Russia (MNN) ― In post-Communist Russia, young people are plagued with an influx of Western vices that are uncensored and readily available to young people who have little or no moral guidance. Book of Hope's Irina Litvinova says, "The reality is that the young people have really different values now."
Litvinova says because of the changes, they're taking a different approach to outreach this year. "We want to decrease a little the number of books distributed, but we do want to increase the quality and effectiveness of our distribution."
The Book of Hope is the Gospel-text harmonized, translated, and published into different languages and distributed with government permission in public and private schools.
Revamping a ministry approach takes time and requires careful prayer and strategizing. "That's why we're going into this deep research project. We want to really measure how effective we are and what we can do to reach this new generation."
Book of Hope has launched a massive research project called the "Spiritual State of the World's Children." It's the second year of a three-year project that studies the next generation in the ministry's first 15 outreach fields.
The data generated can be shared with other ministries for even greater impact. Findings will position the Book of Hope and The GodMan film to make the greatest possible impact.
Pray that Book of Hope would expand its reach to every child and youth throughout Russia. Pray, too, that the Russian churches would have a renewed passion to reach the lost children and youth of Russia. Click here if you are interested in Book of Hope's Russia team.
