In 1929, the Council of Religious Affairs in the Soviet Union banned charitable activities by churches. Vladimir Kharchev stated, “the State cannot tolerate any challenge to its claim on the heartstrings of the Russian people.”
Principle: He understood that whoever serves people mercifully has access to the hearts of people, and the State, not the Church, had to have access.

The ability to lead a society is earned, not inherited, and it is earned through acts of mercy. Money, manpower, and mailing lists are not the keys to cultural transformation - mercy is.
A Christian worldview must be engaged with the world – Jesus engaged Himself through acts of mercy (Philippians 2:5-7).

Check out this sermon from Pastor David Kalamen at KCC.