Conference in Rovaniemi

That was the first event for men in Northern Finland for many years. It was initiated and organized by the Pentecostal Church of Rovaniemi, YWAM Rovaniemi and Lutheran Church of Rovaniemi. I was invited as one of the speakers. All the meetings were held in Lutheran...

A Brief History

My ministry started with a series of failures of pastors in Murmansk Region. None of them had real friends or mentors. They didn’t have any men who they could share their lives with. Their successes, fears, temptations, sins, failures, struggles. The were...

Small Groups for Men

I love retreats, I love hiking, backpacking and fishing trips with the men. They help us grow in unity and trust, and of course they are a lot of fun! But they will be nothing good without small groups which meet on the regular basis. A small men’s group is a place...

Humbled

The following blog entry, by Brian Schroller, was prompted by a meeting Yura Belonozhkin had with some men when he was recently in the States. I think you’ll appreciate the message: “What we find in our heroes and martyrs is a living witness to the fact that the...

Preparing the Way in Norway

I just returned from my trip to Norway. It went not exactly as I planned, but it was fruitful and interesting. First, we went to Vestre Jacobselv, to the Lutheran camp. The guys there happened to be very friendly and interested in this event. The site is just perfect....