About 20 years ago I flew in to Moscow from Oslo, Norway to visit a Christian Psychologist I had met in California at a conference. The guy who headed a pharmaceutical company owned by my friend was there to meet me in a yellowish Mercedes Benz.
The driver had an Uzzi in the front seat and a Glock on his hip as he took my luggage and placed it neatly into the trunk. He had been a KGB agent under the Communists. That was my introduction to modern Russia after the wall came down.
It wasn't long before my Psychologist friend took me to visit the shops and Psychology Institute where we saw numerous men sprawled unconscious on the snow. It was January. The Psychologist said the subway and public places were filled daily with drunks.
After hearing about the horrible conditions under which the Russians lived when the Socialists reigned I can almost understand why so many men became addicts. Life in a Socialist nation is hell on earth. The dictators promise free food, free medicine, free education, free housing and free sex but the price is a stream of lies and eternal misery!
This is what our teams deal with in Russia
After 20 years we have teams of Christian volunteers who share the good news that Jesus saves from sin and addictions and misery. Thousands are coming to faith in Christ, and many of them enter our discipleship training and learn how to share the gospel and help addicts find freedom. We offer Addiction Recovery for anyone who wants to be free.
All of our materials are designed to equip people to find health and growth and share it with others.
Our Russian teams need your continued support in prayer and financial gifts. Go to the web to make a donation or send a check to
Sweeten Life Systems
PO Box 498455
Cincinnati 45249
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