This report comes from our friends at East European Missions Network.Pastor Don Richman, who recently returned from Eastern Europe, reported that the Sanctity of Life ministry has been catching momentum. Through the several conferences held in Russia and Latvia this past October, many hearts were reached with the Gospel’s message of truth, grace and forgiveness.
Every fall for the last three years, EEMN and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia (ELCIR) plans a major pro-life seminar held at a local Lutheran parish. The timing for these seminars corresponds to the yearly visit of Pastor Don Richman, one of the founding board members of Lutherans For Life and their foreign liaison, who is the key speaker.
This year, the open seminar was held at Resurrection Lutheran in Pushkin. The first Spiritual Care Training Seminar, intended to focus on practical ministry training for postabortion counseling, was held at the ELCIR Seminary, located near St. Petersburg. Participants from each of Ingria’s six districts (St. Petersburg, West Ingermanland, Karelia, Volga, Ural and Siberia), attended the three day training seminar. Pastor Don Richman, Pastor Leif Camp, and Carolyn Rice led the seminars and practical experience sessions for counseling. Additionally, conferences were held in Riga, Latvia near the end of October.
Pastor Richman also reported with thanksgiving that several pastors and many attendees were reached with the important messages that were shared.
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