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Today on MoneyLife

Monday, August 25, 2008

Anatoliy Musiyenko: Crown in Ukraine

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Chuck Bentley MoneyLife host Chuck Bentley begins today's program with a report on the Town Hall Meeting in Chattanoota, Tenn., sponsored by WMBW Radio.

Chuck says he was asked about Larry Burkett, the late Co-Founder of Crown Financial Ministries and one-time host of Crown's former radio program, Money Matters.

Larry’s call was to minister to people in the U.S. The mission of the ministry changed, however, going worldwide when Christian Financial Concepts merged with Crown Ministries in 2000. The merged ministry, Crown Financial Ministries, is now in 49 countries

One of those countries is Ukraine, a former Soviet Socialist Republic. The needs of people there are similar to people here--learning how to manage money wisely, God's way.

In the second segment, Chuck introduces today's guest, Anatoliy Musiyenko, Crown's National Coordinator for Ukraine.

Anatoliy tells listeners how he learned about Crown. It started with a desire to teach about finances in his church. Anatoliy did an Internet search looking for biblical financial materials, and found Crown Financial Ministries.

Anatoliy says people in Ukraine have a great need to learn how to manage money. He has a burden to help them stay out of debt and avoid materialism. There is no financial teaching, biblical or otherwise, in Ukraine currently. People there desperately need to be taught how to be faithful stewards. Churches are welcoming God’s financial principles, beginning with ministering to pastors.

Anatoliy cites several passages:

Luke 12:15, "Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."

Proverbs 13:23, "A poor man's field may produce abundant food, but injustice sweeps it away."

Matthew 25:29, "For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him."

In the third segment, Chuck continues talking with Anatoliy Musiyenko about the impact of teaching God’s financial principles in Ukraine. Anatoliy says the concept of honesty hits many people hard. God is using Crown in Ukraine and He's opening doors in Belarus.

Anatoliy shares about his own family, and asks listeners to pray that God will send more people to work with him.

Chuck gives his closing thoughts in the fourth segment:

When you support Crown, you support a worldwide ministry
Anatoliy couldn’t do what he’s doing without your support
Won’t know the full impact on the Kingdom until later

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