Click to Login or Sign Up

Baptist Message

"Helping Louisiana Baptists Impact the World For Christ"

Jonah auditions (Cartoon: Beyond the Ark) Deep talk (Cartoon: Preacher’s Kids) Preacher talk (Cartoon: Joe McKeever)
  • John 3:16
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Archive
  • Cartoons
    • Joe McKeever
    • Beyond the Ark
    • Church of the Covered Dish
    • Fletch
    • Preacher’s Kids
  • Contact
  • Louisiana
  • U.S. & Intl
  • Facts & Finds
  • Culture & Society
  • Editorial

There is an openness and a receptiveness in Belarus among the people to accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior and to follow Him in baptism. Louisiana Baptists have been actively engaged in evangelizing Belarus since 2014.

Picture Bible transforms lives in Belarus!

December 11, 2017

By Will Hall, Message Editor

MINSK, Belarus (LBM)—The Good and Evil Illustrated Bible is changing Belarus, according to Andrew Ryzhkov, founder of the Byelorussian Mission in-country ministry.

After the most recent mission trip by Louisiana Baptists to this former republic of the Soviet Union, Ryzhkov shared that this picture Bible continues to have exceptional influence on his countrymen.

“Four out of every 10 people who receive one of these Bibles end up repenting and turning their lives over to Christ!” he told the Baptist Message. Moreover, such evangelistic success comes at a price of only $10 per copy of this Bible version.

Orphans from Belarus, the former republic of the Soviet Union, receive a copy of the Good and Evil Illustrated Bible by Andrew Ryzhkov, founder of the Byelorussian Mission in-country ministry.

The news of the impact of this illustrated Bible comes amid the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Bible being translated into the Belarusian vernacular. Yet, despite this historical milestone, demographic information shows that more than 41 percent of Belarusians identify as agnostics or atheists, and even more are nominal in their religious affiliations.

Louisiana Baptists have been actively engaged in evangelizing Belarus since 2014, helping to establish local churches, complete construction projects and conduct training of pastors and lay people.

Wayne Sheppard, partnership missions director for Louisiana Baptists, said an International Mission Board representative had described “an openness” in Belarus that he witnessed first-hand when he visited the country in 2016.

“There is a great receptivity and a great openness; and we Louisiana Baptists have the special privilege of partnering with Belarus’ pastors to start churches and reach people for the Lord.”

Moreover, he touted the distribution of the Good and Evil Illustrated Bible as one of the most successful evangelism approaches for reaching the Byelorussian people.

Ryzhkov agreed, calling these special copies of God’s Word “an important tool in evangelizing Belarus.”

“You can see how important it is to give them a free copy of their own. They are eager to reach out their arms to get a Bible!”

Donate copies of the Good and Evil Illustrated Bible via ByelorussianMission.org. Learn how to participate in a Belarus mission trip by email to TommyMiddleton@BAGBR.org.

Comments

Editorial

Dodgers’ Kershaw has pitch-perfect response to Pride Night

Clayton Kershaw may not have pitched Friday night, but he still made more headlines than most of his teammates. The Dodgers’ star, who happens to be an outspoken Christian, made a splash at the team’s Pride Night by putting a unique twist on Los Angeles’s gear. It was a simple but powerful statement that June will … Read More

Search

  • Trending
  • Recent
  • Must Read

Recent

Texas flooding death toll rises to 24 as Christian summer camp kids remain missing

Palmettos offers a taste of paradise in Pineville

Speaker Johnson honors third anniversary of lifesaving Dobbs decision

Must Read

President Trump: ‘We love you, God, and we love our great military. Protect them.’

Foundation Executive Director
Jeffrey Steed to retire

Speaker Johnson to Calvary students:

Live to make an ‘impact’

Copyright © 2025 · News Pro Theme 2.1 On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in