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As the world watched Ukrainians flee from their homes, a group of believers gathered together to share their churches were responding to the needs of refugees. Greater Europe Mission organised a gathering in Poland, where GEM global worker Kevin Flierl filmed and captured stories during the Christian Ukraine Collaboration. A Stark, Dark Reminder To remember …
As I sit beside my new friend, Andriy*, a Ukrainian refugee now living in a city in Romania waiting to move on to his next temporary home, I notice the lock screen on his phone. It’s a brilliant scene of bright golden wheat against a vivid blue sky. Intense colors representing the Ukrainian flag make me think about the intensity felt by everyone when the war first began.
GEM worker Crystal first noticed Karina* when she came to church pushing her younger brother in a wheelchair. The young woman, no more than thirty but looking much older, walked with slumped shoulders and a hesitant gate. Her hair was dirty and disheveled. Stains marred the rumpled blouses, skirts and pants she wore.
“I’ve trusted in Jesus for about six years now,” the dark-haired, middle-aged prisoner confided to GEM worker Leroy Zumack. “And now I want to be baptized.”
“We believe it is important to focus on what unites us as we reach our city for Christ. Especially in a place where there are so few Christians, we feel we don’t have the luxury of dividing over non-essentials when it comes to working together to share the gospel with unbelievers.”