Since Russia’s full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, donors through The Outreach Foundation have given more than $2 million with sacrificial love. The Outreach Foundation supports ministries across several church traditions in and around Ukraine. This has been kingdom-centered work lifting up the name of Jesus Christ through the church. We continue to receive stories of personal impact and spiritual revival from throughout the region, and our donors and congregations have been part of this.
In Kyiv…
Our primary partner, Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary (UETS), trains and supports chaplains, delivers humanitarian relief, and educates counselors on trauma and grief work. Through UETS, we support the extensive network of small congregations that are part of the Ukrainian Evangelical Church. We have also come alongside organizations like Peter’s Work, Mission Eurasia, and Radooga Ministry for humanitarian relief and children’s camps where families and orphans hear the gospel of Jesus Christ. Each of these ministries is connected firmly to major church bodies in Ukraine.
THE IMPACT
While we pray for an end to the war, this network has seen lives transformed through the love of God expressed tangibly through the church. Many who simply identified as Christian are discovering a personal walk with the Lord. Baptisms are surging. Lives are being transformed, even as war rages. The church has come together in a way that we have not seen in this region. For 30 years, since the fall of communism, the once nascent church has matured, and they are carrying forth the mission of God. In the words of one woman, a mother of two, “God brought me here to learn what Christian kindness is through the church. I go back to Ukraine now as a missionary showing my people the depth of God’s kindness and the way to follow Jesus truly.”
The present reality and steps into tomorrow
From Dr. Ivan Rusyn, president of Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary, we hear painful words. “Yes, there are advances but the cost is very high. The noose is tightening, and people need to hear our message of hope.” There is a major emphasis now on providing training for trauma counseling through the Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary. With over six million Ukrainians internally displaced, the need for shelter, education, and especially childcare is immense.
Ways you can still help
PRAY UNCEASINGLY as directed in 1 Thessalonians 6:16-18. We continue to get requests for prayer from the church in Ukraine.
STAY INFORMED AND SPEAK as Paul encourages in 2 Corinthians 3:2-3. Read the stories and share them as we seek to amplify the victorious voice of the church in this region. Consider inviting a conversation between your church’s leadership and Tom Boone or Mark Mueller.
RESOURCE GENEROUSLY as the Spirit leads you in Galatians 6:9. In addition to other needs, trauma among internally displaced people is becoming more visible with suicides, addiction, and marital problems on the rise.
We invite you to make a gift in support of these ministries to strengthen their outreach being done in Christ’s name.
Click the button below to give online now, or you can mail a check to The Outreach Foundation, 381 Riverside Drive, Suite 465, Franklin, TN 37064. Designate your gift for UETS.
Updates From Ukraine
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, donors through The Outreach Foundation have given more than $2 million with sacrificial love. This will be our third winter partnering with the Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary (UETS), holding fast for a just peace while bombs fall and power grids collapse. In a recent conversation with a partner who works with war-affected children and orphans, we heard grim words: “We would be willing to settle for peace now.” This signals weariness we’ve not heard before. Through this update, know hope continues to spread through our faithful partners whom we continue to support. We once again ask you to respond prayerfully and generously to this winter’s challenge.