The Sports Conference in Kulebovka
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This week in the town of Kulebovka, just outside of the city of Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian believers are participating in a sports training seminar. A volunteer group from Pineal Baptist Church in Brandon, Mississippi, has come this week to lead the seminar. God has given the church in Kulebovka a vision to use the land beside their church to develop a sports field to reach children and youth. This type of ministry is relatively new in Ukraine. Some churches are beginning to develop, or have a desire to develop, sports as a way to reach young people.
A volunteer group from Pinelake church in Brandon, MS, has come to introduce sports ministry as a way to reach children and youth. Myrna Gregory, a representative of "Upwards Basketball" ministry, is the primary leader for the week, along with others from her church who have come along in the group. She is pictured here on this page leading Ukrainians in training. Their leader, Ken Robinson, is making his 17th trip to Ukraine this week with this group. We thank God for the groups like this one who come to partner with us to train Ukrainians in various ways of sharing the Gospel.
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The photo also shows that much work has already been done to develop a sports field. A playground for children has already been developed, where children come each day to play near the church. A basketball court is being developed as well, with the first goal being mounted just this week, and a volleyball court stands next to it. Beside the basketball court will be a soccer field where many games are to be played in the future, and many relationships developed with a goal to lead others to Christ.
Pray that this sports ministry will not only be developed in the town of Kulebovka, but that this particular place would be able to be used as a model to present to many other churches in this part of Ukraine, that they might also take this vision and use it to reach young people in their communities.
