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By Ingrid Koss Ana Lavrukhina (outgoing Production Assistant), Ella Aleksienkova (incoming Production Assistant), and Albina Nikitina...

By Ingrid Koss The cast and crew of Ella's Backyard Vlog at a filming session. Front row, from left: Cast Member "Smart Assistant Phil",...

After 18 years of sharing the Gospel with Russian-speaking children through the Ella’s Backyard videos, Garri Sergienko is leaving Square...

Albina Nikitina, one of the organizers of the Prayer Vigil. A Prayer Vigil for Peace in Ukraine was held on July 10, 2022, at Calvary...

On today's News Minute, we discuss the unexpected rise in viewership in Ukraine for our Russian children's program, Ella's Backyard Vlog.

Welcoming New Studio Assistants Welcome to Daniel Taylor and Ana Lavrukhina, who recently joined the Ella's Backyard Vlog film crew. Ana...

Ella’s Backyard Vlog is pleased to introduce a new character - Milana from Milan, Italy - as a regular on the show. Milana likes to video...

Shoaib Ebadi, Executive Director at Square One, grew up as a Muslim in Afghanistan. Nothing from his religious or educational teaching...

Several teenagers recently commented about how much the Ella’s Backyard videos meant to them when they were kids. Mushtari writes,...

Karolina Nikitina, a 10-year-old artist from Russia, has already exhibited privately as well as with other promising young artists. Her...

If you missed the Online Celebration, you can still watch it. So pour yourself a mug of Sbiten*, sit back, and enjoy the show. * Sbiten...

At the start of 2020, we began planning a Celebration of our Russian ministry to be held on April 7. We called it, “Looking Back… Looking...

In the midst of all the social restrictions this spring, views on the Ella’s Backyard YouTube channel surged to about 100,000 per month!...

Because of the Federal and Provincial Governments' advisories against travel and gathering in large groups, we have cancelled our...

A PERSONAL NOTE FROM GARRI & ALBINA: There are very few Christian programs being produced for children in the Russian language. It’s as...

Please join us in welcoming Garri Sergienko and Albina Nikitina who are now working out of our Winnipeg office to produce the next...

This October, we invite you to join us as we work for the Lord of the Harvest around the world. 42nd Annual Non-Banquet Harvest: to...