Serving God in All Things
Irina grew up in a Christian community in Russia where she was led to believe that she could serve God only within the church structure. Any career outside the church was considered to be necessary but inferior.
As a believer, Irina sincerely wanted to serve God but didn't know how. She had just graduated from a university with a degree in Liberal Arts. “I felt confused and discouraged,” she told Rev. Sergei Sosedkin at a recent Christian media seminar in Kiev.
Irina told Rev. Sosedkin that as she had been wrestling with what God would have her do, she heard a Back to God Ministries Russian broadcast. “In your message, you encouraged Christians to be God's faithful servants not only within the church but in all life's settings and circumstances,” she said. “It led me to make a decision to try find a job at a media company.”
Irina followed through with this decision and she now works in production at a major television station in Kiev. Irina says, “I am able to bring my Christian faith and values into the programs that I help to produce.”
“In all our media productions, we seek to present a Christian view of life that shows how the Gospel impacts all aspects of life,” notes Rev. Sosedkin. “This approach is not very well known in the traditional Russian religious culture. For many listeners, it is refreshing to hear that, as God's children, we are assured of His daily encouragement in every setting.”
Thanks to your faithful support of the Gospel proclamation in the Russian-speaking world and beyond, Irina’s life was changed. She has found her place serving God through the work He called her to do.
