5 million «Christ is the answer» newspapers: God changes people's lives
For four and a half years, the «Christ is the answer» church in Rivne publishes a newspaper with the same name. The circulation is 100 thousand copies, the frequency of publication is every two months. For holiday issues, the circulation increases to 120,000 copies. The newspaper is read not only by believers from Ukrainian churches, but also by Russian-speaking christians in Spain, Italy, and the United States.
The ministers of the «Christ is the answer» church believe that we should use every time and every opportunity to preach the Gospel. Print media is one of the ways to spread the Word of God, especially relevant in the conditions of quarantine, when people’s live communication with each other is restricted, and mass meetings and other events are banned. The newspaper helps to tell people about the saving essence of the Gospel, about the resurrection of Jesus Christ, His love for people and the gift of salvation that people receive through faith in Him.
Ministers of the church use different ways to distribute the «Christ is the answer» newspaper:
– they distribute newspapers from tents set up on the streets of the city;
– they are sent by mail to people who are in prison;
– they are brought to families in need of financial support as part of food packages;
– they put them in mailboxes;
– they are distributed to patients during the visits to the hospitals.
Since the foundation of the «Christ is the answer» church in Rivne, about 800 thousand newspapers have been distributed, in total more than five million copies have been issued. Along with newspapers, readers receive other literature: christian calendars, booklets, brochures.
The aim of christian media is to make people understand that peace and well – being depend on the state of their hearts before God, not only in their families, but also in the country and in the world. Also, readers of the «Christ is the answer» newspaper will learn that the Lord does not want anyone to die. He expects everyone to come to repentance and find salvation in eternity.
Church officials testifies that God has already touched many people through the newspapers. The church receives a lot of phone calls from those who need to consult the pastor, want to come to the service, to understand the Word of God. There were cases when people who wanted to commit suicide, after reading the«Christ is the answer» newspaper and talking with church consultants, repented and came to God. Many readers, having learned from christian literature about the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, wanted to leave their sinful way of life: they received help from the ministers and were sent to rehabilitation centers.
«Christ is the answer» church cooperates with more than a hundred churches in Ukraine. Many missionaries and evangelists help to spread the «Christ is the answer» newspaper in every corner of Ukraine and other countries of the world, proclaiming the Good news. Thank God for this opportunity!
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