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Nikolay Kolesnik
Responsible for the ministry (lead)
About
About the ministry
Mission of Mercy is a Christian ministry devoted to the spiritual, emotional, and social restoration of people who find themselves in a hopeless condition or a difficult season of life.
Our core conviction is that only the Gospel of Jesus Christ can bring a person genuine freedom, healing, and new life.
The ministry exists not merely to ease a person’s crisis, but to point them to the one reliable path to full and lasting restoration — faith in Jesus Christ.
Affiliation
The ministry operates under Living Hope Bible Church (livinghopefl.org). All ministers are members of the church. Spiritual life and participation in church fellowship are an essential part of recovery.
Mission & Philosophy
The one reliable path
We seek not simply to relieve a person’s condition during a crisis, but to point them to the single reliable path to complete and irreversible restoration — through faith in Jesus Christ.
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.”
“Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
What we believe
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True and lasting restoration comes only through faith in Jesus Christ — not through willpower, technique, or time alone.
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The deepest need of every person is the most important question of life: being born again.
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Change must be voluntary. No one can be brought into the program or kept against their will — genuine transformation requires the person’s own desire.
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A person is received and treated as family — in a safe, supportive, Gospel-centered environment.
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Restoration is holistic: spiritual, personal, family, and social — and it extends to the whole family, not only the individual.
Principles
What we stand on
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Gospel first
The Gospel is the method, not an add-on. Every form of help points toward Christ.
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Voluntary participation
People stay only by their own conscious decision to change their life.
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No fixed term
The program has no set length. Duration is individual and decided together with the ministers.
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Open to any past
People with any background, including a criminal record, are accepted. What matters is the desire to change.
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Faith invited, not forced
Belief in God is not required to enter. Participation in spiritual life is required, but no one is forced to accept the faith.
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Spiritual, not clinical
The program does not provide professional psychological or medical treatment. Support comes through mentorship and Gospel-based counsel.
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Structure and discipline
Early restrictions help the person focus fully on restoration.
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Church-embedded
Participants attend Sunday worship, home groups, and key church events.
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Family is included
Relatives are ministered to as well — with prayer, counsel, and help toward reconciliation.
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Multiplication
Those who are restored are trained to serve and help others within the Mission.
The Team
Ministers of the Mission
All ministers are members of Living Hope Bible Church.
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Aleksey Nagornyak
Mentor, spiritual counselor
SS
Sergey Sirina
Administrator, mentor, deacon
DG
Diana Glukhay
Responsible for ministry to girls and women