We all want to live in a civilized society.  We expect that the government will provide us with appropriate physical conditions.  We are upset by the mess that is being made in our country.  How many times have I heard unflattering exclamations about the government while standing in line or riding the bus.  I am a Ukrainian and still don't have a lot of life experience.  But my twenty plus years are more than sufficient time to have observed one national trait of our people.  We talk a lot, but don't do much!

During recent decades the relationship between man and nature has taken on a more dramatic character. Our beautiful planet, our only home, has been literally choking on the garbage that people leave behind.
 
In order to understand the causes behind the clogging of the planet, the SMS club held a meeting on May 31 in the Christian Ministry Center. This meeting took the form of a workshop. Each participant received a simple linen bag and had the opportunity to personally decorate it with special paints and stencils. The participants took the decorated bags with them as a reminder of the meeting. As a result there are now a number of bags in use in our city with the slogan "Plastic? No thanks!" This phrase was also the slogan of the activity, and promotes the idea of using bags made of environmentally friendly material, instead of plastic.

Children love holidays. Holidays last much longer for children than for adults. With age people are quickly absorbed by the bustle of everyday work; they begin holiday preparations long in advance, and end up too tired to enjoy the celebration. For children, in contrast to adults, a holiday can be arranged at any time. All you have to do is say "Guys, let's have a holiday!" - and the immediate answer will be: "All right!" And  children don't need much to have a celebration. Boys and girls are simply waiting for an adult to come along and pay attention to them. If the children know that we care about them, that we love them and are willing to spend time with them - that's already a holiday.

Finally, the moment came when our “small families” (home groups) became one big family. The Evening of Small Groups is what we called the meeting. This was the opportunity for each small group to introduce itself and share with the rest of the participants.

Why did we have this event?

One of the consequences of the fall of the Tower of Babel is that Poltavans need to work hard to comprehend the internationally recognized language of international communication. Knowledge of English in modern society is more a necessity than a hobby. If you can speak English, then you can share the feelings of billions of people, you have access to a wealth of information, you can enter a new culture. There is no need to belabor the advantages of fluency in another language; they are obvious and undeniable. But how to learn it?

Our church is now five years old. Whether that is old or young is up to you to decide! We don't want to boast, because we honestly believe that we have no more than what God provided and blessed us with during this time. Every person who turned to him, every moment of worship in His presence, every moment of joy in fellowship and serving one another we owe to Him, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We thank God for support and guidance during difficult times, for mercy and forgiveness of our imperfections, for his correction, and for fun in the midst of hardship. May the next five years of our time on this earth, by God' will, be used for the expansion of His kingdom in the city of Poltava, and for blessing in the heart of every member of Salvation Church.

Шлюб – болюча тема! Майже на кожному кроці безліч розлучень, розбитих сердець, байдужість у відносинах між чоловіком і дружиною. Через зради, пияцтво, бійки в сім’ях страждають діти. Що робити? Чи можна якимсь чином зарадити в цій ситуації?
Кожній, навіть смій прекрасній родині (чоловіку і дружині), потрібний Божий план подолання ізольованості один від одного для створення єдності. Розуміючи це, нещодавно в місті Полтава була проведена конференція для сімейних пар «Незабутній час удвох».
Дата проведення цього заходу була досить символічною, а саме день жіночності і краси – 8 Березня. Сподіваємося, що у багатьох представниць чарівної половини нашої планети, що провели святковий вечір разом з нами, залишаться незабутні і приємні враження, хоч в центрі уваги були не лише вони.

During the socialist regime Christians had no access to higher education. We can't even imagine how many "bright Christian minds" were prevented from realizing their potential to benefit society. For all those years, church members were not able to present biblical values to those being educated under the reign of communism. The social disintegration which we are reaping now is the fruit of the godless rule of our predecessors. The modern generation of young Christians have access to those areas of public and political life that were previously open only to members of the Communist Party.

 

I was born into a non-Christian family. No one ever told me anything about God. When things were going well I never thought about him. Only in moments of pain and fear would I pray, saying: "O Lord, help me!". I was raised by my mother and stepfather. My stepfather was often drunk and abusive toward her. They argued constantly and I was almost always on edge. I didn’t like the relationships in our family, and I tried to make things better all the time. For my part I tried to be a good son, but everything remained the same.

Winter weather has never hindered the emergence of warm and sincere love in human hearts. The problem is that societal trends and shifting public opinion have had a negative impact on the development of this beautiful feeling for many years.  We have these attitudes imposed on us from childhood onward. Historically, the majority opinion is the norm. While in past years women were forbidden to be alone and unsupervised with unmarried men, today's youth see no problem with such a situation.