Mongolia: Russian Christians bring God’s love to the steppes

Young Christians from Russia are passionately reaching out to unreached people groups on the steppes of Western Mongolia. Mongolia is one of the world’s least-densely populated countries, with just over three million people. More than half live in the bustling capital city of Ulaanbaatar. The rest of Mongolia, which is roughly three times the size of France, has vast, treeless grasslands, where most people live a nomadic lifestyle raising sheep, goats, cattle, camels and horses. CBN correspondent George Thomas recently joined 46 Christians from neighboring Russia heading to four remote Mongolian provinces where few have heard the message of Christ’s love. Russian pastor and missionary Pavel Barsokov led the mission. “The heart of my Lord Jesus Christ is for the lost and hurting,” he said. “I want to have the same heart.” From his home in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, he regularly takes the difficult two day drive to Western Mongolia.

Each time he comes, he brings with him young Russian Christians trained and equipped to serve as possible missionaries and evangelists. “What I am attempting to do is raise a new generation of Russian believers who will have an understanding of Christ’s love for the world and the role they must play in bringing the good news to the unreached.” One of these young people is Natasha Gorodnuk who wants to serve as a missionary to Nepal. “Every time I think about it, my heart breaks because I know the calling on my life and I know what I’m supposed to do,” she said. For several weeks Natasha and four-dozen other Russians partnered with Mongolian Christians to hold evangelistic camps for young people to see their lives changed. Lives like that of 22-year-old Buyanaa Davaasambuu. She accepted Christ while attending camp here as a little girl. Davaasambuu graduated from Bible college in May and is preparing to go on the mission field. For others like 16-year-old Mashbat Bassan, a Buddhist, this was the first time learning about Christianity. “Before coming to this camp, I never heard about God,” he said. “I learned in the Bible study today that this God created the heavens and the earth, the animals and creatures of the sea. I never knew.” Shortly after the fall of communism, there were only ten believers in the entire country. Today, 26 years later, some 60,000 believers are spread across this vast nation. Source: Pavel Barsokov, Natasha Gorodnuk, George Thomas # 1050 | September 4, 2017    FREE SUBSCRIPTION: for new Blogs & free offers. GENERAL BLOGS INDEX BLOGS INDEX 1: REVIVALS (BRIEFER THAN REVIVALS INDEX) BLOGS INDEX 2: MISSION (INTERNATIONAL STORIES) BLOGS INDEX 3: DEVOTIONAL (INCLUDING TESTIMONIES) BLOGS INDEX 4: CHAPTERS (BLOGS FROM BOOKS) BLOGS INDEX 5: IMAGES (PHOTOS AND ALBUMS) BACK TO MAIN PAGE