Our mission is to help people find a path no one knew was there (Psalm 77:19 NLT). We have seen in our work and ministry around the world where we have ministered men and women, young people and children searching for something more. We know what they are looking for: a fresh hope in the midst of emptiness, strength and joy for day to day living, healing for their deepest pain, courage for their greatest challenges, and spiritual peace that only the Gospel of Jesus Christ offers (Rom. 5:1).
January 25 (Day 336)
Dear brothers and sisters,
Our day yesterday was quiet but without electricity. The café where we have breakfast with our refugees was crowded. Many people come with their laptops to work there, many soldiers come to have a cup of coffee. And our youth group meet them in the café and give them little gifts with a gospel booklets, they also tell them some...
January 24 (Day 335)
Dear brothers and sisters,
There was no internet connection in the morning and I went from one place to another looking for connection. It’s good that I can always come to the café where we meet for breakfast and do some studies there.
Yesterday we had a working meeting with our counselors and Vika did not have electricity and could not connect. The...
January 23 (Day 334)
Dear brothers and sisters,
We had a good day yesterday. It was so nice to be in the church and worship together. Sergey preached about the baptism of Jesus. Last week was an orthodox holiday that is widely celebrated here – the day of Baptism of Jesus. In orthodox culture people view baptism as a magic ritual that will help you to be lucky and healthy. Sergey...
January 22 (Day 333)
Dear brothers and sisters,
Our day yesterday was sunny and warm. The sun was so bright that I put on my sunglasses. After cloudy days it was so nice to be outside and have a walk.
We had a group meeting yesterday and the emotional load of the week was vivid. People were down and not very talkative. Our topic yesterday was “forgiveness” and I let them...
January 21 (Day 332)
Dear brothers and sisters,
Our day was quiet yesterday. There were two air alarms and there was a warning of possible launches of ballistic rockets from the Black sea. Thanks God nothing happened.
Electricity outages are often now. Yesterday we had our Zoom meeting of the counselors of our center and Roman, Vika and George who are in Odessa were...
