Evangelistic children's ministry is not limited just to a fun week at summer camp. The children's ministry team took a break after camp, but now they are back to the challenging task of sharing the Gospel with children. This time the event was on the last Saturday in August, just before the long-awaited (or maybe long-dreaded) start of school on September 1.

Everyone remembers hearing as a child about how easy it is to break one stick, and how hard it is to break a whole bundle. Members of Salvation Church had a chance to see a demonstration of this when they held a Fun Fair for children from Podol and Levada on the grounds of the Christian Ministry Center at the end of August. We were really convinced that it's easier to work together, aware that you are not alone and you can always rely on a your coworkers.

It has been six months since Lily Gontsa was released from women's prison 65, which is located in the Poltava region. Since then her life has seen many changes. The church that her husband attended received Lily with love, but also with great caution. But what else could be expected after two prison terms?

Have you ever given someone important news? Have you ever been the actual message? Last week nearly 100 young people from different parts of the Poltava region had the chance to be Christ's letter to the world. "You are the message of Christ " - that was the motto for the 4th Poltava Christian Youth Festival, which was held from August 5th to the 10th in the picturesque setting of the village of Chutovo.

By the great mercy of God I have one of the most exciting ministries - corresponding with women in Women's Prison 65, which is located in Naderzhinschina, in the Poltava region. There are many facets to prison ministry, but letters are where people really bare their souls. Every year I exchange more than 40 letters with women prisoners. I would like to share some of the stories of my pen friends with you.

The village Zavorsklo in the Poltava region hosted a wonderful children's camp with our American friends: the Rowland family and Mike Ray's team.

The program was interesting and varied: Bible stories, sports, contests, races, team competitions, skits, songs with motions, crafts, gifts - all lovingly arranged by our friends and a friendly team of qualified translators.

There probably isn't a woman anywhere who doesn't want to take a break, at least for a little while, and do what she wants instead of what she needs to do. A woman is usually called to raise children, clean, cook, iron and perform a lot of different duties. Even when she does everything joyfully, there is still a natural desire to stop and rest.

No one who goes to our church can imagine summer without evangelistic camps: children's, youth, family and women's. But in fact the word "camp" doesn't mean rest and relaxation for everyone; the organizers of these events are not on vacation, they are answering the call for conscientious hard work in God's fields of harvest.

Summer is in full swing, it's time to relax and travel. You can travel on the sea, to the mountains, and, of course, to camp. And that's exactly what we will share in this article: a children's camp that was held in the village of Minovka from July the 8th to the 12th. The village was like any other, going about its quiet business, and suddenly it was full of the noise, running and laughter of 47 children. Through games and Bible activities the children's camp ministry team told the children about sin, God's love, and His wonderful plan of salvation. Surprisingly, some of the parents also started actively helping in conducting the camp. They showed love and concern for all of the children, not just their own.

Salvation Church of Poltava, as part of its development of foreign missions, sent a team of 9 to Georgia from June 29 to July 5 to assist at a youth camp. The camp was held in the village of Ureki (30 minutes drive from the city of Batumi) in a recreation center (which was still under construction) owned by the Georgian Baptist Fellowship. The camp was attended by 30 Georgian young people, most of whom were non-believers, or more precisely - had not accepted Christ as their personal Savior.