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Russian villagers hear gospel for the first time

In parts of Far East Russia there are those who have never heard the name of Jesus.

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Map of Russia showing Buryatia (www.worldatlas.com). Residents of Buryatia in traditional costume. Flag of Okinsky district – see story.

Alexander Balagansky, a missionary sponsored by the Slavic Gospel Association (SGA), in the Buryatia region, is involved in the difficult and sometimes dangerous challenge of reaching them. Villages and communities there are isolated, often cut off and inaccessible due to extreme weather conditions. However, strange as it may seem, the extreme weather can become the missionary’s friend and associate in pioneering gospel ministry!