Missions

Fred and Aliw Magbanua
Manila, Philippines

Fred and Aliw Magbanua are the founders of "Christ Jesus our Life" (CJOL) ministry in the Philippines. This church-planting ministry is responsible for planting over 90 churches since 1993. Fred serves as the overseer all of these pastors. These men and their families serve in the most remote and poorest areas of the Philippines. Guidelines currently supports 7 of these pastors.

Florin Enescue
Severin, Romania

Florin and his wife, Claudia are currently involved in numerous areas of ministry in Ukraine.  Florin, a former pastor of Calvary Chapel Church, now travels to different churches as their guest speaker.  He is also a talented musician and leads worship as well.  They are also involved in a Prison Ministry that shares the Gospel to all who come.  This can at times be difficult as they face immense spiritual battles from both the prisoners as well as the workers there.  Florin is also conducting regular Bible Studies in two local villages as well as various evangelistic projects.

Slava and Valeria Grin
Chukotka, Russia

Slava and Valeria minister in a land of extreme weather conditions and great poverty. Slava preaches to the natives in local villages and Valeria uses her skills in arts and crafts to minister to the women and children. Their work can be trying at times due to the customs and cultures of the natives. Many of the locals are illiterate, so they frequently show Christian films to communicate the Gospel.

Valentin and Liuba Nikonenko
Yakutsk, Russia

Valentin is a leader and head of the department of Education at Association of Evangelical Churches of Yakutia. He is responsible for many local churches in the area (currently 23). Despite the harsh weather conditions in these areas, where the temperature can stay at -50 C for weeks, Valentin and his family continue to serve the Lord faithfully.

Dmitry and Gulya Romanov
Kazan, Russia

Dimitry and Gulya are on temporal leave from their ministries in Russia while Dmitry studies at Canadian Theological Seminary. In Russia, the Romanov's have a Christian radio, bookstore & printing ministry and oversee various churches in Kazan and Tatarstan. Diminitry also translates for Guidelines, helping us communicate with our Russian speaking missionaries.

Donetsk Christian University
Donetsk, Ukraine

Dontesk Christian University (www.dcu.donbass.com) is one of the few Christian Universities in all of Eastern Europe. Today hundreds of students from around the world receive training at DCU, meeting in the same buildings once used as a youth communist camp. DCU has trained many of our Guidelines-supported pastors in Russia and Ukraine.

The Good Shepherd Shelter
Makevka, Ukraine

The Good Shepherd Shelter serves as one of the only Christian orphanages in Ukraine. The Shelter houses many children who have been neglected and abandoned with nowhere to turn. They have 3 different types of programs at the Shelter. First, the "Shelter for Minors" takes in children for 3 months and evaluates schooling, social protection adaptation and then finds suitable placement for them within governmental children's institutions. Second, the "Follow Me" program follows up with these children in the state run children's homes with spiritual material and support. The newest ministry is "Our Home". This provides a continuous home for children until they turn 18. This is very often the first place that these children experience love, care and attention.

Children's Cancer Hospital
Kiev, Ukraine

The Children's Cancer Hospital in Kiev treats children who are suffering from leukemia, bone cancer, etc. The incidences of these diseases have increased since the Chernobyl disaster. Guidelines helps this outreach primarily through Valentina, who conducts ministry there every week. She teaches the children, distributes literature, vitamins, fruit and toys to them. She also ministers to the parents who must stay with the children at the hospital in order to provide meals and care. You can imagine the financial pressure this puts on their families at home. One round of chemotherapy costs about $250.

Alexander Moseychuk
Donetsk, Ukraine

Alexander Moseychuk has been serving as Pastor of a "New Life" Church in Donetsk, Ukraine since 2004. The church has an extensive outreach into the community: English classes, discipleship groups, hospice visits, orphan ministry, marriage seminars and even a haircutting ministry.

Barangay Valencia Ministry Center
Herman and Flor Manalo
Manila, Philippines

The ministry center, built through funds raised after the fire destroyed the entire neighborhood, was previously the location of the Manalo's home. The center is used for worship services and Sunday school for kids. Four times a year, it is also used as a community outreach center for Medical and Dental missions.

Oasis of Hope
Kitale, Africa

Millions of children have been orphaned by the terrible plague of HIV-AIDs that has swept Sub-Saharan Africa. Oasis of Hope is a ministry center that provides a refuge for some of these needy children. They are given a meal and schooling. The love of Christ is shared and more importantly shown to these desperate and needy children.