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50 Year Journey - The Mari of Russia
More than twenty years ago, I had the privilege of partnering with Craig Ludrick and Church Leadership Development (CLDI.org) to train church planters in Ukraine and Russia.
One of my most intriguing trips took me east of the Volga River in Russia, to a region known as Mari El. It was there that I first encountered another unreached people group—the Mari, sometimes referred to as “the last pagans of Europe.” At that time, there were fewer than fifty known Christian believers among them.
Twenty-six years later, the spiritual need remains immense. Among a population of roughly half a million Mari, fewer than 2 percent are evangelical believers. Despite the passing of more than two decades, they remain one of Europe’s least-reached peoples.
I later wrote a blog post about our visit with some Mari believers. I would encourage you to read more of their story and see additional pictures from that trip. Read the blog post by clicking the link below.
https://bluepassport.blogspot.com/2011/04/mari-people-of-russia.html
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