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I N T H I S I S S U E

Articles:T H E G R E A T N E E D

S T R I K I N G T H E B A L A N C E

T H E G R E A T T R A N S - S I B E R I A N J O U R N E Y

L E S S O N S F R O M T H E C H U R C H I N R U S S I A

Reports from the Field:C O O R D I N A T O R ' S R E p O R T - R U S S I A

S p R E A D I N G T H E G O S p E L I N S I B E R I A

H O M E L E S S I N S I B E R I A

Missionary Spotlight:B A K H I D K .

7 1 A P R - J U N 2 0 1 2 T H A T G O D S N A M E B E G R E A T A M O N G T H E N AT I O N S

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Newaddress!

The Great Need

The harvest is as plentiful as ever, and the

workers are as few as ever ............... 4

Striking the Balance

Holding a balance between Godssovereignty and our responsibility ..... 6

The Great Trans-Siberian Journe

The missionary exploits of Frederick

William Baedeker through the remote

areas of Siberia .............................. 8

Lessons from the Church in Russia

What can Western Evangelicals learn from

the persecuted church? ................. 16

Looking unto the Harvest

Statistics revealing the great harvest which

remains in Russia ......................... 21

Coordinator's Report - Russia

A report from HeartCry Coordinator

Holden Barry about his recent trip to

Belarus and Siberia ....................... 22

Spreading the Gospel in Siberia

A letter from Pastor Sergey in Irkutsk,

Siberia, telling of the hardships of carrying

the gospel to Siberia ...................... 28

Homeless in Siberia

A special report from HeartCry Missionary

Vladimir Radzihovski in Nizhnevartovsk,

Siberia ............................................. 32

Missionar Spotlight

Bakhid K. is a Kazakh pastor in Northern

Kazakhstan who is seeking to reach the

Muslim Kazakhs............................ 34

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All of us here at HeartCry hope

and pray that this Summer Edition of the

HeartCry magazine nds you growing in

the grace and knowledge of our Lord andSavior Jesus Christ. We pray that the fullness

of Gods salvation might be an ever-growing

reality in you, your family, and your church.

We also pray that your knowledge might

increase, so that you might know the will

of God and live your life in the very center

of it. We have only one life to live for Him.

It is a great privilege and stewardship. Let

us be found faithful.As I write this introduction, the Heart-

Cry ofce looks more like Grand Central

Station than a mission ofce. Holden Barry

has just returned from Siberia, Marc Glass

has just left for an extended trip to the

Middle East, and I am headed to Peru for

one month. With the departure of three

full-time staff workers over the last year, we

nd ourselves short-handed, wearing manydifferent hats and running on full-throttle! It

can be a little exasperating at times, but to

be poured out for the Lords sake and for

the sake of His people is an unrelenting joy.

Please pray that we might be more sensi-

tive to the Lords direction and not waste

a moment on detours.

We praise God that He has just re-

cently provided a man to take over thework in Asia. In a few months, Brother

Aaron Pikkarainen and his soon-to-be wife

Christina will be moving from Minneapolis

to Radford to join the HeartCry staff. This

is a tremendous answer to prayer. In fact,

God has gone beyond all we asked! In an

upcoming edition, we hope to introduce

you to this young couple and to the work

they will be overseeing!We are very excited about this present

edition of the HeartCry magazine because it

focuses on a remote area of the world that

has always been upon our hearts - Siberia.

Over the last few years, HeartCry stafferHolden Barry has carried a greater and

greater burden for Siberia, and when God

began to open the doors, he was more than

willing to run through them. Over the last

year or so, Holden has been making contacts

with men of like faith and practice, and we

are now poised to advance without reserva-

tion with the men that God has brought to

us. We sincerely ask for your prayers on ourbehalf. There is so much to do and so little

time. We must go forth with great zeal, and

also with great discernment.

With the departure of South Ameri-

can Coordinator Brad White, I have once

again taken over the responsibilities for the

Spanish-speaking world. To begin, I will be

traveling to Peru with my family in order

to become reacquainted with the workand the missionaries whom we sponsor.

Needless to say, my entire family is excited

about the trip and the great possibilities of

ministry. Please pray for me and my wife

Charo, who will once again be ministering

at my side and teaching the wives of pastors

and missionaries.

To conclude, I hope that this edition of

the HeartCry magazine will not only blessyou, but also move you to greater devotion

to Christ and His cause!

Your brother,

Paul David Washer

Dear Brothers & Sisters,

HeartCry Magazine is a quarterly magazine ree

o charge to all ho request it. The primary

purpose o our magazine is to share something

o the great ork that Go is oing in the orl

through inigenous missions.

HeartCry is a missionary society ith one great

an overriing passion: that Go's Name be

Great among the Nations (Malachi 1:11) an

that the Lamb receive the ull rear or His

suering (Revelation 7:9-10).

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The sTage is seT for possibly The

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"...The harvest is more plentiful than ever, thedoor of opportunity is open wider than ever,and the workers are as few as ever."

of 7 biLLion PEoPLE > 560 MiLLion (8%) EvAngELicALS

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of 7,000 LAngUAgES > 2,000 (29%) WitHoUt ScRiPtURE!

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