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Marat’s Story: Hearing God’s Calling Through School Without Walls

By ME Admin | March 7, 2018

“I first heard about God through my uncle when I was ten,” shares Marat, a School Without Walls student who also studies engineering at a local university in Vladikavkaz, Russia. “He was in a coma for 40 days after being in a car accident that killed four of his friends. During this time his church…

Elderly Ukrainian man with Scripture and a wheelchair

A New Family for Alexey

By ME Admin | March 7, 2018

Alexey is 90 years old and lives in Kiev, Ukraine. After serving as a lieutenant in WWII, he worked several other jobs. When he finally retired, he was in very poor health. Alexey’s health has continued to decline in recent years, and his limited use of his legs makes it impossible for him to leave the…

Next Generation professional leaders in Central Asia

Shaping the Culture: Christian Professionals in Kyrgyzstan

By ME Admin | March 7, 2018

 “When I first started working, I had to choose whether to be an accountant or a teacher, and I chose to be a teacher because I wanted to impact young people’s lives,” shares Nargiza (name changed), a math teacher from Kyrgyzstan who attended Mission Eurasia’s Next Generation Professional Leaders Initiative (NGPLI) Forum in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan…

Young girl from eastern Ukraine holding Scripture

God’s Word in the War Zone: Yevgenia’s Story

By ME Admin | March 7, 2018

  Last summer, our School Without Walls (SWW) students hosted a youth Bible camp in the front-line cities of Andreyevka and Avdeyevka, Ukraine–in partnership with a local Mennonite church. Yevgenia, a 16-year-old girl from Andreyevka, was just one of the many young people who participated in this camp and had a life-changing experience with Jesus.…

Young man at a summer Bible camp in Moldova

Yura’s Story

By ME Admin | March 7, 2018

Our School Without Walls (SWW) students in Moldova met Yura three years ago when he was 12 years old. They met Yura through his sister Inna who had been attending church for a while and had made a decision to follow Christ. She then started inviting Yura to children’s events at church. Yura was always…

School Without Walls leader in Russia

Zulfiya’s Story: Rescued from Drug Addiction

By ME Admin | March 7, 2018

Zulfiya is one of our current School Without Walls students in Perm, Russia. Today she is thriving, growing in her faith, running a business, and leading an NGO that cares for homeless people in her community. But before her miraculous transformation, drug addiction stole 18 years of her life. She shared her story with us…

Young man at a summer Bible camp

Artem’s Story: Ministry Inspiration from School Without Walls

By ME Admin | March 7, 2018

Artem is a current School Without Walls (SWW) student in Russia. He shared with us about his calling to do ministry and how the SWW training program and the examples of his SWW peers are encouraging him and pushing him forward in his service to the Lord: “I’m 21 years old, and I live in…

Summer Bible camp in Russia's North Caucasus

Vlad’s Story: A Life Changed at Bible Camp

By ME Admin | March 7, 2018

Vlad is a 14-year-old boy from Russia who was born into a military family that has lived in many different places, including the United Arab Emirates, Greece, and Turkey. Sadly, his father died from a heart attack at the age of 39, so his mother is raising Vlad and his younger brother, Ruslan, on her…

Persecuted Christian from Central Asia

Faith Under Fire: Turkmenistan’s Courageous Believers

By ME Admin | March 5, 2018

Rahim (name changed for safety) is the pastor of an underground church in Turkmenistan that some of our School Without Walls (SWW) students attend and partner with to spread the gospel throughout their country despite increasing persecution of Christians. Rahim has a miraculous faith journey that began in the days of the Soviet Union: Rahim…

School Without Walls retreat in Kazakhstan

Sharing the Gospel with Muslim Neighbors

By ME Admin | March 1, 2018

Mara (name changed) grew up in a Muslim family in Azerbaijan, but was introduced to Jesus when she fell in love with a Christian man! After graduating from School Without Walls (SWW), she and her husband now host a SWW group in their home and mentor young Christian leaders, while sharing the gospel with their…