Last week I traveled to the town of Svyatohirs’k in the Donbas region of Eastern Ukraine where I met with leaders from 20 churches in and around the war zone.
All Baptist Union Churches Shutdown by Authorities in Eastern Ukraine
Police enter the room where the small church gathers as they sing the words of the chorus “Christ is with me”
Church Closed Down by Separatist Government in Eastern Ukraine
Just yesterday authorities unexpectedly walked into “New Life Church” in Makeevka and evicted the Church from their facility. We received the following letter from Pastor Alexsander Moseychuk,
What’s Going on in Ukraine
Here are a few news items about Ukraine and about our ministry here. I hope you’ll take a few moments to read through them and pray for Ukraine.
Men in Military Uniforms Ransack Church in Eastern Ukraine
Some sad and disturbing news from our brothers and sisters in the Separatist controlled area of Eastern Ukraine. I recently wrote about this new law which has many churches in Eastern Ukraine worried about government persecution.
Religious Groups Outlawed in Unrecognized Republics of Eastern Ukraine
A new law in the Russian Separatist controlled “Lugansk People’s Republic” has many churches and church leaders worried. On February 2nd the unrecognized government approved a law that requires all “religious groups”
Heaviest Fighting Since 2015 in Eastern Ukraine
War has returned with a vengeance to Eastern Ukraine! Not that it ever really left but only quieted down for a time.
Bombed and Abandoned Buildings in Slavyansk, Ukraine (Photos + Video)
This is what war looks like even after the battles are over and the guns are gone. Artillery destroys in seconds what took years to build and what will take generations to heal!
What You Missed
Go about your life focused only on your to-do list and consumed by the constant press of urgent problems and you’re unlikely to take notice of all God is doing!