Families are suffering through another cold winter in war-torn Ukraine. May God lift them up in His loving arms and have mercy on them. We rejoice that many local churches can reach more souls with tangible help of firewood and hope in Christ.

As the war in Ukraine continues and countless lives are uprooted, more people are discovering hope through the message of God’s Word. Let us pray for the internally displaced and for local SGA-supported churches to remain steadfast in opening doors to the Gospel.

SGA-supported pastors in Ukraine are living out their faith and leading the way. Please pray for these faithful men who are fighting the battle for hearts. Pray with us for their tireless efforts to reach as many souls as the Lord will provide. May God bless them and give them the strength to continue to do His will.

Recently, SGA-supported pastors Vlad and Dima, and their team travelled to a Ukrainian village to deliver a generator to a bomb shelter where a church now meets. Though the congregation’s building was destroyed in the war, God made a way for the Gospel to go forth. Please pray that all those who encounter light for their spiritual darkness will choose to believe in Jesus and follow Him.

We give thanks to God for giving comfort and compassion in the darkest of times. Through one SGA-supported church, widows and mothers of soldiers, like 62-year-old Alexandra, are receiving essential food aid the hope of the Gospel. “Thank you to everyone who blesses us so much! And first, I thank God for His care through people!”

God can take the darkest of experiences, and then bring new light and life to hurting people. We’re seeing Him do that today in the life of Tetiana, a widow who came to Pastor Oleg’s church in Ukraine seeking aid. “She is changing before our eyes with God’s grace,” Oleg says. Please pray with us that Tetiana will respond as she hears the Word of God taught in Sunday services and in Bible study—and will believe in Jesus Christ.

Praise God! Through one SGA-supported church in Ukraine, a 62-year-old widow named Galyna is receiving much-needed food aid and the hope of the Gospel. “Thank you for the hospitality, for the food package you provided for me,” she says. “It warms my heart and gives me hope that I am not alone and there are people who care about me.”

We are thankful to God for keeping everyone safe as the missile raids and shelling continue in Ukraine. Please continue to pray for Makariy, David, and all those involved in SGA-supported Summer Camps and other ministries.

Pastor Pavel’s church is ministering to many IDPs [internally displaced persons] who now live in their community. Olga is a single mother raising her daughter Sofia, who has autism spectrum disorder. Alexandra is a 62-year-old widow whose three sons are soldiers. Will you lift up Olga and Alexandra right now? Pray with us that the Lord will increase their spiritual growth and love for Him.

Praise God! He is growing a church that lost many of its members due to the war in Ukraine. “Before the war, there were about 400 church members in our church,” Pastor Pavel says. “And when I returned after the area was liberated, there were only 50 church members left.” Today, the congregation has about 110 members and is ministering to unbelieving children and teenagers in the community. They are learning from the Word and hearing the Gospel!