Your Support Helps Point Ukrainian Children to Hope in Christ

Vasiliy B.
SGA-Supported Missionary Pastor in Ukraine

At the beginning, we want to sincerely thank you for the finances that you provided us for holding children’s Christian camps—we had a great need for this. Last summer’s camp season was rich and meaningful, and only the pleasant memories remain that we were able to make together with you for the Glory of God!

Our plan was to hold camps in the Zhytomyr and Vinnytsia regions. We prayed and prepared as much as possible, and God blessed. We held the first children’s Christian camp for the children from the villages of Vysoke, Yosypivka, and Stavyshche, in the Zhytomyr region. There were 108 children present, almost all the children were from unbelieving families. The second camp was held in Maryanivka for the children in three villages—Dakhtaliya, Savcheno, and Gorodkivka, in the Vinnytsia region.

For two weeks, we had a unique opportunity to serve the children and bring the Word of God. First, we did exercises to music every morning, then we went into the hall, the Word of God was read, we prayed, and sang songs. The children were then divided into three groups. The first group was preschoolers up to six years old, the second group was children from seven to 13 years old, and the third group was teenagers from 14 years old and up.

Each group went to their own class and had a Bible lesson for an hour. After the Bible lesson, all the groups were involved in the program throughout the camp. Each group had the opportunity to make crafts and play sports.

On the last day of the camp, we invited the parents and gave them gifts along with spiritual literature, and held a prize drawing for them—a set of bed linens. There was also a drawing for the children and the super prize was a new bicycle. After the camp, as always, we held a fair and a buffet, where children could buy whatever they wanted for the tokens they earned during the camp for good behavior, and active participation. The parents and children thanked all of us very much for such a holiday that we had made for them and their children. May everything be for the Glory of God.

Thanks to your support, we were able to purchase 40 food sets in June and visited 40 families who are extremely needy, disabled, single, or with many children. As always, spiritual literature was put in the packages with the products.

The following month, we were again able to purchase food and cleaning products, and again made 40 sets. We invited people to the House of Prayer, held a meeting with them, shared the Gospel, and distributed the food sets. We also handed food sets to residents of three villages in the Maryanivka area. Then in August, we again purchased food for 40 families. Some of these were new people, who are in dire need of material and spiritual support.

Thank you very much, and please pray with us for peace in Ukraine. All glory to God!