God is at work in Ukraine! I rejoice in the Lord observing His mighty works in and through our movement and I would like to share with you some highlights of God’s work in this ending-up ministry year.
Partnering with Christian community
The war with Russia has united our society in Ukraine. We are encouraged to see how main Christian denominations are willing to cooperate with each other in order to bring hope and Gospel to our struggling nation. Their desire to reach people for Christ revealed their need in relevant and contextualized evangelistic tools. And that’s where our ministry was able to serve the Body of Christ equipping our churches for evangelism. In the last year, 35 churches and around 2000 young brothers and sisters in Christ were trained in how to use the modern version of The Four Spiritual Laws and practiced it with people on the streets.
Please pray that my team can hold training conferences on Evangelism in each of 25 regions of Ukraine.
Bright spot in the dark side and Sending
God blesses our country with a unique time of religious freedom. And we still see people responding positively to the Gospel. When we look at countries around us, like Russia and Belarus, they are known for their strict laws about public evangelism. Poland, Slovakia and Hungary are countries where society becomes more and more secular. Romania and Moldova are drifting toward materialism. And Ukraine is like a spot of God’s light in our geographical area. In the last 5 years 45,000 students heard the Gospel and 35 people joined student ministry in Ukraine as full-time missionaries and we expect to see more in the future.
Though we can’t say that we have enough workers to reach every one out of 1.5million students in Ukraine but we have a strong conviction from God that we should be a blessing for the nations around us. Many of our staff desire to be short-term or long-term missionaries somewhere outside of Ukraine. And I would like to announce that we are about to send our Ukrainian missionaries abroad.
Sashko and Marichka are in the process of transition to student ministry in Cru Poland. They are raising financial support for working outside of Ukraine, we are working on legal issues of their employment and hopefully they will move to Poland this fall. We are encouraged by their faith and trust in God!
Please pray for God’s provision for them and their transition to Poland.
Student-led movement in Lviv
This spring we visited our local team in Lviv, the beautiful city in the west of Ukraine. I am impressed by God’s work there. There are two spiritual movements among the students of two universities in Lviv. Every student volunteer in their movement is passionate about personal Evangelism and Discipleship. Some of them have 3-4 generations of discipleship. On the picture you can see one of the Bible study groups for the girls.
Oleh, a student volunteer from Lviv movement, who became a believer a year ago, says:
“I love to share the Gospel with people around me - in the gym, at the university, in the park, on public transport. I cannot keep quiet knowing that students around me do not know and do not understand the Gospel. I want to follow the example of Jesus Christ who preached to everyone on His way.”
In fact, while Oleh is discipled by another student Yarek, he is already going through basic Christian lessons with a couple of guys interested in knowing God personally. He is praying they would become true followers of Christ as he is.
Pray for Oleh’s spiritual growth and may God use him in a powerful way on his campus.
I acknowledge that all these things wouldn't be possible if you were not partnering with me for the sake of God's Kingdom. And I am so thankful for your faithful support and for your prayers for our ministry among the students of Ukraine and beyond so that every student knows at least one true follower of Christ. Thank you!
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