the4points or 4 challenges of Christianity to the modern world

That is the theme of our student ministry in the new semester. We use the strategy - 4 points (the strategy originally came from UK). 

These 4 characters explain the essence of the Gospel - the love of God, man's sin, Christ's sacrifice and personal choice.We started this strategy with distribution of the rubber bracelets to students of Odessa, in the largest colleges. 

Giving out the bracelet we also advertised our events - Quest, Paintball, English club, where students could come and take a closer look at our movement. At these events we talked about our Christian movement, and offered the students an opportunity to have an interesting picture-test with us (basically 4 questions where you need to choose the images for the answer).

Photo-test

At the end of that test we share the Gospel using these four characters (heart, X, cross and question mark). During the first month about 50 students met with one of our staff or a volunteer personally and heard the Gospel. Once we share the Gospel we offer the students to go through three lessons with us that would help them understand Christianity more. (Examples of topics: "Who Jesus Christ really was", "Can we trust the Bible," "How can faith affect my life today," etc.) At this point many students have agreed to go through these lessons with us. Praise the Lord! 

I want to tell you a little more about the English club that we had for one week. There was a family of Americans who came and led the classes with students every night. We read the stories of the prodigal son, how Jesus fed 5,000 people, Jim and Donna have shared their testimonies. After just one week some visible changes were already seen in the guys. One guy, Nick, said that he began to read the Bible after the clubs. 

Oksana with Jim and Donna

Oksana is a deep thinker and she wants to learn more about God. Her friends try to dissuade her to come to us but she decided that “dealing with truth" is more important. 

Ira and I

I had a special time of communication with Ira. I shared the Gospel was Ira and she said that God was knocking at her heart right now with a special force. She understands that she has been trying to fill the thirst in her soul with wrong things and she wants to change her life. Please pray for her that God would be the water of life and salvation for her. 

Pray for our ministry in October: 

1 For our meetings where we share the Gospel with new students. 

2 For those students who have heard the gospel and are going through the lessons about Christianity with us. May it helps them come to faith. 

3 For Oksana and Ira to come to know the Lord.