Conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which began in 2014, drags on today. Despite many attempts for peace, both sides continue shelling military and even civilian targets.
Churches Grow and Continue to Minister in Ukraine War Zone
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Euro 2020: Stories About Football and Faith from Evangelical Focus
As millions around Europe and the world follow the European football competition, Evangelical Focus collected some interesting stories that have links to the Christian faith.
Young Ukrainian Christian Left College to Lead Church in War Zone
What were you doing at age 23? Eric Mock of The Slavic Gospel Association tells a story from the war zone of Ukraine. “At 23 years of age, Dimitri saw there was a church with no pastor. So he left college with his friend for a time. […]
Slavic Gospel Association Partners Fight Domestic Abuse in Former Soviet Union
How can churches fight against domestic abuse and the attitudes leading to it?
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy Thanks G7 Nations for Support
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, thanked the G7 group of wealthy industrial nations on Sunday after it voiced support for Kyiv and called on Russia to withdraw troops and weapons from near Ukraine’s eastern border.
Russian and Ukrainian Christians Unite Despite Two Countries Being at War
Russians and Ukrainians should be enemies, as a war between the two countries drags into its eighth year.
Russia Masses Troops Along Ukraine Border; Slavic Gospel Association Continues Equipping Churches for Compassion Ministry
Russia has massed troops and military vehicles near Russia’s border with Ukraine. The move threatens to escalate a conflict that has raged between the two countries since 2014.
‘Buy an Icon – Save a Life’: Ukrainian Artist Couple Turns Military Ammunition Boxes Into Christian Icons to Raise Money for Wounded Soldiers
Visiting a military base in 2014, Ukrainian artist and icon painter Oleksandr Klymenko was struck by how much the bottom and cover of a wooden ammunition box could resemble a Christian icon panel.
Russia-Crimea Sentences Woman to 12 Years in Prison for Spying on Behalf of Ukraine
A court in Russian-controlled Crimea has sentenced a woman to 12 years in jail for state treason on behalf of Ukraine at a trial that was held behind closed doors, the court said on Monday.
Russia Annexed Crimea 7 Years Ago Today; Slavic Gospel Association Continues to Support Crimean Churches Remotely
Today marks the seventh anniversary of the official Russian annexation of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine. The U.S. and the United Nations do not recognize the annexation. Read a recent statement from the White House here. Russia claims no annexation took place, and that Crimea was […]
Mercy Projects: March 2021 Newsletter
Yana Glushko is the Mercy Projects youth ministries director in Kyiv, Ukraine and her husband Igor is a missionary with Teen Challenge and Mercy Projects. I asked them to share their story with us. (Jeff Thompson.)
SGA’s Operation Winter Warmth is Bringing Aid to Russian Far East Enduring Extreme Cold Snap
Harsh and unusual weather has plagued Siberia and the Russian Far East this year. After a warm summer and autumn in 2020, the region has seen the longest stretch of subzero temperatures in 14 years.
