"Why do you have to go to church?" ... That was the topic of the latest ON AIR. The young people got together for this on April 8, 2014. We were able to reflect on what the church is and why we should attend. Those two questions were the topic of our discussion. Furthermore, the participants were able to get answers to a series of other questions, specifically:

I'm in love!
Often we hear that being in love is one of the greatest feelings, though everyone is not ready for it. Sometimes these words sound like a condemnation. From childhood we have been told that we shouldn't fall in love, since no one has ever found a cure for love. That's why the SMS Club team decided to look at the topic of love as something you need to be saved from.

Sunday evening, March 23, turned out wonderfully for a team of guys from Salvation Church. At 4:30 a team of seven drove to the village of Chutovo for a ping-pong tournament. The goal of the tournament was to get better acquainted with the local youth and building friendships. Friendship is a good basis for sharing the Gospel with the people around us. The venue for the tournament was the Evangelical Christian Church of Chutovo, where Vyacheslav Klimov is the pastor.

Dear Brothers and Sisters, may the peace of God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ be multiplied to you!

We are turning to you in this time that is difficult for all of us. We as Christians have been witnesses to and participants in important changes in the spiritual and social life of our country. Today Ukraine is going through a difficult phase in its development. This process is accompanied by many crises and changes in the life of our country.

 

The SMS Club continues its intensive work with the youth of Poltava. The purpose of the club is to change the world, and as globel as that may sound, the world around us has indeed changed a little. So, for your consideration we present another project that we call "ON AIR".

 

What can we do when we are troubled? Who can we go to, to pour out our hearts? The Lord is the only one who is ready to accept everyone; He Alone can take away our pain!

"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” (Jesus Christ, from the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 11)

 

"...if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land" 2nd Chronicles 7:14

 

For the last several years from December to February we have had the habit of conducting Christmas gatherings for children. This year was no exception. All this time I was praying that the Lord would open doors to the places where we could boldly proclaim the Gospel of Salvation. The Lord heard our prayers and opened dozens of doors: schools, hospitals, sanitoriums, hommes for disabled children, orphanages for the deaf and developmentally disabled, tuberculosis clinics, rehabilitation centers for children with infections of the nervous system, a juvenile home and more. Our Christmas celebrations concluded with our time at one of the village schools. In total about 3,000 children of our region heard the true story of Christmas and of our Lord.

At times when basic civil liberties are preserved at the cost of hundreds of lives, not only does the rise of national awareness become clearer, but also the desire for spiritual revival. Calls to "Pray for Ukraine" repeatedly resounded from many areas of the country including ​​our city.