Tatianna woke to the sound of barking dogs and strange, but familiar, tormenting voices. In this frozen isolated corner of Siberia, it is widely thought dogs recognize the presence of evil spirits. For centuries, Tatianna’s people, the Buryates, have been… (more)
Many of you know STL plays a big part in church planting in Russia. The following is a memory I hope will be helpful in assisting your youth group to meet your STL goal. When I was a boy and… (more)
The field is empty, except for a stand of trees, when the old Soviet-style bus grinds to a stop and unloads boys, tents, sleeping bags, backpacks, water tubs, and boxes of food. Leonid Salomatin picks up the ram’s horn and… (more)
It seemed we had jumped off the end of the earth and landed in a WWII death camp without fences. This is the feeling we all had as we advanced the Gospel to one of the most isolated places on… (more)
This is Nadezdha, and she had incurable cancer. The doctors would attempt one more surgery to extend her life just a little bit, but after that, it was “game over.” They had thrown in the towel saying she only… (more)
Oksana lives in her tiny home with her goat…and she couldn’t be happier. Her neighbor, 80-year-old Sasha, will probably get beaten up by his grandchildren and have his pension money stolen. But he, too, is a lot happier than… (more)
Prophesy about the Great Revival in Russia Hudson Taylor, famous British missionary to China and founder of the China Inland Mission, had an amazing vision in 1889 of a great national spiritual awakening in Russia that will touch Europe before… (more)
HIV infection is spreading more rapidly in Eastern Europe & Central Asia than anywhere else in the world. In parts of Russia, the rate of HIV infection has risen by 700 percent since 2006. More than 80 percent of those… (more)
Siberia “Winter Planting” by Tim Shirman Friday morning sunrise It is my third hour outside in ten degree weather and the lens on my camera is starting to freeze. I’m trying to remember why a trip to Siberia in winter… (more)
January 2007 found me in Magadan. This is an area of Russia that is known for the death camps. Up to 9.5 million people were killed during the communist reign in this bloodstained land. The spiritual oppression covers the land… (more)