Patty and Billy Arnold spent the day Friday in Moscow and had a very long visit with Ed Tarlton, a good friend, but also the coordinator and director of Russian ministry for the International Mission Board. We spent almost 4 hours with him discussing Bryansk and ministry there. But he gave us some insights on ministry in the rest of Russia as well. There are about 120 major cities in this vast country that have almost no strong Christian witness. It also gets so complicated because of the size of this whole country. Here is a quote from Ed about one of these areas:
From Ed:
Sakha (Yakutia) Republic - Region
Population 950,000. Comprising half of the Far Eastern Federal District, it
is the largest subnational governing body by area in the world at
1,198,200 square miles, slightly smaller than India. If Sakha Republic were
an independent country, it would be the eighth largest in the world.
Yakutia's remoteness made it a place of exile for both Czarist and Communist
governments of Russia. Yakutia mainly consists of ethnic Yakuts, who are
reviving ancient shamanism, and Russians who are orthodox.
Pray for laborers to go to this vast land so that many will have the
opportunity to receive the saving love of God in Christ.
From Billy and Patty: our work is focused on the Bryansk region, but our prayer is that we will see missionaries come from Bryansk and move into areas all over Russia and beyond. Pray for the History Maker camp that starts wednesday.
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