The Knotts Family

Video Updates :: Fall 2011

admin — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:08:29 +0000

Below are two videos describing what has been happening in Chernigov. The first is a look at our ministry in the TB hospital and the second a video newsletter.

New Video Sermon on Heaven and Hell

admin — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 04:40:25 +0000

Check out one of our latest videos we translated by Pastor Mark Driscoll on Heaven and Hell.

Марк Дрисколл :: Рай и ад from In Lumine Media on Vimeo.

The kids in the TB center

admin — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 05:26:15 +0000

Here are some photos from last week as we spent 3 days with the kids in the local TB center.

Jesus Storybook Bible to Print

admin — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 21:17:31 +0000

Glad to announce that we recently sent JSB off to the printers. We hope to have the books in hand by the end of next month.

We had to find a new warehouse for storage and ended up renting a heated 70 square meter facility that has loading docks, forklifts and pallet jacks, is reasonably priced, is clean and dry, and shares it’s roof with an office supply store as well as logistics outfit that can fill large orders for us around the country.

We have already sold nearly half of the entire print run.

Recent Baptism

admin — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:00:35 +0000

A few weeks ago we had some incredible weather and 9 folks from church were baptized. It was a great day with over 60 people together singing, eating barbecued chicken, playing volleyball, and celebrating salvation.

That is a chocolate milk river no one knows about.

Lev enjoyed the water, we couldn’t get him out of it.

Thanks Alyosha for the photos.

Desiring God post on our ministry

admin — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 04:20:32 +0000

Thanks to this post yesterday by DG, I have had quite a few people contact us about some of our publishing projects! Thanks DG!

Christian Bible Church video

admin — Wed, 04 May 2011 05:49:46 +0000

Check out this video some of our friends from the Halle Project did for us highlighting where we live and the vision of our church.

Hope you enjoy it.

New Newsletter

admin — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 08:49:06 +0000

After a prolonged delay in posting I am happy to announce that our latest newsletter is up. Hope you enjoy is.

You can download it here in PDF or view it embedded below.

Open publication – Free publishing – More chernigov

TB Hospital conditions & roadblocks in reconstruction

admin — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 01:02:21 +0000

Below is a two minute look into the conditions of the tuberculosis hospital we are currently working in and trying to improve.

We have 10 windows purchased and ready to be installed in the children’s bedrooms just as winter is setting in but thus far haven’t been able to install them. Unfortunately the workers who install windows are afraid of going to the hospital. They fear TB. Right now their is no work for these guys so it isn’t because they are busy, good money isn’t a good enough reason either.

This illustrates the social phobia of anyone or thing associated with the hospital.

We hope to begin a large scale reconstruction project later this year and should have more video documenting the project in Spring.

Pray we can get these windows installed before the winter ends!

Chernigov State Tuberculosis Hospital from jacob knotts on Vimeo.

Understanding the scope of sex trafficking in Ukraine

admin — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 08:41:30 +0000

The New York Times came out with an article twelve years ago on the growing problem of women from Ukraine being trafficked for the sex industry: CONTRABAND WOMEN — A special report.; Traffickers’ New Cargo: Naive Slavic Women

This report details how women end up in the industry, what life is like within the industry, and how the social structures in place keep them powerless in most countries.

Ukraine is one of the worst countries in the world with women and girls being forced into this modern day slavery. With the Euro Cup 2012 quickly approaching, it will most assuredly be getting worse.

Unfortunately, I haven’t personally come across any ministries in Ukraine dealing with this problem. I am sure there are some, but none that I have heard of.

In Chernigov we personally came face to face with human trafficking of a different sort when we had 7 Indians stay in our church and shower in our home after being caught as they were being trafficked from India to Germany for 10,000 euro a person by the Russian Mafia. Chernigov is one of the main routes from Russia to the EU and hundreds of humans are trafficked each month through our city.

It is a serious problem. One that we as Christians must take more seriously.