This Sunday marks 5 years since the planting of our ministry partners at DelPest (South Budapest) church.
We thank God for His work through them in so many lives. Congratulations! Join CEO in thanksgiving prayers for many more years of disciple making and outreach in and from this vibrant fellowship of believers.
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Today could mark a major turn after the shooting down of the airliner… She weeps afresh for Ukraine…
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In part 1 I mentioned that a woman was moving to the western Ukrainian city I’m visiting to flee the fighting in Luhansk. Today I learned that there are many thousands like her.
In conversations here, I’ve heard that the “official” number of displaced persons in western Ukraine tops 30,000. These are people who have reported to officials that they have fled the violence and are seeking the Ukrainian government’s help in getting resettled. But, I’m told there are many more. (Last I heard, there are over 95000 (correction) who fled east to Russia and are in tents just across the border, Russia reports 500,000 but this is likely part of the Russian info war.)
However, if you have family or friends in western Ukraine, you just go. Some estimate that there are well over 100,000 people waiting out the violence here in the western part of the country.
I’ve learned that there are other atrocities not being reported. Protestants (any group that is non Orthodox) are being persecuted by the pro-Russian extremists. I was told of a Pentecostal bishop who was kidnapped, and then escaped a week later. I was surprised to learn that three Charismatic churches were seriously damaged by pro-Russian insurgents and are now in a state of disuse in one large eastern city.
Church leaders here in western Ukraine get calls almost daily from leaders in the east who are looking for accommodation for people who wish to flee the violence. One former shelter for abandoned children is housing 28 refugees.
When I asked another leader how the church was impacted by these events, he echoed the first, it has made us more fervent prayers. “But”, he continued, we are opening our towns, facilities and homes to these refugees.” This is what Jesus told us.
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Heading to Ukraine. This fact may mean no Internet till Monday. It could be like a forced “screen fast.”
That may, in some ways, be okay.
As soon as I land I catch a train to a camp and will go straight to the evening service and talk about connecting with God. Over the next 4 days I’ll speak numerous times challenging us to consider Jesus.
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The most important thing our organization (CEO) does is invest time and effort to help leaders.
Therefore, when you partner with us by praying and giving, The Lord is using YOU as he is investing in leaders in five countries. God is doing incredible things through these leaders and we believe that God is using us to help them. We are investing our lives and our finances into this effort of God. Please consider joining us.
Our financial year ends June 30 (that’s tomorrow) at midnight (eastern time). I hope you will consider making a donation to join us in this work of God in the lives of leaders.
As of our latest check we are just $5000 from reaching our annual budget. We’ve never been so close! You can help us get closer or exceed that goal by joining us in financial partnership with a tax deductible gift to CEO.
I hope you’ll prayerfully consider and then join us in partnership through a donation to this work of God so that we can finish our financial year positively.
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In the post below there are two interesting and helpful resources regarding the killing of the Arch Duke of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was killed by a Serb nationalist. It’s very complicated but in my opinion, looking at many of the atrocities in the 20th century and into now, we may trace them to this place, Sarajevo, 100 years ago today. Scroll down watch, read and listen.
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