EQUIPPING
On-going projects
Evangelism and church planting
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  Russian Valley Baptist Church
Evangelism and Church Planting has been at the heart of Hope Now since its inception. Many individuals and groups have been equipped to bring people to faith in Christ and to plant new churches. This work is as vital today as it always has been and financial support, coupled with personal encouragement, are still the twin pillars of this ministry, now led by Mrs. Valerie Reddaway.

We urgently need money to plant new congregations, particularly in villages. There are people with the gift of evangelism and pastoral oversight who, with your help, are ready to settle in villages and establish churches. For only 300(GBP) we can make fit for ministry an already purchased property, and settle a pastor who will then preach the gospel and establish a new church. Where there is no property we can buy a house for as little as 6000 USD / 3,300 GBP and convert it into a meetinghouse.

 Other projects
Cherkassy Centre for Biblical Studies   

In 2004, Hope Now established a part-time Bible School, where those who are already serving churches and those who are contemplating pastoral ministry, come for three days a month to receive a basic theological education.

 News, updates
01.09.2010   
Church Planting & Equipping.

hurch life is alive and well in many of the villages around Cherkassy.    Having spent 5 days visiting several villages, progress was evident in many of them.

08.07.2009   
Old preachers never die

On the 5th July Vic Jackopson went to the village of Makiyivka to present Alexander Vyshemirskyy, father of Misha, Hope Now's Ukrainian director, with an award. This was in special recognition of the contribution he has made to the preaching of the gospel for over 62 years.

18.06.2009   
Building a twin

On 29th May a team of six from Martock Christian Fellowship travelled to Chervona Sloboda (Red Village) in order to spend a week helping the local Baptist Church with its ongoing building project.

Hope Now is a UK Registered Charity No 1072038 | In the USA, Hope Now Ministries is a 501(c)(3) organization
PRAYER DIARY
01.09.2010    For Brenda Greenwood, Val Lyman, Arthur Glinn, Phoebe Attrill and Fred and Gery Hendon who are volunteers at this week’s Widows’ and widowers’ camp in Kompas Park.

01.09.2010    For the Spirit of the Lord to use this last day of the widows and widowers’ camp to minister to the many needs of those attending

02.09.2010    For Vic and Sue as they go on holiday for the next three weeks, that they will be rested and refreshed, to face their final month with Hope Now.

03.09.2010    For Trisha Jackopson-Hendy as she goes to the Isle of Wight to enthuse Islanders to attend the Medina Theatre for the Silver Jubilee concert.

04.09.2010    For Peter and Rosemary Pearson and Bernard and Wendy Downton as they fly out to Ukraine to help at next week’s Widows’ and widowers. Camp.

05.09.2010    For churches to advertise the Silver Jubilee concerts to get maximum attendance to say goodbye to Vic and welcome to Jon as the new CEO of Hope Now.

06.09.2010    For Alla Kostyunina, Frank and Lin Collier and the Kompas Park members of staff as they engage in the last camp of the summer season.

07.09.2010    For Jon Budgell and Brenda Greenwood as they prepare to take on the two key positions at the Southampton office on the 1st November.

08.09.2010    For Dr Alexander Doreshenko and his team of health volunteers as they minister the gospel and heal the sick, via the Mobile Medical unit.

09.09.2010    For the young people at Cornah House and Swindon House pre-independence homes, as they settle into their studies.

11.09.2010    The Teachers and students as they commence a new year at the Cherkassy Centre for Biblical Studies. Pray especially for the new post-graduate course.

12.09.2010    For the final arrangements for the Silver Jubilee tour so that tickets get sold and accommodation found for the team.

13.09.2010    For Margaret Ferguson as she guides the young people in Cape Town to secure places at universities or colleges, in preparation for independence.

14.09.2010    For those young people who are still waiting for sponsorships to start studies at university or to stay at our pre-independence homes

15.09.2010    For Dee Ewart in her struggle with cancer and for Peter to be strong as her cares for her.

16.09.2010    The children and young people in our care especially those who find school and discipline irksome.

17.09.2010    For those ex-prisoners who have become pastors and church planters to receive wisdom, insight and knowledge as they lead in their communities.

18.09.2010    For Vladimir Kuzin, Rector of the Cherkassy Centre for Biblical Studies and Valentina Kurat, the Secretary and teaching staff, as they seek to expand the school.

19.09.2010    For Alla Kostyunina as she writes her report and assessment of Kompas Park summer season and plans for the building of the new staff accommodation.

20.09.2010    For the Silver Jubilee fund to be supported so that Alla will be able to start building and complete the final phase of the Kompas Park development.

21.09.2010    For those children, young people and adults who experienced the touch of the Lord at Kompas Park, to be fervent and persevering in the faith.

22.09.2010    For Frank and Lin Collier as they return to Southampton after a busy summer at Kompas Park and make themselves ready for the Silver Jubilee Tour.

23.09.2010    For Vic and Sue as they return home from their holiday and for Vic as he prepares for the Silver Jubilee tour in the UK and later in Ukraine.

24.09.2010    For Anatolii Perepilitsa and Sasha Tarasenko as they preach in the prisons and minister to the ex-prisoner.

25.09.2010    For Misha Vyshemirskyi as he leads the Hope Now staff, that he may be given much wisdom to make good decisions and vision for the future.

26.09.2010    For Vic as he preaches today at Colwell, Isle of Wight and uses the time there to encourage more people to attend the Silver Jubilee concert at the Medina Theatre on the 8th October.

27.09.2010    For Michael Quicke and David Coffey as they prepare to preach and lead at the Silver Jubilee Celebration at Chatsworth Baptist Church, West Norwood on the 2nd October.

28.09.2010    The Board of Directors as they meet this evening and for Vic and Sue for whom this will be the last board meeting. Pray for wisdom and grace in everything.

29.09.2010    For the church planting and twinning programme to be effective and new churches to be found, willing to twin with a church in Ukraine.

30.09.2010    For Bob and Patti McLeod, John Conner and Tim and Myles Thompson as they fly to the UK to participate in the Silver Jubilee tour.