Ministry

Dear Friends and Supporters of George Bakalov Ministries:

A huge part of my ministry in the last 20 years has been dedicated to our flagship church in Bulgaria -- Breakthrough Christian Center. However, the last season of the church has been rather challenging. I am glad to say this season is over and new one has begun.

I have just returned to Minnesota from my latest trip to Bulgaria and some changes have taken place, which I thought you might want to know about.

SOME BACKGROUND

Seven years ago I was led by the Lord to relocate our family to the United States and to begin to travel internationally. This resulted in number of developments and it impacted profoundly the completion of my formation as a minister. I really feel as if the last 20 years of ministry have been simply the time and the season for the Lord to form me as a leader and a minister. At 40 I feel ready for some things, while at the same time I feel less confident in my carnal self. I think this is a good place to be.  Read More

Our team ministers in Razgrad, Bulgaria. This predominantly Muslim city is a regional center for the Bulgarian Islamic community in the north-eastern part of the country. Our vision is to plant 50 churches in the region. We have partnered with pastor Sunai. Ethnically he is Turkish, formerly a Muslim himself. However, Sunai was educated in a Bulgarian school and preaches both in Turkish and in Bulgarian. Today he leads a church called "Perfecting The Saints" and ministers in the region around Razgrad.  Read More

Sofia, BULGARIA -- Justice 21 - a civil initiative of Breakthrough Christian Center based in Sofia, Bulgaria, together with Legal Aid Foundation, hosted a public discussion at the cultural center "The Red House".  Read More

Today Jacob called me. It was a great joy to speak with him. There are three topics that we covered and I'll share them with you.  Read More

SOFIA, Bulgaria - On Friday, October 31st, Sofia City Court sentenced to 5 years in prison Alexander Ginchev (20, pictured right) from Sofia for his racially motivated attack against Muiwya Kolauale (Mike) from Nigeria on January 20, 2007.  Read More

On October 9, 2008 I was officially banned from entering Belarus. Only a few days later the same scenario was repeated with long time Belorussian minister bishop Benjamin Brukh. I had the priviledge of meeting bishop Brukh in 2006 when I visited Belarus for the first time and I can assure everyone he is one very fine person and minister of the Gospel.  Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C -- Belarusian Christian attorneys Sergey Lukanin and Sergey and Dina Shavtchovy took part in the 5th World Meeting of Christian Lawyers «Advocates International», which took place from the 6th to the 12th of October in Washington, DC. Around 1,500 delegates from 150 nations took part in the worldwide gathering aimed at education and equipping Christian legal professionals with practical knowledge related to justice issues and freedom of religion.  Read More

Minsk, BELARUS - The Government of Belarus has banned me from entering their country. On October 10, 2008 I flew to Minsk with three of my associates from Bulgaria on a four day visit. Upon entering Belarus from Vienna at the Minsk airport on a tourist visa, the group was told I will not be allowed in the country.  Read More

We're in Madrid, Spain and it's awesome to watch what God is doing among the Bulgarian immigrant community. To our knowledge, this is the only real functioning Bulgarian church in Madrid, planted by pastor Yanko Strehin and his wife Vania in 2004. They started as a small group of believers seeking fellowship.  Read More

"We want the media to hear what's going on behind these walls", says a refugee from the Special Centre for the Temporary Accommodation of Foreigners in Sofia, concerning the disorder and the fire which occurred  Read More