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As the war in Ukraine rages on, surrounding countries continue to respond to the influx of refugees. And across borders and countries, large percentages of the volunteers are Christians. Often overlooked in their national response is the small country of Latvia. Nestled between the western border of Russia and northern border of Belarus, Latvia has …
Positioned between Ukraine and Romania, the tiny country of Moldova is being overwhelmed with more than 200,000 refugees. As the poorest country in Europe, they have so little to give but they are giving what they can to care for the refugees who have fled from the war raging in their homeland. As they share …
A sudden knock at her bedroom door startled *Harper. She opened it to find one of her housemates, a Ukrainian, eager to have a conversation with her. His face was pinched with worry as he expressed fears for his family amidst Russia’s aggressive threats of invasion. Harper wasn’t surprised. For months now, her housemates had …
Frightened and unsure, Antin stood at the Ukrainian border with his wife and four small children. His church in Odessa assured him he’d be handing his family over to trusted contacts in Romania but that didn’t change the anguish he felt in sending them to safety. Heartache soon turned to relief when the border guards, …
Watch an update from Cristian Ungureanu, Romanian pastor and GEM ministry partner. God has mobilized their church network to respond to the physical and spiritual needs of Ukrainian refugees. Watch to hear a story about how God divinely drew one family to the church’s facilities and miraculously provided for them. Support our Ukraine fund here.
What comes to mind when you think of being a missionary? Is it church planting? Street evangelism? Bible translation in a faraway country? Whatever comes to mind, being an actor, writer, or artist is probably not near the top of your list. Sadly, many artistically-minded followers of Jesus often feel their gifts don’t fit in the box of being a missionary. This was the case …