When we arrived Pastor Dima shared situation that has been burdening him.
This map shows the Ryazan region and its 25 districts. Currently there are 14 churches in 9 of the districts. 16 districts have no church at all. In total over 1.1 million people live here! There are 14 churches for 1.1 million people! This is enemy territory, a very dark region.
Everywhere we went we saw hopelessness and despair. As kids grow up they get to a certain point as teenagers when they realize they don't have much hope for the future and they get hardened.
Pastor Dima and his fellow pastors want to establish 16 more churches- one for every district in the Ryazan region. Pray that God would bring it about. And pray that God would expand their vision, not just to adding 16 more churches but to multiplying 100's and 100's more churches to really reach this area. It will take a new approach and a new kind of church, one that doesn't require buildings and paid pastors! Pray God would show the way.
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