SGA Encountering Hope

Pastor Igor works to fight poverty that’s both physical and spiritual in the mountainous land of Tajikistan. In this place where opposition to the Gospel is strong, Igor and his church move forward i…

Mikhail only ministered to 16-year-old Roma for a short time. But Mikhail knows his outreach to the troubled orphan was not accidental. Though Roma struggled with addiction, he gave his life to Chris…

During the early days of the Ukraine war, Valentina and her family slept in a cellar on sacks of potatoes to stay warm. Today, they’re one of many Pastor Sergei’s church has helped with food and shel…

Pastor Ivan has seen the highs and lows of ministry in Belarus. When he saw the need out in the field, Ivan started visiting homes with food and the Gospel. He shares the story of one family who had …

Vladimir is a pastor working in Russia’s Volgograd region. Here, he shares how God is taking and remaking lives into “vessels of honor,” as the Apostle Paul wrote. This includes Yuri, a former drug u…

In one chaos-stricken region of Ukraine, SGA-supported churches are providing aid to displaced families and those who have lost everything. Some are hearing the Gospel for the very first time! Listen…

Just as Paul and Silas ministered in Philippi, Khafis and his team stand ready to share the Gospel in a predominantly Islamic country in Central Asia. Hear how they are working diligently to tell peo…

Alexander is ministering to children in Omsk, Russia, whose needs are often overwhelming. Through his compassion, they are connected to both physical and spiritual healing and receive the message of …

Alexei, an SGA-supported missionary, connects with youth through his carpentry club, and takes food to broken families in his community. God uses people like Alexei and his wife, Anya, to minister to…

SGA-supported missionary, Vasily, is following God’s prompting to share the Gospel in the small village of Belarus. Recently he reconnected with a childhood friend to show him the way of salvation th…

Pastor Sergei has labored over a long period of time to those we might call “the least of these.” It’s taken long-suffering faithfulness to sow the seed of the Gospel. He shares the story of Christin…

It’s easy to give up hope when we’re short of money. But that’s when we can become rich in God. Pastor Pavel ministers to the poor who, apart from God, suffer with no hope in this world. Pavel tells …

Facing the possible loss of everything the people hold dear has kindled fear in many during the war in Ukraine. But despite the dangers and risks, a missionary pastor named Yuri presses forward in mi…

In central Russia, Luda ministers to brokenhearted orphan children along with her local church. So many of them have suffered greatly, and Luda wants them all to experience the love of God. Like 12-y…

Children in broken homes are forced to grow up quickly. They step in where parents or guardians are failing and struggle with the consequences of adults’ sinful choices. So when believers like Pastor…

How awesome it is that God uses His redeemed to reach others! After a sinful life led him to prison, Alexei didn’t know he’d one day be a deacon in a church. But God did, and He planted missionary pa…

Thanks to Artyom and his family, orphans and children in foster care in Russia’s Irkutsk region are experiencing the love of Christ. Find out how this dedicated pastor is seeing “much fruit” and reac…

Sergei helplessly watched as his son was taken into the army. The young man wrestled with his conviction about not taking the life of someone else. And through his example of staying true to his cons…

Each of us is quite different, but God can use all of us for His glory! Khakim is a martial-arts instructor and a missionary in Russia. Hear how his non-traditional ministry is reaching children who …

For some, life is difficult beyond compare and all hope seems gone. But even in this, Jesus knows our pain and ministers to the brokenhearted through people like Pastor Sergei in Belarus. Sergei shar…