FEBC Russian MinistriesPrayer Focus

September 2019

SUNDAY – 1Please pray for Olga from Bryansk, who has been listening to our broadcasts for eight months. During this period, she began attending church regularly. Olga noted that it was important for her to understand that the main thing in Christianity is salvation, the redemption offered by Jesus Christ. Pray that our listeners hear and understand this message.

MONDAY – 2Please pray for Pavel. He listens to FEBC in Eastern Ukraine, which is occupied by the rebels. “Your programs give me strength,” said Pavel. Pray that many listeners will be encouraged by FEBC’s broadcasts that cover the entire Eastern Ukraine.

TUESDAY – 3Olesya, who is 45 years old, took in an orphaned teenager, but after two months she realized that she was not coping and was considering returning the child to the orphanage. She began to look into this and came across Tatyana’s program about adoption. These programs meant the world to her and helped her understand what to do to improve the situation. Thanks to this help, Olesya decided to leave the child in her family! Please pray for listeners like Olesya who are making the bold decision to adopt and foster children in need.

WEDNESDAY – 4Please pray for FEBC-Russia’s co-worker Ludmila Akhterova, who is facing a serious illness. Pray that God would bless her in every way.

THURSDAY - 5Please pray for the social orphans and needy children who spent several weeks in our Christian camps in Russia and Ukraine, where we shared the message of the Gospel and FEBC radio broadcasts with them. Several teens have already begun attending local churches. Many are listening to FEBC on a regular basis.

FRIDAY – 6Listener Elena from Ukraine wrote about the difficult situation in her marriage: her husband cheated on her, they had financial difficulties, and he had a problem with alcohol. They were on the verge of divorce. After listening to FEBC’s programs and contacting the broadcasters, she began to pray to Jesus about herself and her husband, and she began attending a nearby evangelical church. After much prayer, she is finally seeing changes in her family! Please support listeners like Elena who need God to heal their marriages and families.

SATURDAY – 7Listener Victor from Ostrog wrote: “My life is terrible. I’m 46 years old, not married. My mother and grandmother were psychics. They practiced at Easter. Nobody loved me, and I do not know how to love. Once, a voice said to me: ‘You have no God. Go and kill yourself.’” Alexander, our follow-up counselor, talked to him. In the end, Victor agreed to talk with believers in his area. Alexander contacted a church minister in Victor’s city and introduced them. Victor and this minister agreed to attend the church together. Please pray that Victor stays in contact with believers and continues attending church, and that he experiences the power and love of God.

SUNDAY – 8Yuri from Tver wrote in to the morning show: “You led me to believe in God. I think He has begun to help me. You were the first person who suggested that I start reading the Bible.” Please pray for listeners who are taking their first steps toward the love of Jesus Christ.

MONDAY – 9At first Andriy only listened to FEBC’s Family and Marriage program. He was going through a very difficult period in his life: he was divorced from his wife, was addicted to gaming machines and had a lot of debt. As he listened to the program, life became easier. One broadcaster began talking with him, and introduced him to the follow up counselors. He is now reading the Bible and said that FEBC radio, and especially the program he heard first, “was the most important thing that happened to him over the past year.” Please pray for Andriy and others who need the freedom and hope that only Jesus provides.

TUESDAY – 10Larisa Petrovna phoned in and talked the program hosts about the pain in her soul: her son died because of cancer. Natalia, the counselor, phoned the listener after the broadcast. It turned out that she had a disability and had never been in evangelical church before. Today she says that she loves listening to the radio, and thanks to the program, she started reading the Bible. Now she is regularly encouraged by Natalya’s calls. Please pray for women like Larisa for whom these broadcasts are the only exposure they have to the love of Christ.

WEDNESDAY – 11Guests of one of our programs, missionaries Karen and Shawn, shared the Gospel and invited listeners to an upcoming evangelistic event. The next day they travelled to a remote village two hours away to go door-to-door, handing out food and sharing the Gospel.

At the very first house they visited, the woman who answered the door said, “you sound like the two guys I heard on the radio yesterday.” She had been listening to their program! “God must be trying to get my attention,” she said, and she gave her life to Jesus that day. Please pray that God brings revival to the hearts of our listeners.

THURSDAY – 12Please pray for FEBC listeners in Moldova, where we began broadcasting this spring. Pray that many lives will be transformed, and many listeners will be connected to local churches.

FRIDAY – 13Please pray for Eugene, an FEBC broadcaster in Ukraine who is serving soldiers and their families. Eugene travels a lot, visiting many people in despair. Pray for his safety, for the people he ministers to, and for his family.

SATURDAY – 14Please pray for FEBC-Ukraine’s lead broadcasters: Maxim, Sergey, Igor, and Olesya. Pray that many lives will be transformed through the ministry of these programmers.

SUNDAY – 15Pavel won a small gift while listening to an FEBC broadcast. He came to the studio to pick it up, and while he was there, broadcasters spoke with him about God. After this, one broadcaster invited him to meet with friends from her church. He has continued talking with believers and asks a lot of questions about Jesus Christ. Please pray that Pavel begins attending an evangelical church regularly.

MONDAY – 16Please pray for Dr. Victor Akhterov, director of FEBC’s ministry in Russia and Ukraine. Please pray for wisdom and health, and for his family.

TUESDAY – 17Please pray for Anastasia, an FEBC listener in Kiev. She’s asking for God’s guidance for her life. Pray for millions of Ukrainian young people like Anastasia who are looking for spiritual answers in a country that is going through a difficult time.

WEDNESDAY – 18Andrew was in the hospital after having been resuscitated. He was feeling very unwell, and had an issue with his lungs. He wrote in during a broadcast that he was listening to the program from the hospital, and Inna and Igor prayed for him. He wrote back that he felt the presence of God. This was his first time experiencing anything like this, he had never even been in a church before. Please pray for Andrew’s recovery and that the Lord reaches out to him during this time.

THURSDAY – 19Please pray for the children who listen to FEBC throughout Russia and Ukraine. Also, please pray for a new media project for Russian Children being prepared in St. Petersburg.

FRIDAY – 20Olga’s father is an alcoholic. She asked that the host of one of our programs visit her father and tell him about God and about the deliverance he can find in Christ. Please pray that God will open her father’s heart to hear the truth.

SATURDAY – 21Please pray for Vladimir and Elena, FEBC volunteer broadcasters who serve Ukrainian orphans and promote adoption and foster care. After an intense summer, both are going through health challenges.

SUNDAY – 22Vladislav offered to help find a church for anyone who it was interested. A listener named Christina responded to the offer and Vladislav connected her with the pastor of a local church. Please pray that Christine and her husband begin to attend the church regularly and that God continues to draw people into churches.

MONDAY – 23Please pray for FEBC’s radio ministry in Christian drug rehab centers throughout Russia. Many recovering drug addicts are listening to FEBC radio there; for many it is life-saving.

TUESDAY – 24In a short period of time, the team in Ukraine has opened seven FM-stations with God's help. Please pray that the team’s influence in the FM-range expands and that many listeners will be inspired to follow Jesus as a result. Please also pray for these stations to continue to grow in maturity and become fully rooted in their cities, with Christ as their Rock.

WEDNESDAY – 25Please pray for the follow-up workers in Ukraine who are always available to communicate with listeners. The team receives questions and testimonies from listeners through various channels in Ukraine: through the website, the app, phone calls, social media and even the broadcasters’ own personal social media accounts. These follow-up workers can communicate directly with listeners and invite them to local evangelical churches.

THURSDAY – 26One of the Ukrainian broadcasters, Inna, whose programs generate a lot of response from listeners, is starting a new program. It is a breakfast show that will be hosted in a cafe, so that the team can be even closer to the audience. Please pray for Inna and for this new project to reach even more listeners.

FRIDAY – 27Please pray for FEBC-Russia’s leading broadcasters: Oleg, Evgeny, and Alexey. Pray for God’s protection on them, and please pray that the Holy Spirit will continue to draw people to God through their broadcasts.

SATURDAY – 28 Please pray for the FEBC station in Odessa. Odessa is the third-largest city in Ukraine, built on the shore of the Black sea. Pray for FEBC’s leader Vitaly who is organizing guests and volunteers in Odessa. Pray that many people in Odessa will come to know Jesus as their Savior and Lord.

SUNDAY – 29Please pray for the Kiev Media Evangelism Center in the capital of Ukraine - Kiev, which is strategically important for the spreading of the message of the love of Jesus Christ through media. We are in the final stretch of the fundraising for this much-needed facility.

MONDAY – 30There are four studios in different cities in Ukraine and two in Russia. Please pray for the Ukrainian and Russian staff: for even more mutual understanding in each of the teams, for the professional growth of everyone, and for the dedication to our common cause.

Thank you for praying!