Report of SMS Missionary Valery Eroshkin
Orel , "Transfiguration" church, Russia — August 2008
My dear brothers and sisters.
On the 23rd of July this year I turned 50, on the 13th of June we had our 26th wedding anniversary, on the 9th of April my daughter Inna will turn 20, on the 6th of April my mother-in-law will turn 90, Anton was born on the first of May 1983, Pavel was born on the 7th of September 1985.
Since 1992 I've been the Pastor of the "Transfiguration" church, Orel, Russia. The church has grown from 12 people to 214 in 2008. Since 1997 I've been the Superintendent in Orel region. Today we have 31 churches and groups with 1150 belivers. We plant new churches, do evangelism.
Our needs are:
1. Purchasing the land for the 3rd Baptist church.
2. Finishing the house for children camps.
3. Start the rehabilitation center for drug and alchohol addicts.