Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry. Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him” (Hebrews 10:35–38).

“There is a great work to be done in the earth, and the Lord Jesus has taken men into copartnership with Himself, in order that heavenly agencies may cooperate with human agencies. Christ was in travail of soul for the redemption of the world, and those who are laborers together with God are representatives of Christ to our world and will have compassion for the lost and will travail in soul for the redemption of men. Unless the church awakes and attends to her post of duty, God will charge the loss of souls to her account. I have a deep interest that the work of God shall advance.”1

What do we see today? The earth cannot bear the people’s iniquity anymore. In politics we see only land redistribution. The developments in the economic and religious movements impel us to serious meditation and action as we prepare for the final events. Only because of the work that is being done in heaven in our behalf, as described in Revelation 7:1–3, that we have been able to hold this delegation session once more in Romania.

The Eurasian Region is very vast and is composed of many countries of different nationalities, different political systems, different religions known worldwide as well as locally. We find them all here! The climate is mostly rigorous and cold.

The East-European Union embraces the countries of Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Latvia, and Belarus.

The life of the church and its ministry cannot be divided. That is the reason why in Ukraine we conduct—for the insiders as well as for the outsiders of the church—seminars on medical, welfare, youth, and children’s programs. We organize outside libraries in crowded places. We have spiritual meetings and delegation sessions in the fields and unions regularly. We have baptisms and new people are brought into the church. Besides that, we prepare the workers for ordination and ordain them for the ministry. There are other ministries that we are doing in the church as well. We are living and working among the people of this world, and their interests are changing—they are more interested in the things of the world. There are also difficulties and controversies, for sure.

In Ukraine we organized a missionary school with the participation of brethren from the General Conference. As a result 85% of the former students are actively engaged in the work in several countries.

Russia is a huge country where we have a lot of work to do, but we have limited religious freedom there. The influence of the Orthodox Church is growing stronger, yet notwithstanding the difficulties, the work of our church is developing with God’s help. We organize missionary programs in different places, youth and children’s programs, and we conduct baptisms. Gospel workers from other countries are been sent to this field to help in the ministry.

In the near future we plan to organize the Russian Union, and this is only the beginning of the work that is to be carrying forward according to Christ’s commission.

In Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Islam dominates and it is especially fanatical and political in Uzbekistan. There is religious intolerance, and they are introducing stricter laws against Christianity. Many people have had to move to other countries. But the work is still going on as we organize different programs and conduct individualized work with the local people.

The work slowly moves forward in Belarus also. We are preparing workers who will move to this country to activate the missionary work. There we have different opposing forces, but we have possibilities to work there.

We can say that there is religious freedom in the Baltic countries, and we can work there notwithstanding other forms of difficulties that exist in the area. Because of the financial crisis, people are moving to different countries to find work, and this migration causes us to lose contact with the people. We have members and interested people there, and we need more workers that know their localized languages.

Moldova is a very small country, and it is very God-fearing. The Moldovan Union consists of three fields. We have had spiritual meetings and delegation sessions there. They are organizing various spiritual meetings, missionary programs, seminars, youth and children programs, weddings, baptisms, and ordinations. They are also building new churches.

There is also some work being done in Turkey, where we have church members. We have had good results despite the difficulties, hindrances, and controversies. Many members are moving to other countries.

Poland is a Catholic country. The Reform Movement is registered there. We organize different meetings in this country and conduct missionary work with the help of the young people. In February 2010 we had a medical-missionary outreach there. The headquarters of the Field is in Katowice.

In Czech Republic the people are very indifferent—religiously speaking. They are not interested in spiritual things, even though in name only they are Lutherans, Hussites, and Catholics. Our church is organized there as a missionary field, and we have an ordained minister working there. We pay much attention to the missionary work in this country as the people are not acquainted with the Reform Movement. We are planning to buy a property for a place of worship. In March 2010 we held a medical-missionary outreach in Liberets. Many people were interested in the teachings of our church, and new interests have developed.

There is need of a worker for Slovakia. Here the people are more receptive and are seeking for the truth.

There are members in Israel. Due to the country’s constant political and religious conflicts, there are difficulties for our people. They move to different areas, and we lose contact with them. But there are opportunities to work there.

My wish and prayer is that there should be no new teachings or new ideas in the doctrinal questions in the Reform Movement as we are not to be exposed to the influences of the world—and especially to the influences of other churches. In our life and in the service we are to follow the heavenly example: “And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it. . . . And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount” (Exodus 25:8, 9, 40). Then we’ll have success and the Lord’s blessings! “Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts” (Zechariah 4:6).

May the Lord bless you abundantly!