Dear Pastors and Friends,

As you can probably imagine, as a Christian mission BIEM receives many requests for various kinds of help. Occasionally, local citizens of Indiana stumble across our phone number online and call requesting a place to live. When that happens, it’s clear the callers don’t realize BIEM is a Christian ministry in operation to evangelize and plant churches on the other side of the world. Instead, we refer those callers to one of the shelters or missions better suited to help them.

However, sometimes we receive questions about problems that truly do concern ministry in Eastern Europe, and—although the request is unexpected—we really can help! In our video for October, one of our Seminary students shares about the acoustics in his home church in Odesa. Their building is a good, solid structure, but the acoustics made listening to sermons and their church orchestra both difficult and unpleasant. The congregation wanted to know, “Is there any way BIEM can help?” There was. We invite you to view this story in a video we’re calling “Sound Matters.”

Here’s the link: https://vimeo.com/user37287229/acoustics

Blessings!
Sam & Amy Slobodian