Anna Rowsell (27) has been a missionary in Vladivostok since September 11, 2005. Before that she had been a pastor of Zion Pentecostal Chursh in Musgrave Harbor, Newfoundland, Canada. Her parents, grandparents and little bother still reside in Leading Tickles, Newfoundland, her hometown. She grew up in a Christian home in this small fishing community neigbouring the Home of the Giant Squid (where this Guinness Book curio was found ashore)!

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January 28, after an almost 1 year long break, we had an ESL class for the church members again. ESL classes used to be taught by Luke Mardock, but since he moved back to the States after his career assignment at the American Embassy in Vladivostok was completed, the church kind of missed the fun of perfecting English skills of the church members and the effective tool for attracting new people through a learning experience within a Christian group. Since January 2006 weekly ESL classes will be resumed by Anna Rowsell, a Canadian missionary temporarily residing in Vladivostok. The remodeled church house in Baidukova Street aquired by the church in 2005 provides a perfect setting for group studies. With the proximity of several schools and colleges and a large residential area to this place, we hope to attract many young people by advertising the opportunity of improving their English free of charge through learning from a native speaker. There is a great demand for English classes in Russia at the moment, especially with the young generation.

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One of the important aspects of the church vision is equipping and developing leaders. The need in qualified leaders for naturally emerging home groups and ministries is now almost crucial. That is why we decided to launch a systematic leadership training program this year, on the basis of "Million Leader’s Mandate" by Dr. John K. Maxwell www.iequip.com. We plan to have monthly seminars for the existing and potential church leaders.

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