WHAT IS CHRISTIAN
BRIDGE
INTERNATIONAL?
Christian
Bridge International, founded by Mikhail Morgulis, is
one of the oldest nonprofit Slavic missions in the United States. It is a Russian-American team of Christians who
are working to facilitate American Christians' contacts with believers in the
former Soviet Union. The mission of Christian Bridge
is rooted in the commitment to share the best of American Christianity with the
people of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
SPIRITUAL DIPLOMACY
Spiritual
Diplomacy is one of the active underlying principles of Christian Bridge. In regular or professional diplomatic
efforts, whether in business or in government, the parties act solely to
advance their own interests. Love
presupposes taking actions that also consider the interests of others. Spiritual Diplomacy is diplomacy as we know
it strengthened by love. It is diplomacy with the addition of the New Testament
of Love.
What can
protect life on Earth? Tolerance! What
is the most difficult thing God asks us to do? To love other people!
It is not
easy to find in oneself this capacity for love now, and it is ever more
difficult to act upon it. And yet, it is
God's great and foremost commandment that we display Love and Tolerance in our
worldwide relations with one another.
Love gives
birth to tolerance. And, if there is
more tolerance and love between nations and between individuals we will be able
to cure the bleeding wounds of our times.
Who will
help us in this? Many diplomats and
other concerned people are doing the best they can to achieve this dream of a
better and safer tomorrow, but they can't do it alone. Only God can give a person the gift of
sincere and compassionate love and a sincere desire for peace. God's words about the power of love are
expressed in 1 Corinthians 13:1-8, 13.
Spiritual
Diplomacy allows us to build bridges between individuals, groups, businesses,
and governments.
BIOGRAPHY
Mikhail Morgulis, founder of CBI, is a well-known writer in Russia, Ukraine,
Belarus
and throughout the CIS countries. While
still living in the Soviet Union, he was
awarded the First Prize in Literature by the communist government in 1972. He underwent a spiritual transformation to
become a prominent Christian leader who in 1987 was the first to broadcast
Christian programs on state-owned radio stations inside the USSR. Prior to that his message was heard on many
Christian radio programs in the world, and millions of believers and nonbelievers
in the CIS are familiar with his voice.
In 1991, he led a delegation of well-known American Christians to Moscow to visit the
Supreme Soviet (Parliament), the Council of Ministers, the KGB and the
Kremlin. There, for the first time in
history, Morgulis prayed in front of KGB generals and
other senior officers. In the Kremlin, where the delegation was received by
Mikhail Gorbachev, he also prayed, and President Gorbachev prayed with him.
Mikhail Morgulis, with help from friends, has published more than a
hundred titles of Christian books in Russian translation. He is well connected with numerous notable
people in government and business in America
and Russia
not to mention his connections within the Christian world. He has helped American Christian businessmen
make important connections in Russia,
Ukraine, Belarus and other CIS
countries. He has spearheaded
humanitarian efforts for those in need in the CIS: orphans, the homeless, the
children of imprisoned women in Mozhaisk, families of
the Kursk tragedy
and, more recently, families that lost their children in the Beslan terrorist attack, to mention only a few.
WHAT CAN CHRISTIAN BRIDGE
DO FOR YOU?
1: We can provide quality translation and
publication of books and brochures your pastor or evangelist would like to use
in evangelistic efforts in CIS countries.
We can help you distribute them in Russian churches, schools,
universities and in the Army. We can
also help your business in the same way with translation, publication and
distribution to the intended recipients.
2: We can assist you in producing radio and/or
TV programs or advertisements on the basis of your materials and help you find
reasonably priced air time for broadcasting them in Russia,
Ukraine, Belarus, etc.
3: We can find a sister church in Russia
for your church to build personal friendships, share the joy of unity in Christ
with Russian Christians, and enrich each other spiritually.
4: We can
help you find and strengthen reliable business contacts if you look forward to
doing business with the newly opened markets in Russia,
Ukraine, Belarus and other CIS countries.
5: We can
organize your delegation's/team's trip anywhere in the CIS with the backing of
the government. Assistance in purchasing
discount air tickets, as well as in lodging and travel arrangements in Russia, can be provided. A
series of Christian meetings or discussions could be organized in churches,
schools, universities, orphanages, as well as visitations to orphanages,
prisons, and nursing homes.
6: If you have an important spiritual,
diplomatic or practical agenda to share with leaders in CIS countries we could
assure that you meet with major decision-makers in these countries.
MISSION STATEMENT
Our goal is
to bring the resurrected and glorified Christ into every spiritually hungry
heart. We are determined to use our
time, talents and resources for this great purpose. We will work to help millions of Slavic
people enjoy a spiritually rich Christian life in its fullest; to unite Russian
and American Christians in a common prayer in the name of Christ. Our dream is that Russia would become a truly
Christian nation. Our prayers and
ministry are dedicated to that goal.
We work as
your middleman.
Christian
Bridge International will build a bridge between your church or Christian
organization and Russian Christians, between your business in America and Russia,
Ukraine, Belarus, and other CIS countries,
between your heart and the hearts of your brothers and sisters across the ocean.
Christ is
the One Who unites us! May He bless you
as you work to hasten His kingdom!
OUR ADDRESS:
CHRISTIAN BRIDGE
INTERNATIONAL
P.O. Box 67
Ashford, CT 06278
Phone: 630-417-0306
Cell:
630-330-9258
Email:
BridgeUSA@aol.com
www.morgulis.org
Donations to
the ministry of CHRISTIAN BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL would be greatly
appreciated. This would enable us to
continue with the humanitarian projects in Russia,
Ukraine, Belarus and other CIS countries.
