On to Belarus

From February 20 to March 7 a 14-member Next Exit team will be in the beautiful country of Belarus.  There we will  partner with and support the work of Spasenie, a Belarusian band whose name means salvation.

We have found no other group of musicians whose model for ministry so closely matches that of Proclaim.  For years this band has regularly had hit songs on the pop charts of Belarus that boldly express God’s message of hope and faith. Through their work, churches have been established and strengthened, a community center has been built which services their city, and many other types of ministry have been launched. 


Next Exit is invited to tour with them doing joint concerts in Belarus and neighboring Ukraine.  Additionally, we will be helping with a music festival and teaching some master classes for young musicians and technicians with an eye toward eventually establishing a music training center.


One of the things Jim is doing to help raise funds for the tour is playing for tips in the courtyard at the Jacksonville airport. He is permitted to have a sign indicating that all tips are going for a mission project and display information about the project that people can take. Hopefully it will stimulate some interesting conversations!

If you care to add a tax deductible contribution to the Belarus “tip jar” you are more than welcome! Just click DONATE on this blog.