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Willem Glashouwer’s speaking tour in Siberia, Ural and Caucasus
Siberia is a huge region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union (USSR) from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsar-dom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th to 19th centuries. Encompassing much of the Eurasian Steppe, the territory of Siberia extends eastward from the Ural Mountains to the watershed between the Pacific and Arctic drainage basins, and southward from the Arctic Ocean to the hills of north-central Kazakhstan and the national borders of Mongolia and China. Siberia alone makes up about 77% of Russia's territory (13.1 million square kilometers), but has only 28% (40 million people) of Russia's population. Ural is a geographical region located around the Ural Mountains, between the East European and West Siberian plains. It extends approximately from north to south, from the Arctic Ocean to the bend of Ural River near Orsk city. The boundary between Europe and Asia runs along the eastern side of the Ural Mountains. Ural mostly lies within Russia but also includes a part of northwestern Kazakhstan.
From 19th April to 9th May, I travelled with the Ebenezer Moscow team through this vast region. Travelling by plane and car, we spent time in towns like Novokuznezk, Kemerovo, Belovo and Leninsk Kuznetsk, Perm and Yekaterinburg, Pyatigorsk and Vladikavkaz. The program had been perfectly organized in advance. Almost every day, Boris (Ebenezer Moscow) and I had meetings with pastors and church leaders, I took part in seminars and workshops, I made several interviews for television and radio. The response was incredible. By and large, the people responded that they had never heard such teaching before. Their eyes were opened to realize - for the first time - that God’s purposes of salvation and redemption have always been, and always will be, realized through the Jewish people and the nations of Israel.
I spoke extensively about anti-Semitism, and about the Biblical relationship between the Church and Israel. But also about the anti-Christ, the coming of the Lord and the restoration of Israel in prophetic perspective.
It was an incredible experience, and I believe the Lord opened many hearts and minds to His purposes. Boris and the Ebenezer team did a great job. It is a joy to work with them. The Lord clearly has His hand on Ebenezer’s ministry. It is wonderful that C4I and Ebenezer can partner in this way.There remains much work to be done in this huge continent. Our next joint project will be a campaign in St. Petersburg, commencing 30th May.
Rev. W.J.J. Glashouwer