BethEl Russian Messianic Ministries and Congregation

P.O. Box 360165, Cleveland, Ohio 44136, USA.

Igor B. Missionary and Pastor.

Email: pastorigorbethel@yahoo.com

  Dear friend,

Shalom and Warmest greetings to you in Yeshua our Lord and Redeemer. 

I hope this letter will find you well. Thank you very much for all your help by prayer fellowship at the Throne of Grace and financial supporting of our ministry. Your help is greatly valued and is helping because of the Power and efficacy of His Precious Blood! 

In the last month, God blessed us to witness to a couple thousand people. With my friend pastor from evangelical Ukrainian church in Pittsburgh, we had outreach in the city. The evangelism went very well, even though we did not distribute a lot of Bibles. Some people stopped and asked questions. Others told us they do not have Bibles, and they accepted. Some people were very angry that we were telling them about Jesus Christ. We realized that a lot of young American people never read the Bible, so it is very important to pray for the new generation to read and know Christ our Savior. Also, we found that people in Pittsburgh who accepted Bibles were joyful to have one.

 In Minneapolis, MN, we were reaching people downtown. We see a lot of improvements in the city, but there are still a lot of homeless and drug abused souls. We publicly witnessed and offered Bibles. Only a few were distributed. People showed us middle fingers, and they screamed and cursed at us. We continue to pray for them and their souls to be saved.

 In Portland, OR, at the Pioneer’s Square, we also shared the Gospel. The city is still very aggressive and dangerous. We almost always have conflicts there. We were not surprised when one man came screaming at us and was physically aggressive. Praise God nothing bad happened. Both young and older people were accepting Bibles. Portland is still one of the main centers of transgender and homosexual activities.

 In Sacramento, CA, we went to a stadium before a baseball game. It was very hot, but all people who were headed toward the entrance heard the witness about the way of salvation. At the end, I met a Spanish-speaking person who told me he is Jewish. He was surprised to hear from me that Jesus is the Messiah of Israel. At the end, he accepted a New Testament, and he wanted to read it.

 In Toronto, Canada, we shared the Gospel and distributed Bibles. Thousands of people were there at the time of our outreach. The evangelism went very well. We probably distributed probably more than 25 New Testaments. From the beginning, I met a person who told me he is Buddhist, but he was very glad to talk about Jesus and accept NT. A woman from Brazil also accepted NT, and many others accepted scripture and other Christian literature. We had big opposition there, but we remember that our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against evil spirit. Our team in Toronto were joyful to see the fruit of the evangelism and how it is important to share Gospel, pray for people, and give them the Word of God.

In Vancouver, WA, we went to farmer’s market. I met two Jewish people and one accepted NT. We were walking through booths and tried to witness to each person we met. Some people were very angry, but many were open to hearing the Good News, and they thought about their life without Christ. Then we met one Mexican woman who told me she does not have a Bible. She accepted one in Spanish.

Thank you very much, dear brothers and sisters, for all your support, especially your prayers. Rafael my son had a very difficult surgery for Crohn’s disease. Please pray for him and his recovery. He became more ill after his mission trip to Guatemala. My family struggled a lot because of this situation. I also was diagnosed with a heart disease, but praise God I am still able to be in the ministry. If God leads you to start or continue to help us financially, please send your donations to: Bethel Messianic Congregation PO Box 360165, Cleveland OH, 44136. All donations are tax deductible. We need your prayer and financial support to continue. Please continue to pray for Israel and for all people because Jesus is the only way to salvation.

 With love in the Messiah Yeshua,

Bro. Igor