Two MDI Officers named as Directors of Radooga USA Operations

In July 2007, around a small outdoor table outside of Kiev, MDI sat talking with Oleg Vasilevsky, president of Radooga International— a dynamic youth ministry in Ukraine that is growing at an in-credible pace. God was moving in our midst. For the past two years, we have been working with Oleg to help develop and implement a huge vision that God has given him to reach more students. This was the time to move forward. Here is a transcript of our dialogue that took place:

Steve: Oleg, you really need someone in America who would help you with Radooga.

Oleg: Sure. That would be great, but who would it be?

Marti: We thought that Jim and Linda Burton would do a terrific job.

Oleg: I agree, but everyone wants them. They are such professionals. Have you asked them?

Marti: No….. Not yet!

But two weeks later, Jim and Linda Burton agreed to head up Radooga USA! In August we joined together in announcing that Jim and Linda Burton, members of the MDI Board of Directors, assumed the leadership of the Radooga USA Operations in a partnership relationship. Their role is to manage, energize and oversee Radooga and to recruit and increase their partners in the USA. Radooga USA has developed a new sponsor plan to support the ministry in Ukraine. The goal is to raise Scholarships/Sponsors for 1000 youth for 2008 at $220 per student. This will enable a student to go to a Radooga Evangelistic English language camp, a discipleship conference and have their youth pastor trained. Please join MDI in celebrating God’s provision of this new partnership!