Village Bible Church || Aurora | Indian Creek | Sugar Grove | IL

Dave Mogle will be serving on a short term missions team in Kyrgyzstan for these next two weeks (10/7-10/18). He will be part of a team of 11 men participating with Kids Around the World, a Christian Organization that ministers to kids and their families by constructing playgrounds, sharing Christ, and training local Christians in the use of resources that teach Bible lessons to children. He will be serving in Kara-Balta, a northern city of approximately 70,000. There is some openness to Christian ministry at this time in Kyrgyzstan, especially in the north, but recent laws have been passed that will restrict religious freedoms in the oncoming months, so this is an opportune time to go. The make up of this country is roughly 75% muslim, 25% russian orthodox and 5% "other" that includes a small, but active evangelical body of believers. "I would appreciate prayers that the fairly large playground being installed by a fairly small team in a short time frame can be completed on schedule; that the training time with the local Christians be received with enthusiasm; that there would be mutual encouragement between the team and the local churches who will be hosting us and working with us on the playground and training; that as a result of the name of Christ being proclaimed that many would believe in and/or recommit their lives to Him." - Dave