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~ Events & Mission Trips ~

Now-October 24 ~ FBC, Hot Springs, Honduras

October 23-28 ~ Children's music camp in the Zhytomyr region & evangelistic ministry in Zviahel, Pastor Oleksandr H

~ Ongoing Events ~

CUSTOM - project reaching older teens and young adults meeting in Irpin led by IBC team,

Aletheia Christian School - Bila Tserkva, Director Sergiy M

Weekly Mother's Meeting - Every Thursday (women and young children) and Saturday (pregnant women) and online classes two times a week, Inessa M and her friend, Anna

Weekly Women's Meeting - Holovuriv, Oksana S

~ Personal ~

Vyacheslav N - requests prayer for his wife who has serious back problems.

Inessa M - pray for a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby girl!

Marina K - pray for her health and her family

Pastor Oleg S - returned to the front in a difficult location

UC volunteer Judy Ward requests healing prayers for her husband, Tip, and God's wisdom for their future.

October 5 - Convocation for New Students

We congratulate our friends at Kyiv Theological Seminary for the beginning of a new school year and a new class of students during a war. This shows such a significant mindset to continue what is truth and right.

Rector of the Kyiv Theological Seminary, Ruslan K, congratulated the students and called their studies a journey in which they are taking only the first step today. He outlined three guidelines for the student years: to listen, to think, and to serve. (Ruslan is in the middle of the first row.)

To listen means to learn from Christ. To think means to be able to distinguish truth from error, to analyze and not just repeat ready-made answers. To serve means to apply the knowledge gained for the benefit of the Church and society.

The seminary pastor, Oleksandr M, drew attention to the main thing: God brought each of them exactly here. Therefore, it is important not just to complete their studies, but to allow God to change them through this process.

The goal of the seminary is not only to prepare good preachers. It is important to become people through whom God can act, people with a changed heart, strong faith, love for others, and willingness to serve.

The training has begun. There is a long road ahead.

(Copied from KTS Facebook page)

October 7

Our ministry partner, Daniel K, writes about his father: Platon K. serves as a volunteer military chaplain now involved in humanitarian work and plans to make regular trips to Kherson and to military positions near Sumy. He and his team work with both military personnel and civilians, as well as with children. 

His first trip, along with one of his brothers, was two weeks ago to Kherson, to visit civilians living in unimaginable conditions. They distributed humanitarian aid—food, clothing, cleaning supplies, and hygiene products—and, most importantly, shared the Gospel and prayed together. They plan to expand this area of ministry, travel more often, and reach more and more people.

The photo here shows Platon sharing the gospel in a basement shelter area. Earlier in the day they had shared on the street. At the time they were speaking, the sounds of artillery strikes on the city could be heard in the background.

Daniel relates, "What amazes, inspires, and impresses me most is the reaction of the people who, instead of scattering in all directions, simply stayed where they were and continued to listen to the Gospel!"

Pray for those who are sharing their faith in all circumstances.

This is a children’s center right in the city of Kherson. It is located in a relatively safe part of the city—further from the front lines. The city itself is very close to the front; Russian positions are literally on the other bank of the Dnieper River.

Balakliia

Mission Pastor Pavlo H wrote: I would like to share how our mission trip to Balakliia went. We had 79 children attend our children’s program, and an incredible 300 young people came to our youth event! It was truly amazing.

We also participated in the church service, organized a community meal for 130 people, and visited 11 villages to share the Gospel and encourage the local residents.

We had a wonderful, fruitful, and safe week of ministry. Throughout the entire week, God graciously gave us peace from the shelling and blessed us with good weather. As soon as our program ended, a heavy rainstorm began, and in the following days the city came under intense shelling. For us, this was another reminder and testimony that God was with us and watching over us.

I am deeply grateful to everyone who joined the trip, supported us through prayer, and contributed to the fundraising campaign after the drone strike on the church.

Thank you for being part of what God is doing in Balakliia!