Numbers for Thought

I received an email a couple of days ago from John B., one of the Russia trip coordinators for East-West Ministries. He sent our team a breakdown of all the information gathered during our time there, including how many people heard clear presentations of the Gospel, how many prayed to accept Christ into their lives, and how many received a follow-up visit from a team member.

Since this was my first trip, I really wasn’t sure what to expect as I read through the information. I knew that God had done amazing things through our team, and that we all came back with lots of stories of His provision and goodness during our many divine appointments there.

When I finally got to the section with the statistics, my jaw just dropped.


716 people heard a clear presentation of the Gospel.

54 people invited Christ into their lives.

10 people received a follow-up visit from a team member.

This wasn’t a huge team, we didn’t have a lot of time with those we met, and we had to communicate everything through interpreters, but He used the trip and each one of us for His glory, and for that, I am eternally grateful.