Valery Beza, has been a missionary with Slavic Missionary Service for eight years. He is the pastor of the Evangelical Baptist Church of Slonim, Belarus.

Under his leadership, the church was finally able to be registered as a religious institution. With his vocational skills, Valery has been able to renovate the inside of the House of Prayer with the assistance of some of the members. Irina, his wife, plays the piano and assists in the music ministry of the church.

Building relationships in a small town can be difficult at times, but Valery and his wife have been conducting various activities to share the Gospel to the community. During the week, a special Bible study is conducted in the evening especially designed for the new believers of the church. Children's activities have also been held to introduce families to the ministry of Sunday school.

During the year, Valery works with the pastoral superintendent of the Grodno region to organize various type of evangelistic outreaches for adults, youth and children. He has been involved recently in organizing and conducting Bible camps, conferences and street evangelism for young people in the Grodno region of Belarus. Last summer, Valery participated as a counselor and teacher in a camping program for 88 young people. Almost half of the participants did not have any knowledge of God. It was the first time that many of the campers heard the story of salvation from the Holy Scriptures.

Valery and Irina have two sons. They are Egor and Marat.