Chris Hodge and Family

Chris and Natasha Hodge have been working in Kaliningrad, Russia since June of 2000.  Their vision is to reach the lost for Christ, and disciple them in the Word so they in turn will be able to reach their own people with the gospel message.  Many of the pastors and workers of the Kaliningrad area have had little or no training in the Word.  To meet this need the Hodges began two Bible training schools from which they have equipped and graduated over 50 ministers and church workers.

In 2001, God began to impress on Chris' heart a burden to reach the students in the Kaliningrad area.  The region itself has over a million people and five major universities which train future leaders in economics, government and military studies.  This burden presented quite a challenge since the universities themselves are run by old-line Communists ideas making it hard to infiltrate.  However, as the church prayed about this situation, God opened two amazing doors of opportunity.

Chris was first approached by the dean of a private university about beginning a theological department in their university.  After much prayer and God's blessing, the department of theology is now operating with two full-time teachers.  At the same time Chris began to speak with a representative of the Kaliningrad State University about beginning a student fellowship.  At first,there was much resistance to this idea, but after prayer, the Lord not only opened this door, the university has now asked Chris to be a full-time professor.  These open doors have allowed the Hodges to reach many students with the gospel.

The future Russia is in its young leaders.  Your prayer and financial support will help the Hodge family as they work to win the next generation of young leaders for Christ.

Support for this ministry can be made securely online to Church of God World Missions, project # 065-0151.