993, our

getting ready for His glorious appearing!

GMRM missionaries were working in

Then we could be thankful for what He is

A the prime fields of our involvement in

doing before our very eyes!

Until recently there were unions and

Central and Eastern Europe. Paul

' TjjT' Diatel was in the Ukraine, George

III Repetski was in Belarus and Russia,
and most recently George and Vera
Bajenski returned from extended mission
efforts in Poland, Russia and Belarus.

Through our involvements many lasting con

tributions tor the Kingdom of God have been
made in the work of the local Church in each

one of these now free and independent coun

tries. Also, many valuable observations have
been made. We will be sharing some of them
with you throughout these newsletters.
However, we observed that the one that
dominates all others which, I believe, to be
the most important is that the Church of our

Lord Jesus Christ Is triumphant! In all of

these countries where just recently commu
nism was ruling, the Church is on the rise.
Yes, satan is very effectively trying to buy
some work with his western and eastern

investments, spreading every conceivable

philosophy and man-made belief system, try
ing to indoctrinate and divide the Body. Yet,
the true and living Church remains towering

strong church organizations overseeing

church work in every one of these places.
Even now there are still unions but they hold
a far less important position. Autonomous
and non-denominational churches preaching
Christ are on the rise. In the city of Moscow
there are now over 200 churches. Minsk, the
capital of Belarus, has several new churches.
Warsaw, Poland, has more than 10 of such
new churches. This is a very positive and
encouraging sign especially considering that
most of these people are young, and often
without any church background. However,
they need to be taught and discipled.
For years GMRM has been preaching
the Gospel over shortwave radio, leading
many to salvation. Now we continue this
important ministry through local radio stations
since we know the language and culture of
these people, joining local Christians in nur
turing those in the faith who are saved, thus
building a stronger Church in the East.
There is no time and not enough space
in this letter to describe our recent involve

over denominational and secular trends of

ments in Poland, Russia and Belarus, but

these days. If we could only see the

Church as God sees It from above, without
political, geographical, cultural or denomina

possibly a few pictures on pages 2 and 3 will

help us to see some opportunities and In
volvements of our ministry the Church tri
umphant!

tional limitations, as a beautiful bride of Christ

VOLUME 16

SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1^ ^

NO. 5

GMRM SUMMER '93 MINISTRY IN POLAND,

JeffPonke from Toronto, Canada, before

the church in Belsk Podl. speaking of
affect of Benjamin Bajenski's death on

96 chiidren from Beiarus attending youth

camp at Ostruda, Poland

his decision to foiiow Christ

George B. with Adventures

in Missions team

George B. with children from Belarus at

Ostruda camp

Ministering with Janice and Faye

Rostvit in a women's prison

At the pulpit in Warsaw Church - Lukasz

Bajenski and his father, Andrew

BELARUS AND RUSSIA

Vera B. with relative, Tanya K. who

recently accepted the Lord

in Minsf< church

George B. speaking and singing

in Warsaw Church

George B. talking about heaven with

100-year old Babcia Olszewska of
the Ostruda Christian Nursing Home

Vera B. with two cousins, Peter and

Andrew from Belarus, who need our
prayers to become believers

August 21 - Extended Bajenski family

reunion - 120 in attendance. Another

opportunity for testifying about the Lord

With John Jackson after evening session

of Bible prophecy conference conducted

by David Reagan In St. Petersburg

LIVING MEMODIALS

In memory of Benjamin Bajenski

Given by: Dana Portante
Steven & Kathy f^osser
Pilathea Class

Rudy & Evelyn Penner

Beaverton Chrisitan Church

First Christian Church of

ROOF FOR THE CHURCH IN PLOTSK
One of the seven new churches that has

been recently started by the Warsaw congre

gation meets in a private home in the city of
Plotsk which is some 50 miles from Warsaw.

Jacek K. and Ted D., dedicated young Chris

tians, are leading this congregation in weekly
worship and Bible study. There are about 20
regular members. They request our prayers
that they might better understand Scripture.
They are in urgent need of covering their
building with a new roof before the coming of
winter. This will require approximately $6,000
to complete the work. We heartily recom
mend this church. We will be glad to forward
any special contribution for this church in

Springfield, Ohio
In memory of Mr. & Mrs. Kowal
Given by: Rudy & Evelyn Penner
In memory of Nick Yacknowec
Given by: John & Helen Martin

In memory of Anthony & Mary Omelon

Given by: Sandy Omelon
In memory of Paul Brucki
Given by: John & l-lelen Martin
In memory of Henry Tvelt
Given by: Kindergarten Class,
Rochester, Minnesota

Plotsk. If anyone of you are motivated to

contribute to this specific need, then please
send your contribution to GMRM with desig
nation "for church roof.'

GMRM MISSIONARIES

Vera Bajenski
George Bajenski
Paul Diatei

George Repetski
Jacob Repetski

Office Assistant

Polish Ministry
Ukrainian Ministry
Russ/Beiarusian Ministry
Belarusian Ministry

Our Mailing Address is:

Global Missionary Radio Ministries

Box 122, Station A

Etobicoke (Toronto). Ontario

Canada M9C4V2

Tel: (905) 564-3578 Fax: (905) 564-6732

Box 104, Geneva, Ohio 44041

Address Correction Requested

Published 6 times a year
Printed in Canada

"O Crier of Good News... shout with the voice of a trumpet blast... your God is coming."
'

Isaiah

WAITING FOR THE PROMISE

When God speaks, the future becomes

as the present and the past has new mean
ing. For, with the Lord, a day is like a thou
sand years. We read in 2nd Peter that "a
thousand years are like a day." No wonder,
then, that hundreds of years before it all hap
pened the prophet Isaiah stated: "For unto us
a Child is born, and unto us a Son is given"
(Is. 9:6 LB).
We know that this great promise came to
pass as we read in the Gospel accounts.
" 'Mary, you have found favor with God, you
will be with child and give birth to a son and
you are to give Him the name: Jesus
...because He willsave His people from their
sins' ...and she gave birth to her firstborn, a
son."

But a little later in the Gospels we hear

the sure words of Jesus: " 'It is finished!"

With that He bowed His head and gave up

His Spirit" {John 19:30). Thus, the promise
once given was fulfilled. Now, let us read a
little further from Isaiah's prophecy, verse 6
that tells us: "And the government shall be
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upon His shoulder,".an6 verse 7: "...His ever

expanding peaceful government will never
end. He will rule with perfect fairness and jus
tice from the throne of His father David. He

will bring justice and peace to all the nations

of the world" (LB). Yes, this promise, also,
will soon be fulfilled, for the Scripture contin
ues to say: "Do not throw away your confi
dence, when you have done the will of God.
You willreceive what he has promised. For in
just a very little while He, who is coming, will
come and willnot delay" {Hebr. 10:35 NIV).
This promise is also confirmed by Jesus,
not from the cross, as at that first time that

He spoke concerning our salvation, but, as

He was standing beside an old and faithful
servant, John, comforting him on the island
of Patmos. He said: "Yes, lam comingsoonl"
May His words bring peace and comfort
to every one of us who are diligently prepar
ing now to remember His first coming.
Merry Christmas and Maranatha to all
of us!

NOVEMBER - DECEMBER /^^3

NO. 6

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
RUSSIAN BRETHREN

Left to right: George BaJenskI, Paul NIkO'

ra, Alexander Karakouts, George Repetski
For the past while we have been seeking
someone who could devote even more time

to ministry in the Russian language. Last

year during one of our trips to Belarus we
met a Russian brother, Aleksei, who, togeth
er with other brethren in Moscow, is involved
in a Christian Russian radio ministry through
out the CIS. Following this initial encounter
we continued to learn further about them; we

sent some of our Russian messages on tape

to them. Finally, last summer we were able to
meet Alexander Karakouts and Paul Nikora
in Moscow. We worked with these brothers in

evangelistic outreach in Moscow, St. Peters

burg and surrounding areas. By being with
them we found that they reach out to the
Russian-speaking peoples for Christ, as we
do, through the means of radio and personal
evangelism. GMRM has committed itself to
work in partnership with these brothers.
We invited them to visit numerous

churches and Christians throughout the USA

and Canada with us during the month of
October. This proved to be a time well spent
with them. Now we would like to introduce

you to Alexander and Paul through the fol

lowing interview:
Alexander, could you give us an overview
of your work.

"I am the director of The Christian

Performing Arts Union. This is a missionary

organization that conducts an evangelistic
outreach throughout Russia. It is made up of
accomplished singers and musicians. We
have two groups: a choir and a small orches
tra of folk instruments. We use these groups
in all kinds of evangelistic meetings."
Before talking about your work with these
musicians, tell us about your radio min
istry.
"We prepare Christian programs that go
over one of the most popular radio stations in
Russia called Beacon. We work together with
workers of this radio station in their centre

called Ostankino. Our program is a mixture of

music, singing and a sermon. The signal of
Beacon radio station goes out in the air
waves all over the former Soviet Union over

local stations, on shortwave and, also,

through a cable system to every household,

to hospitals and prisons. This cable system
for radio programs has come to us from the
soviet period when the Communist Party
used it as a tool for propaganda. Now the
Gospel is being heard over such a system.
The mail response is really terrific. They tell
us how much they appreciate the program
and how they are finding the Lord. It's won
derful."
You mentioned Ostankino. I remember

hearing about that radio facility being

involved in the recent troubles that took

place in Moscow. Wasn't it attacked by

people supporting the Russian Parliament
that was recently disbanded by force?
"Precisely. 1 don't know what I'll go back
to when I return to Moscow. In fact, prior to
my departure for Canada 1 finished up some
programming ahead of time. On October 3, I
worked for a few hours in Ostankino during
the morning before leaving to get on the flight
for Toronto. If I would have stayed there just
a few more hours, I probably would not have
been able to leave the place. Supporters of

the Russian Parliament stormed the facility

and held it for several hours before being
forced out by troops. Apparently no small
number of people lost their lives and scores
were injured in the battles."
Now, that was a close call! I'm glad you
got out In time and were able to visit us.
Let's Just briefly return to the question of
evangelism. How do you conduct evange
listic outreach?
"In recent times we have worked with

various groups and evangelists from the

West. We set up series of evangelistic nightly
meetings for them in different parts of
Moscow and Russia. The usual format is that

we rent a public auditorium in a given area of

the city, advertise the upcoming evangelistic
meetings in that area. Usually the first night
few local people are in attendance. One of
our musical groups presents a concert of
Christian music and songs. Christian poetry
is read and then the visiting speaker preach
es with translation. Bibles and Christian liter

ature is handed out. We tell the folks who

have come to invite their friends. Every

evening more and more come out."
Have you liad any lasting results? If so,
what kind?

"Through this method we have participat

ed in starting some 20 new churches in
Moscow alone. In fact, my coworker, Paul,
can tell you a little about the congregation
that we ourselves started and are now
involved in."

Paul, tell us about this congregation.

"Our church is called the Olympic
Christian Church. It started just over a year
and a half ago. We held a series of four con
secutive Sunday evangelistic meetings in an
auditorium in the Olympic Village area of
Moscow. At the conclusion of the series, we
invited those who had come to start attending
regular Sunday church meetings in the
school building of the Olympic Village. I
served as a pastor in the Ukraine prior to my

coming to Moscow to work with Alexander. I

thought at that time that I won't return to a
pastoral ministry but be Involved only In
evangelistic outreach. However, the Lord had
other plans. I now serve as their pastor."
Can you tell us a little bit about the people
of this church?

"Our people who have come to Christ are

a 100% newly converted. They have not had
any church background. They are profession
al people and, for Russian standards, are
quite well off in most cases. We've had two
baptismal services. During the first service 4
were baptized. During the second one more
were baptized about 20.1 should add that
we have to explain the most basic Christian
doctrines in a simple and understandable
way. These people don't have any back
ground in Christian things. These are not
your typical traditional type of Russian believ
ers. Actually, It's a pleasure working with
them. They have little knowledge of the
Scriptures but much love for the Lord. That's
different from some more traditionally-minded
Russian believers who seemingly know a lot
but sometimes show little love. There is

something refreshing about these new

believers. Please pray for us and our congre
gation."
Paul and Alexander, we wish you the
Lord's blessings in your work of evange
lism and in your radio ministry. We look
forward to a continued partnership with
you In preaching Christ to the Russian
people.
"Thank you for inviting us and for your
willingness to work with us. We also thank all
of your supporters for

their part in this coop

erative effort. God

bless you all."

jiv,; L

BRETHREN PRAY FOR US

LIVING MEMODIAL(S

While in St. Petersburg last September

Vera and I met Svetlana Prokhanoff. She is

the last surviving relative (granddaughter) of

ivan Stepanovich Prokhanoff (1869-1933), a
leader of Evangelical Christians in Russia.
This family is well known to all of us at

In memory of Benjamin Bajenski

Given by: James & Carolyn Hensley
First Christian Church,

Springfield, OH

In memory of Tom Shawlinski

Walter & Edward Shawlinski

GMRM. It was a very moving experience for

Olga Forsiuk

us to hear the announcement after our

preaching in the church that she was in

attendance and that she requested prayer.
Following the service we talked and prayed
with her. She passed on to us some pictures
and more information about her family's his
tory. We mention this to you so that you,
also, can be in prayer for her. Pray that the
Lord will give her what she needs the most
that the messages her grandfather

Joe & Tina Forsiuk

Given: by Lydia Shawlinski

In memory of Ruth Eroncig
Given by: Martin & Lois Derlak

In memory of Nick Yacknowec

Given by: Wiili & Olga Emter
George & Vera Bajenski
In memory of John K. Huk, Sr.
John Naydiuk
Eunice Physk

Given by: Lucas & Sadie Naydiuk

NOTICE

Please take note that any gifts for which

you require a 1993 tax receipt have to be
mailed by December 31, 1993. Any dona
tions with a January 1994 postmark must,
by law, receive a 1994 tax receipt. To
avoid disappointment please ensure your
gift is in the mail before the end of De
cember, 1993.
GMRM MISSIONARIES

Vera Bajenski (left) with

Svetlana Prokhanoff (right)
preached and the songs that he wrote
(including "How Great Thou Art" in Russian)
would bring peace and stability in her physi
cal and spiritual life.
By coincidence it is interesting to note that
College Press has recently reprinted the
very Interesting autobiography of I. S.

Vera Bajenski
George Bajenski
Paul Diatel

George Repetski
Jacob Repetski

Office Assistant

Polish Ministry
Ukrainian Ministry
Russ/Belarusian Ministry
Belarusian Ministry

Our Mailing Address is:

Global Missionary Radio Ministries
4141 Dixie Road, Box 20

Prokhanoff entitled In the Cauldron of

Mississauga, Ontario

Russia. This book is available from College

Press in Joplin,

Canada

Missouri.

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