For more information see the Belarus profile.

The Belorussian Republic, is a landlocked, fertile agricultural land with extensive forests, located on the north European plains, and is surrounded by Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.

Indefensible borders and flat plains have historically made Belarus a pawn in international politics and a battlefield in war.

The Chernobyl catastrophe in the Ukraine blanketed Belarus with toxic radioactive debris, deeply affecting the morale of the people, prompting a longing for spiritual answers, with many fearing premature death. Many former Communist Party members and fence sitting non-religious people have returned to Orthodoxy and Catholicism, and it has become fashionable to be Christian. However, real understanding of the gospel and willingness for true discipleship are still lacking.