Below you will find 27 great ideas that have been used by churches to show love and care to missionary kids, often called MKs. They have been collected from a wide variety of churches and caring church missions personnel.

For MKs Growing Up Overseas

1. Enlist prayer partners for each MK. Finding one or more people who will commit to pray for an MK regularly is spiritually beneficial, encouraging to the missionary parents and sometimes to the MK. It also helps the intercessors develop a genuine love for the MK they have chosen. This has the potential to create a lasting relationship when the MK returns home.

2. Maintain the MK’s membership in a Sunday School class. Once a missionary kid has been a part of your Sunday School class during a home assignment, maintain his or her membership in that class. Advance the child’s name on the class roll fro m year to year. Post the MK‘s address, a current photo (keep it updated, at least once a year), hobbies, and a world map showing the location of ―your MK in the classroom. Stay in touch with the child by having the class members write letters and remember the child on holidays and birthdays. Exchange letters and tapes. Send Sunday School papers. Ask the child to send something unique from the field (such as the front panel of a corn flakes box in the national language). Use Instant Messaging to stay in touch, or call the child on Skype to talk with friends. Send care packages. Keep the connection alive so the child will feel a part of the class during the next home assignment, and classmates will welcome the child as one of them.

3. Correspond regularly with the MK. Write to the MK on a regular basis, and always add little age-appropriate gifts in the envelopes: a page to color, stickers, Kool-Aid packets, key chain, some seeds to plant, calendar, pictures, jokes, word puzzles, stencils, note pad, balloon, craft supplies, bookmarks, unique shoelaces, iron-on patches, a fold-out Christmas decoration, an interesting clipping or update on their favorite sports team.

4. Send magazines or catalogs. Send fashion magazines or catalogs to teens before they come home so they can see the styles that are popular in the USA. They might be able to have things sewn very inexpensively in their country, with only a picture as a guide. Or they may want to order from a catalog so some new clothes will be waiting for them when they return.

5. Provide housing for MK teens during the summer. Some missionaries like to send their MKs back to the US for summers towards the end of high school so they can adjust to the USA, get work experience and obtain a driver’s license. Provide homes willing to host the high school MKs for summers.

6. Send Videos or DVDs.

 When a good age-appropriate movie comes out, send it to your MKs so they will be familiar with the things that kids their age discuss when they get home. To the MKs, it’s more than just a gift; it helps them stay in touch with American culture and the interests of kids their own age back home.

 Have the youth group make and send a video on ―What‘s Hot and What‘s Not.

 Send a Veggie Tales video to show at the MK‘s birthday party.

 (Special note: Be sure that DVDs are the right format for the country.)

7. Subscribe to a magazine for MKs. Age-appropriate magazines help them to stay in the touch with the US. Examples are Ranger Rick, Highlights, Clubhouse, National Geographic World, and Campus Life. Focus on the Family has publications for all age groups. For MKs who you know better, send magazines that relate to an area of interest: Sports Illustrated Kids, National Geographic Kids, Sports Spectrum. For college or adult MKs, Among Worlds is a great publication, published by Interaction International. See http://www.tckinteract.net/amongworlds/overview.htm

8. Send short-term teams that include teens. For missionary families with teenagers, having teens from their home country can be a real encouragement. Not only do their kids get to work alongside other teens, they also develop friendships that can help when they re-enter their home country. If the MKs and visiting teens click, the MKs will have peers at home who actually understand a little bit about their life and who will reflect back on fun times overseas.

9. Birthday in a Box. Before the MK‘s birthday, send a package that includes everything that the child needs to have a birthday party. The package can include: paper plates and cups, napkins, streamers, balloons, tablecloth, party favors, cake mix, frosting, candles, party hats, confetti, candy, goody bags and even wrapping paper and thank-you cards! Also include a gift for the child. These can be developed around a theme. Allow families in the church to sign up for these so every child gets one in time for his or her special day. Foothills Bible Church of Littleton, CO does this annually for every child up until age 12. (See Synergy Newsletter for another creative idea from this church.Click here) Grace Church in Mesa, AZ did this for one year, so every child received a Birthday in a Box as a onetime surprise.

For MKs on Home Assignment

10. Furnish a bedroom for an MK. Before the missionary family returns for home assignment, find out the interests of the children. Offer to decorate or furnish their bedrooms with themes based on their interests in the place where they will live during home assignment. (A younger child might like a VeggieTales theme. For an older child, you might paint the room in the colors of his or her favorite sports team and put up posters of that team.) Be sure they understand they can take these things back to the field with them when they return. Or offer to ship the bedspread and decorations back for them when they go back to their overseas home.

11. Help them obtain new clothing. When MKs first arrive home from overseas, their clothing may be outdated. If they have come from a warm climate, they probably have no winter clothes at all— the ones from last home assignment won’t fit any more ! Provide mall gift certificates or financial assistance to help them get new clothing. Or take them on a shopping spree for clothes that are suitable for going to school in the USA. This is especially appropriate for teens or pre-teens who struggle to ―fit in, but be sure that all children within a family are treated equally.

12. Help them get acquainted with new friends before church. When missionaries with children come to speak in your church, let them stay with a family that has friendly kids who are their age or with the youth leader or Sunday School teacher. Let them get acquainted with these new friends before church so they can go with their new friends to Sunday School, youth group , etc. and not feel so alone. Or invite some kids their age to have supper with them Saturday night before they visit the church on Sunday.

13. Do some research and prepare for the MK’s arrival. Before hosting a missionary family, do some research on the country where they are working. Involve your children in this research and learn about the place where this family lives. Build anticipation so the host children will be eager to learn from the MKs when they arrive . This could also be done by the Sunday School class of the MK child‘s age group, so the MK will be a celebrity who is everyone’s friend when he or she arrive rather than feeling like the missionary’s kid that no one understands or knows how to talk to.

14. Post current pictures of the family. Be sure to post an updated picture of the family in the host home and in the church. Having an updated picture shows care to the MKs, who hate to come home to pictures of themselves from eight years ago posted on the refrigerators or on the bulletin board in the church.

15. Help them learn skills needed for life in the USA.

 Provide financial aid for the child to attend camp or a re-entry seminar, such as Interaction International’s Transition Seminar. (See http://www.tckinteract.net/seminars/TCKtransition.htm)

 Play a North American sport together (football, baseball, tennis, golf) noting rules, scoring, star players, etc.

 Provide an ESL tutor for MKs who have studied in another language and whose skills in written English are not well developed.

 Provide a teen MK with a driver’s education course . Enlist people who a re willing to take the MK driving to practice for taking the driver’s test and getting a license . MKs often have difficulty finding someone who will let them practice driving enough to actually get a license.

 Volunteer to take an MK on a tour of a local college campus.

 Give the gift of a book on American idioms. Even adult MKs often struggle with understanding common idioms they hear in the USA. A good one is Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms http://www.cambridge.org/elt/elt_projectpage.asp?id=2500256 but many others are available.

16. Host the children when their parents travel. Offer to keep the children while their missionary parents travel for conferences or support team building. Make their stay at your house a memorable time by doing special things they may not get to do overseas or things they miss from their country.

17. Sponsor a “fun d ay” for the family. Provide free tickets to the area amusement park or water park.

18. What not to say to MKs.

 Isn’t it great to be home? (This might not feel like home to them.)

 You’ve grown so tall. (They already know it, they’ve heard it before, and of course they have— they‘re four years older! Your kids have also grown in four years.)

 I knew you when you were “this big ”.

 Remember me? (Don’t put them on the spot and embarrass them.)

 When are you going back? (That may not make them feel very welcome!)

 What’s it like to live in _____? (The question is too general and hard to answer. It’s like saying , ―Tell me about your life. What’s it like? Ask a more specific question like ―Where do you go to school? MK’s do like to share about their lives.)

 Say something in Chinese. (Again , it is too general. Ask ―How do you say hello ‘ in Chinese?)

 I met someone from India. Do you know him? (India is a big place! It’s a little like some one asking you , ―I met an American . Do you know him?)

I found this to be a real eye-opener. I thought you might find it interesting as well, if not shocking.

The following is a list compiled by missionaries in Ukraine during the 1990’s. It was designed to help supporters and future missionaries understand life in this part of the world. Most of these circumstances have improved some. But for the sake of remembrance and humor, what follows is the original document.

We have put together 16 procedures that Westerners can implement in their own homes to simulate life in the former Soviet Union.  Our hope is that this will help promote a better understanding of missionary life.

1.  Take your house and cut it into 16 pieces.  Live in one of those pieces, preferably in the one with the bathroom but this is optional.
2.  Split your bathroom in half.  Remove the sink and put your washing machine in where the sink was.  If you have enough room to sit comfortably on the toilet, go back to step #1.
3.  Take a hammer and smash the top of your toilet tank into at least 3 distinct pieces.  Clear tape it together for ease of access when the toilet won't flush, or won't stop flushing.
4.  Go to your local pet store and purchase 8,000 cockroaches. Distribute them liberally throughout the living quarters.
5.  Take the area rugs off the floor and immediately hang them on the wall, dark side out.
6.  Tour dumpsters in the neighborhood for furniture, must be orange or cockroach brown in color.
7.  Move your refrigerator into the living room.
8.  Make sure that you can stand in the middle of the kitchen and touch all four walls without moving your feet.  If you cannot do this, return to step #1.
9.  Open your oven door.  Break one hinge and remove the temperature control.  Rewire the stove so that no two burners can function simultaneously.
10.  All light fixtures must be lowered 4 inches to properly expose the wiring and all attractive fixtures must immediately be destroyed.  An adequate chandelier can be created from any 2 liter pop bottle--green is preferable.
11.  Remove light switch from the wall, but let it dangle for access and easier handling.
12.  Move all of your children to the smallest room of the house.  Stack beds at least 3 high.  In the remaining square meter create a spacious, student-friendly, distraction-free learning environment.
13.  Turn all thermostats on high.  Open windows for temperature regulation.  One month before spring thaw, turn off all sources of heat. Switch heat back on only after two inches of snow have accumulated in the fall.
     13a. For added cultural adaptation, turn off the water heater at the same time the heat is turned off.
14.  For variety, turn off the cold water and function with only hot water.  A good indicator of proper water temperature is if your children receive second degree burns on their hands while brushing their teeth.
15.  Remove your front door.  Replace it with the steel door from a bank vault.
16.  If you have a pet, the proper place for potty training is the front entryway.
17.  Smash glass bottles and spread liberally along with cigarette butts on the sidewalk in front of your home.  Used syringes can be added to perfect the aura.    

Implementation of these procedures will ensure a smooth and uneventful transition into your new adopted homeland.

This is Ukraine. We live in the capitol city, Kyiv. Kyiv is located in the north central portion of the country. There are about four million inhabitants and the city is growing.

There are now 46 million people living in Ukraine. When we first arrived in Ukraine, there were 48 million. Ukraine boasts the fourth fastest declining population in the world.

The Carpathian mountains run through Western Ukraine. The peninsula of Ukraine - Crimea, along it's Southern coast is subtropical. Most of the country is steppe with farmlands and many large and small communities. The mighty Dnieper river runs through the center of Ukraine.

My daughter recently initiated a conversation about the end of the world. I explained that when this world passes away, God will create a new heaven and new earth. She asked, "You mean that everything that is on the earth and in the earth will be gone?" I answered, "Yes." She was sad. Then I explained to her that the new earth will be even better than this one. That there won't be any more sickness and disease. Then she asked me the stumper of all questions, "Will we need to go to the bathroom?"

If you have any ideas about that one, let me know.

Here is the house we are staying at in Ukraine. It is located in, what is now considered, a suburb of Kyiv called Bortnichi. We are literally on the outskirts, hence the title of today's blog. Which is a translation of a popular Ukrainian phrase.

If someone were to say, "My hut is on the edge of the village." They would be saying, "I see nothing and know nothing." Meaning, I don't want to get involved in any of the affairs that are taking place and I will just go about my business. Which was a very wise thing for people to say considering Ukraine's history. To stick one's neck out could result in the falling of the axe.

For now we are enjoying the peaceful surroundings. Though we feel a bit on the fringe from the rest of our team. Hopefully by December we will be moved in closer to the action. 

Have you ever climbed a mountain? Our family reached the top (100%) -the pinnacle of our fund raising. It's been a journey, but we've reached our goal. Thank you for taking us there!

I've begun reading this book The Gospel & Personal Evangelism. It is an excellent book. So often we mistake our role in regards to evangelism. The mistake lies in the assumption that we are to convert people. Which is not our role but God's. Our part is to be faithful messengers of the gospel no matter the outcome. I highly recommend the book. It is only about 100 pages long and the author, Mark Dever, uses plain language anyone can understand.

I've noticed in recent years there has begun a quantum shift in the missions component of America's churches. More and more I am seeing evangelical Christian churches embracing compassion ministries to the near exclusion of sending their own people to foreign lands to make disciples. It troubles me to see us focusing so much on temporary external life issues and disregarding the work of communicating true eternal life-change.

I'm not saying that Christians are to look the other way and allow human suffering. Of course we are to have compassion on the suffering when it is within our ability to do so. What bothers me is we are replacing evangelism and church planting with well projects, clothing distribution, medical aid, toys for children, food for the hungry, and building construction. These are all good things to do. But are they the best we can do?

Missionaries often use creative ways to access countries that are closed to Christian evangelistic endeavors. Certainly in that case compassion ministry is the "official" work but we know evangelism is the real purpose. Perhaps secular relief style work has influenced our hearts. Americans like to see tangible results for the things they do. To see a smile come to a child's face makes us feel good. Conversion is an invisible change. And if you look at conversion from a biblical perspective most of the work is in God's hands, not ours.

So what's wrong? What's wrong is we have thrown compassion ministry into the mission program of the church. Churches categorize relief work as missions and it drains from true missionary activity. The wisdom for doing this can only be: if it takes place in another country it must be missions. So what is true missionary activity? True missionary activity is taking the gospel to people who have not heard it. 

The Church was commissioned by Christ Himself to go to the nations with the gospel. This type of activity will have to continue until Christ returns. We have a cure for suffering. One that lasts for eternity.

We live in John Deere territory here in Rock Island. Recently we made a trip to the John Deere Pavilion. The Pavilion is where Deere displays many of their agricultural and industrial equipment. As well as telling folks about their history and showcasing latest developments.

On one wall of the Pavilion is written:

"In 40 years the population of the world may double!"

That caught my attention. At the display below these words was an automated digital readout of the current population of the world. Every second the number increases by five. Can you believe it? Five more people in the world every second. Tick... tick... tick... 15 more people. 15 more lives.

15 more souls added to the world. WOW!

I thought some more. If the population doubled, that would mean when my kids are my age; there won't be 6 billion people in the world, there will be 12 billion.

Incredible!

Just forty years! What does that mean for missions? How are all these people going to be reached? Will they be...?

In just forty years the world we know today will be different. I think we can make a difference today that will ensure a better future. I'm not talking about recycling, conservation, or dieting. Real change will take place as we go about our days making disciples.

It’s a big world. And its getting bigger.

What to pray for:

1. For the Missionary's Health (Psalm 103:3, 107:20; Deuteronomy 7:15)
   • One of the most effective ways Satan has to cripple missionary work is to attack the body of the missionary and send him back home. Recognize that it is not God's will that Satan strip mission fields of workers through sickness. Resist him (Psalm 97:10). Recognize that it is the will of God for His children to have health and strength to carry out His work (Psalm 42:11; John 10:10b; Romans 8:11) - though God works powerfully through our weaknesses as well! Exercise your God-given authority to bind Satan and loose the child of God from his attack (Matthew 18:18; Luke 9:1, 10:19; Mark 16:17-18). Pray that God will quicken all these promises to the missionary himself.
2. For the Protection of His Mind
   • The trying climate, the oppression of the enemy, the difference of culture, the loneliness, all work towards a nervous breakdown for the missionary. Pray that the missionary may enter into the provision for him in Revelation 12:11. Pray that the missionary may enter into His rest and peace (John 14:27; Hebrews 4:9-11a). Pray that the missionary may refuse to hear any accusation from Satan against his fellow workers and believers (Zechariah 7:9-10). Satan may defeat a missionary through injecting suspicions against his fellow workers or the national Christians. This separates him not only from his bothers but also from God, and is disastrous.
3. For Protection Against Satan's Attacks on the Missionary's Spirit
   • At times a missionary can get very discouraged. Intense powers of darkness make work difficult and slow. Pray for his encouragement and for strength to be given to break through the powers of darkness (Psalm. 147:3; Deuteronomy 31:6). Pray that the missionary will learn to resist Satan in the Name of Jesus (I Peter 5:8-9; James 4:7). The accuser of the brethren is always on hand to accuse him of being a failure, or of being out of the will of the Lord, etc.
4. For a Heart Filled with the Love of God
   • Missionaries live in abnormal and difficult situations, and the natural love in the human heart will not stand the test. Without the love of Christ filling the heart, the difficulties will bring about hardness, impatience, sharpness of speech, anger and even bitterness. Pray that he may have love for the fellow missionaries who are always at hand. It is imperative that there be love between missionaries, for only then can God bless that work (Psalm 133) and his love be displayed. Pray that he may have Christ's love for the non-Christian. Again natural love breaks down and fails to meet the test, for the missionary is not alway appreciated by the heathen. Neither he nor the message he brings is wanted. He is a foreigner and an intruder. Through Christ's love and compassion he is able to take shame, and return time after time until love has broken through and he and his message are accepted.
5. That the Missionary May Live in Brokenness (Psalm 51:17, 34:18)
   • In his dealing with the national Christians or other team members it is often necessary to rebuke for sin, but if done in hardness spirit it tends to harden the transgressor and drive him further from the Lord. Like begets like; brokenness in the missionary produces the same in the national Christian (Ephesians 4:15-16). In witnessing to the heathen, preaching the gospel with hardness will only harden the heart of the sinner, whereas brokenness and weeping will break the heart of stone (Psalm 126:5-6).
6. For the Anointing of God to be on the Missionary (Acts 1:8)
   • How easy it is to labor in the arm of the flesh, depending on one's own strength, wisdom and ability, but how futile! Satan laughs, for he recognizes no power but the power of God. Only the Spirit-filled Christian will be effective in setting free the captives of Satan. Pray, pray and continue to pray that the missionary might be filled continually with the Spirit (Acts 4:31, 33).
7. That the Missionary Might Konw how to Exercise Authority over Satan (Luke 10:19; Matthew 18:18; Mark 16:17-18; Ephesians 1:17-23, 2:6, 6:10-18)
   • Satan was completely defeated at Calvary. God placed the enforcing of Satan's defeat in every land in the hands of His servants, and He has given them the authority. Satan, however, will not recognize his defeat until forced to do so by the servants of Christ.
8. For Revival
   • God has promised to pour out His Spirit in these last days on all flesh - this means every field (Joel 2:28-29)
9. For the Establishment of a National Work
   • In these perilous days the missionary may be driven out at any time, but if a national work is established the work will go on. Also, the national, prepared by the Spirit, can be more effective in his witness than the missionary can ever be. Pray for the training of nationals.
10. For More Laborers (Matthew 9:37)
    • All occupied fields are shorthanded. More workers are needed to advance into new territories.

How to pray:

• Pray in Faith (John 11:40; Mark 9:23)
• Before going to prayer, read some challenging, helpful, faith-building Christian article. Meditate on the scriptures given above. Finding in them that it is God's will to ask these various things for your missionary, you may stand on His promises, and know that He hears His servants.
• Keep Informed
• Write to a missionary in order to receive fresh "fuel" for your prayer. Your letter will be a real encouragement to the missionary. Make a point of keeping in touch with at least one missionary. It will be a tremendous blessing in your own spiritual life.
• Pray Consistently (Luke 18:1; I Thessalonians 5:17)
• Once you have a prayer target before you, continue to shoot at it until the thing has been taken for God. Satan's defeat may cost you many hours of perserverance in prayer. God is holding you, His servant, responsible to back the missionary with consistent prayer.
• Pray in the Spirit (Romans 8:26)
• Effective prayer must be in the Spirit. God has promised to help us pray by His Spirit. To become a prayer warrior you must give yourself to prayer as the early Christians did (Acts 6:4). Prayer is not a burden God forces on you, but rather a privilege and responsibility to be exercised.
• Exercise Your Authority over Satan (Matthew 18:18)
• It is in prayer that the binding and loosing ministry God has given us is accomplished. Ask Him to help you as you enter into this important ministry.
• Pray with Fasting (Acts 13:2; Mark 9:29)
• We have found it works! Fasting added to pryer will break any stronghold of Satan. If you are a group coming together to pray, do not waste time in idle talking (Proverbs 10:19) but use your time wisely in intercession.
• Praise God for the Answers
• Someone has likened prayer and praise to the two wings of a bird. Praise is necessary if we are to soar above our circumstances....Prayer is mighty, but prayer with praise mightier (2 Chronicles 20:20-22)

Source: www.PrayforMissions.org

This morning I had my first earthquake experience! It woke me up. First I heard the handles on the dresser begin to rattle. Ya' know those loose kind of handles on antique furniture. They usually rattle when someone walks across the floor. But no one was walking across the floor. I thought it nothing, maybe a heavy truck was passing by on the street.

Then our bed began to shake. It wasn't the kind of shake you feel when a plane flies over or the wind blows hard. It was like different sections of the bed moving in waves one after another. First one corner of the bed, then the middle of the bed, then another corner, and another... It lasted a few seconds. I looked over at Carrie. She wasn't moving, and was sound asleep. She didn't cause these tremors. Then I thought, it must be an earthquake! So I looked at the clock, mine read 4:38. When I checked the news this morning, sure enough, downstate Illinois was the epicenter of an earthquake, 5.2 on the Richter Scale. 

Here's an article about it from the Tribune http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-earthquake-webapr19,0,6535454.story

The whole family was struggling with the flu a couple weeks ago. Maybe it passed through your house as well. We were hard hit. Bed ridden for several days. There was not much we could do for ourselves. During our wake hours we drank fluids and watched DVD's.

Last year we purchased the Sound of Music on DVD. So without reserve we gave our full attention to the movie. Now, we discovered something. When a person is weaken by sickness his normal defenses are taken down. Even the emotional defenses. So as we watched the full-length Roger's and Hammerstein's classic musical, we began crying our eyes out.

Normally, we don't get that emotional. We have seen the movie several times before and there was no such reaction. I later wondered, what other kinds of barriers do we put in place to hold back our true feelings. Could it be that when we are strong, healthy, and in our normal environment we are sort of desensitized to what goes on around us?

What kind of lifestyle is most appropriate for a Christian?  Jesus said, "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth." He made many claims against the thick-skinned self-sufficient high-and-mighty religious movement of the time. Many of these things I can see in myself at times.

Perhaps being weak, confused, and sensitive is more healthy than being strong, comfortable, and confident. God's voice is heard more clearly in times of need. Should we live life on the edge? Take more risks? Jesus also said, "...any of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be my disciple."

Are there barriers in your life keeping you from experiencing God's mercy and grace? Do you have to have everything figured out? Those who surrender surrender because they want to live. God desires for you to have an abundant life.

I was sent an email of this post on AfricanLoft. It compares several different cultures and the typical amount of food consumed in one week. It also lists the cost of the food. Check it out, I found it very revealing.

Photo Essay: Comparison of Food Consumption - AfricanLoft

We had to check out this movie, since it takes place in Ukraine. It is sort of a strange film. but it did keep our attention. From an American's perspective it seemed on target. Not the outrageousness of the characters but the point being portrayed behind the over done characterization.

One of my favorite scenes is what I call the potato scene. When the older Ukrainian man says, "Welcome to Ukraine." It is so true of some of the realities that foreigners experience on their first visit to Ukraine.

If you want to read a review of the film, click on this link:

Reviews: Everything Is Illuminated - Christianity Today Movies

Good news is worth sharing!

Our good friends Zhenya and Lena Yazvinsky are proud parents of Daniel. Born in Odessa, Ukraine on January 31st at 5:10PM. He was 20 inches long and weighing 8.1 pounds.

There are times when we get that reassurance we are here for a purpose. Zhenya said it well, as he wrote, "I am crazy happy for my family. Thank you, for advising me to marry Lena and helping me when times were difficult. I am real happy!"

Our ministry is about people. We believe the most effective ministry we could have in Ukraine is to build into the lives of the men and women who live there. By discipling Ukrainians in the faith and knowledge of Christ and also by teaching them to go and disciple others, our ministry can endure for generations long after we are gone.

Thus our goals are to develop leaders of character, to equip faithful followers of Christ, to proclaim the gospel of grace, and to pass on a dedication to the Great Commission. In order to accomplish these goals we strive to rely on God’s grace and guidance. The following list describes some of the work we do to fulfill our calling in Ukraine.

Discipling (Matthew 28:19; Ephesians 4:13)

- Small group leadership, one on one discipleship

Teaching (2 Timothy 2:2; Ephesians 4:11-12)

- Bible college instruction, seminars

Preaching (2 Timothy 4:2)

- Church services, para-church events

Enabling/Modeling (2 Timothy 4:5; Philippians 4:9)

- Coming along side nationals in ministry, participating in evangelism

Click on the link below to read an article in Christianity Today about the current state of the Evangelical Church in Ukraine.

The author states many of the ideas we have come to believe. One particular idea is that Ukraine is positioning itself as a strong missionary sending country. Something we hope to be a part of and help the church in Ukraine accomplish.

Eastern Europe's Evangelical Hub | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction