Eurasia
Sofia, Age 14, Entrusts Her Life to God
Sofia entrusted her life to God despite her young age. Even by the photo you can tell that this story would be about baptism of a young girl. And this is true, because Sofia is only 14 years old. At her baptism there were more than 30 people! The first time she came to church was at the age of five with her mom and older brother. Her family was surrounded by many disciples who would visit them and spend time together at their home. Their most frequent guests were Sasha, Julia and Vitalii.
God Knows How to Wait – One More Baptism in Ufa
We are always publishing stories of baptisms from all over the world with great joy. This time the story is from Ufa. This is what Denis' friends are saying: "Meet Denis, today he got baptized. Congratulations to him!"
"I Need to be Born Again": Ruslan’s Baptism in Ekaterinburg
On October 8, 2015, (exactly one month before his baptism), I messaged Ruslan on one of the social media networks to see how he was doing. He replied "everything is ok, but not yet 'excellent.'" I asked him what was missing for things not to be "excellent"? And Ruslan replied, "I need to die and be reborn and be ready to sacrifice for the eternal life in Christ."
The Patience of the Lord - Our Chance for Salvation
At the end of July, Galina was admitted to the hospital for a planned surgery. It was mid-summer, a time leading up to the gathering of the harvest and the birth of her third grandchild. At 54 years old, Galina and her entire family had hopes that after the operation, she would be able to recover quickly and return to her everyday life - taking care of the household, helping her children and looking after her grandchildren. However during the surgery, the doctor discovered that the pain and discomfort bothering Galina was not inflammation as diagnosed previously, but the final stage of cancer that had spread to her abdominal organs. Galina went through a major operation, after which she entered the intensive care unit with disappointing forecasts from the doctors...
Russian ICOC Facebook Page Hits 12,600 Likes
We are glad to share our good news with you! My name is Igor and I am a coordinator of an information project called “Good News from ICOC." About a year ago we began to dream of multiplying our Facebook audience to reach more Russian speakers.
ICOC Leaders Send Love to Russian Disciples
At the 2500 International Leadership Conference in Singapore, God gathered over 2500 leaders from the International Churches of Christ to focus on the theme BUILD! One of the attendees, Igor Petrov, editor for icocnews.ru and the YouTube channel icocrussia made a video of various leaders sending their love to the Russian disciples. Enjoy and share.
News from Russia: Conversion, Outreach to Orphans, Chance for Africa
The Ekaterinburg, Russia Church of Christ shares three great stories with us below. Read the stories directly from ICOCnews.ru, using the translation tool in the left column to read these articles in any language, or read summaries below:
Family Prayers Answered in Moscow
Brothers and sisters! I want to share with you the joy. This week in our family of believers were added to the number of 2 people. My mom and daughter were baptized.3 days ago, I shared about my mother, and her path to God. And now we entered the waters of baptism with my adult daughter.
Russian Church Translates Videos for Members
The Saint Petersburg church has overdubbed videos for the Russian churches. The transcripts were written in Russian by Alexander and Anna Solovyev and were narrated by Denis Nemchenko, St.Petersburg.
First Eurasian Children's Ministry Conference --"With Faith for the Future"
The disciples from all over Eurasia gather in Kiev to participate in their first children's ministry conference called "With Faith for the Future."