Slavic Christian Ministries

07/31/2026

August 2026

Dear friends,

I hope you are doing well! While the war in the Middle East continues to consume the headlines, the Ukraine war is being downplayed by our national media, but absolutely NOTHING has changed in this Ukraine war whatsoever. Sadly, about 2,000 men are still perishing every day. While both wars are tragic and horrific, please don’t forget to pray for our brothers and sisters in Ukraine, even if the media has lost its urgency in reporting about our war.

Concerning our ministry, the children’s programs continue with every one of our partnering churches. It is the most joyful time of the year for the children, outside of Christmas. This is also the time when many of the kid’s hear about Jesus and make a commitments to Christ.

I mentioned in last month’s letter that I would continue to report on pastor Vlad Kalin’s ministry to children - because we heavily concentrate on supporting his efforts to reach children the most. But next month, I will also report on one or two more churches and their outreach to children too. I was planning on providing you with an update on pastor Sasha’s church repairs, but I am going to delay that update for another month or two. Our friends in Ukraine need encouragement, so please pray for them. Here is the second half of pastor Vlad Kalin’s update:

“Dear friends, since the beginning of this war, our children's outreach ministry has traveled and served children in the following towns and villages: Izyum, Valki, Krasnokutsk, Yeskhar, Balakleya, Beskvitnoye, Baranovka, Gusarovka, Budy, Olshany, Krasnograd, Chuguev, Vedenka, Yuzhny, Sanzhary, Monchanivka, and Svitanok, just to name a few locations.

The number of children we serve varies at each location – it can be as low as 10 children and as many as 250 kids at any given time. We always give our full effort for Christ and travel as far as necessary, no matter the quantity of children (even several hours in each direction). We want to make sure that we do our best, so that EVERY child has the opportunity to know they are special, loved, and cared for by us and by our Lord Jesus Christ.

Last year we engaged in 22 different outreaches to children and we project it to be about the same this year. By our best estimate, Slavic Christian Ministries has helped us reach over 2,200 children with the gospel message during these events. Not only do we share the Good News of Jesus, but we make sure they understand that God loves them, forgives them through repentance and turning to Jesus and that he wants to be his/her friend. Of course, we also make it fun for the kids with games, competitions, a mobile puppet theater, and share candy, food, and hygiene product. We also provide families with financial assistance and distribute medication as needed. All of this is absolutely necessary for each family.

The village of Monchanivka was very difficult for us to reach, because the road was heavily damaged by the war. It is very close to the front line. There were not many children here, but due to the danger of the situation, we held our outreach in the basement of a damaged school for everyone’s protection. Despite the scary surroundings, the children were very happy, playing, and enjoyed forgetting the horrors of war for a short period of time.

In many remote regions, like this one, families with children have a difficult time with social interaction and the psychological ramifications have been immense. Our main goal is to love them and give them hope through Christ. Unfortunately, many of these kids will have to live with horrific memories their entire lives and don’t have the opportunity to experience a normal childhood. Because of Slavic Christian Ministries’ help, we are helping bring the love of God to many people, so thank you to everyone in America who helps us keep serving in a dire situation!

As opportunities allow, we will travel to frontline villages and into the middle of the war zone. Sadly, some of the people we met last year are no longer alive – the war has taken their lives. Please share with everyone to not give up praying for us and especially the elderly and the children in these outlining areas. Thank everyone who gives so sacrificially, we really appreciate it!” – Pastor Vlad

Dear friends, thank you for helping us so much; we try our very best to steward your gift to ministries like pastor Vlad’s that are really working hard for God’s kingdom. On another note, our support is beginning to drop off, so if you would ever be willing to have me to visit your church or small group, please let me know, because I would love to share with others and increase awareness of the needs in Ukraine.

Would you be willing to help me in this way? If so, please send me a quick message and I will follow up with you. God bless you and thank you!

In Jesus’ love,

Ron

07/06/2026

July 2026

Dear friends,

I hope that you are enjoying your summer season and planning on some well deserved vacation and rest!

In Ukraine, the news has not changed much – it is now a drone war, with both sides constantly sending hundreds (if not thousands) of drones and glide bombs across the border each day. Ukraine mostly attacks Russian oil infracture and Moscow and Russia is heavily focusing on Kyiv right now. It was reported that 40,000 Russian troops were killed in June. The total death toll from both sides will be above 3 million in a matter of months.

Pastor Sasha in Balaklayea is very thankful for everyone who has supported him since a drone destroyed his church. Your kindness has allowed us to make an initial donation of almost $4,000 to go towards his roof repairs. But I will share about that in September, once I see some progress on the restoration efforts.

We also just sent another $4,250 for the kid’s summer outreach programs. In this letter (and next month), I will briefly share about the children’s summer programs, which are in full swing. Each church that we partner with has at least one summer program for the kids – like a VBS (Vacation Bible School). New Life Church in Kharkiv engages in children’s outreaches in many different villages all summer long. They are our largest partner for our kid’s programs. Here is what pastor Vlad has shared:

“Hello Ron and everyone from Slavic Christian Ministries! We are so thankful for your helping us reach children all summer long throughout our war-torn region that may take years and years to recover. As you know from our partnership, we are holding children’s camps in many villages because most of these children have no church services or kid’s programs to bless them and educate them on a weekly basis, if at all. These kids basically sit at home all day long - every day, with no opportunity to socialize or to learn with other kids. The children are so grateful and excited when they see our vans approach their villages, because it helps them on so many levels – spirtually, emotionally, and relationally.

We are very strategic in our approach and strive to be very professionally by giving attention to “every child,” so no child is lost or forgotten in the crowd. Your ministry helps make it possible for so many children to experience joy and learn about Christ’s love – all the children are very joyful and we are very grateful. Unfortunately, we live in a situation where our region is constantly under shelling, bombs, and drones and school for most of these kids is only online. They see nothing and expericing nothing day after day, week after week, and month after month. These kid’s desperately need our help to keep their mental health intact. When we visit them, they hear the gospel message of God’s love, we provide hope, and these children converse, dance, play games, and interact with each other which is vital!

Here are a couple of testimonies to make it more personal:

One child we serve is Masha, who is a special needs child with vision problems. One family in a village adopted her and loves her very much. Masha cannot see the beautiful colors and the puppet shows we put on, but she can hear them and still have joy! But she is surrounded by a lot of love, despite not having much interaction outside of the home.

Your readers may know this by now, but in 2022, when the full scale Russian evasion began, the orphans were evacuated from Kharkiv to many villages around our region. The family who adopted Masha also adopted many other children who were abandoned by their biological parents. This is an amazing family that also adopted a young child who was dying. The child eventually passed away, but at least the child was deeply loved in the arms of a new mother, who loved and cared for the child, until reaching the arms of our loving Savior, Jesus. Please pray for this entire family, who is seeking to show the love of Christ to all these unwanted kids in the village we visit.

Another child you helped us reach in a village is Dennis, who has spina bifida and complex neurological and urological medical conditions. Despite him having to deal with daily suffering, our programs bring him reprieve and joy too.

I realize that these are two extreme examples of children we serve for our Lord Jesus, but thanks to Slavic Christian Ministries, we are serving hundreds and hundreds of children monthly. We really hope that when this war is over, you and others in America will visit us because I cannot emphasize enough how much the kid’s need to know they are not forgotten and loved by those who cherish them, like you all! I want to sincerely thank everyone who helps us and I want to express my extreme gratitude from all of us at New Life Church – Kharkiv, for the incredible gifts, prayers, encouragement, and partnership we have together!” – Love, pastor Vlad

Friends, I could write on and on, but I think you get a snapshot of the work going on in Ukraine. Thank you for praying and helping us serve thousands of kids each year through our strategic partnerships. Please pray for all of our ministry partners who work tirelessly, the hurting families, and beautiful kids who need this war to be over!

In Jesus’ love,

Ron

05/28/2026

June 2026

Dear friends,

I hope that you are enjoying this warmer weather and getting ready for the summertime, which is my favorite season of the year. There has been a significant amount of news from Ukraine and my ministry over the past couple of weeks - if you are not on my email list, you may not be aware of recent events.

In Ukraine, if you believe what you read in the news, the war is beginning to shift a bit in Ukraine’s favor. Drone warfare has really changed the dymanics of this war. In our region of Kharkiv, the news remains the same with daily barrages of missiles, glide bombs, and drones. There was a Russian offensive north of our city of Kharkiv, but it didn’t materialize into much and the Russian army was pushed back by the Ukrainian counter-attack. And all of a sudden, Putin conveyed recently that he believes the war can end soon, but many other news agencies are reporting that they believe the war will continue up to another 2-3 years. Only God knows the end date of this war, but hopefully it will end soon with no more destruction of life and property. Almost 3 million people have been killed or injured.

In our region, which is as close to the front line as possible, many of the pastor’s remain positive with me, but I believe it is hard for them to remain encouraged, when tragedy is all around you for such a long period of time. Most of the churches facilities we partner with have been damaged in one way or another, but the church I am discussing within this letter has been hit the worst.

For those who only receive our prayer letters by mail, I sent an emergency email earlier this week asking for prayers because our friends at Light of the Gospel Baptist Church in Balaklayea, Ukraine were mercilessly attacked by the Russian military. This has been one of our partnering churches for 25 years and we have done many evangelism projects together through the years. Just to remind you, this is the church where pastor Sasha was tortured to an inch of his life when the war began in 2022. Tragically, last week drones intentionally targeted this church and destroyed it with bombs that were attached to the drones. You can see a few of the videos of the destruction here:

https://www.facebook.com/100000270353445/videos/pcb.27485928184332823/1556960485852039

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1753936369103943

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1304271277966428

Here is what pastor Sasha wrote me in the midst of him trying to calm the people and navigate through this emergency:

“Dear Ron, God has thankfully preserved the lives of our people and no one died. The drones did extreme damage to our facility - the roof burned down and there is much devestation inside of the building, due to the fire. Currently, we we are clearing the debris and deciding how we can rebuild the roof, fix our building, and begin worshipping God again! I want to thank you Ron (and everyone in America) who are standing with us in prayer and support; it means a lot to us!” – Sasha

I am going to make this a shorter prayer letter this month, because I really had not planned on highlighting pastor Sasha this month - until this attack occurred. But due to how recent this event is, I don’t have much to report right now. Please keep pastor Sasha, his family and this church in your prayers – there is much rebuilding that will need to happen over the next couple of months. If you would like to help out with this emergency, SCM is raising support to help with the rebuilding of the church roof. If you would like to help make an extra gift please write on the check or online donation, “Church repair.” The enemy comes to kill and destroy, but we will not allow evil to prevail!

Thank you for all of your prayers and concern in every way; I appreciate you so much! The next two months, I will be reporting on the children’s ministry outreach events that are now in full swing across many different locations. God is in control and I fully believe that his Kingdom purposes will prevail. Until then, we partner with Christ in this difficult situation.

In Jesus’ love,

Ron

05/24/2026

DEVELOPING STORY

Dear Friends,

An emergency prayer request - one of our 7 partnering churches was hit hard by drones and had serious damage. Here is the article: https://www.kyivpost.com/post/76729

We had just highlighted this church in March 2026. If you want to review the prayer letter again, I have attached it hereto.

The church is most likely destroyed. This is a developing story and I will send out another update as soon as I know more. In the meantime, please pray for pastor Sasha.

Ron

A Russian drone strike sparked a massive fire at an Evangelical church in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region after Moscow attacked the town of Balakliia twice in one day.

05/02/2026

May 2026

Dear friends,

I hope that you are doing well! Before I begin, I just want to say what a blessing you are to this ministry – thank you so much!

While the middle east rages on, oil prices skyrocket, and the news mainly concentrates on Iran, there have been some disturbing developments in Ukraine. I discovered recently that Ukaine has become one of the world leaders for drone manufacturing (about 60,000 – 80,000 drones per monthly) and is now exporting these drones, as well as, using them in the war with Russia. It is true that Ukraine has remained viable in this war due to the drones, but I am deeply concerned on how this is impacting the middle east and possibly other regions too. Here is one article: https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2026/04/29/drone-diplomacy-wins-ukraine-valuable-allies-but-now-it-must-deliver/.

On the front lines of Eastern Ukraine, there has been a renewed offensive by the Russian military. According to reports, the offensive has been slow, costly, and have had a high casualty rate. Our region of Kharkiv has been less affected than other regions on the front lines, but there have still be constant attacks. In the month of April, the Russian military engaged in 105 attacks in our region with 54 people injured or killed, including six children, which really breaks my heart, because no children should have to experience this – EVER!

Kyiv Post reported that the tide of momentum is beginning to turn in favor for Ukraine. I don’t know if this is true or not, but I can see that Ukraine president, Volodymyr Zelensky seems more upbeat than usual, so perhaps there is some truth to the report, which would be welcome news. I am not hearing anything new from my sources, however, here is Kyiv Post’s update: https://www.kyivpost.com/videos/75126.

Please pray as our ministry partners who are beginning their outreach events to children all across our region – they will be providing Christian children’s camps over the next few months. I will report on these activities in a few months. Next month, I will share about some of the orphans that we are ministering to through our ministry partners - but today, I want to share a success story within the landscape of a horrible four year.

I haven’t provided a testimony from a Ukrainian family that has fled Ukraine for quite awhile, so please allow me to share this update from Vika Fisina, who used to be an employee of Slavic Chrisitian Ministries and helped me translate my books into Russian and teach our English evangelism courses. She has been such a blessing and a dear friend for many years. Her husband Victor is the senior pastor of Calvary Chapel – Kharkiv and has served as a pastor for many years. Here is Vika’s testimony:

“Hello dear friends in America, my name is Vika Fisina. I am originally from Ukraine, and I am 45 years old. Over three years ago, my family and I moved to California to escape the war that devastated our homeland. I am blessed with a wonderful husband, Victor, and two beautiful daughters, Veronika (19) and Violet (17). Veronika is now a freshman in college, and Violet is a senior at a private Christian school.

I was born in Western Ukraine, grew up in Central Ukraine, and studied for five years at the university in Kyiv. In 2003, I moved to Kharkiv in Eastern Ukraine, where I met Victor, who has faithfully served as the pastor of Calvary Chapel in Kharkiv for over ten years. Even after the war began, he has continued leading services online, staying connected to our church family back home, who continue to endure the horrors of this war. This last month, we celebrated our 21st wedding anniversary - praise the Lord!

During many years in Kharkiv, I worked for Slavic Christian Ministries under Ron Putnam’s direction. It was a time of tremendous growth, connection, and ministry opportunities. One year there was a group of missionaries sent from Clayton Community Church, whom we served as translators. The friendships were strongly established and when this war broke out, this beautiful church came to our aid and God used them to help save our family!

We have seen so much destruction in Kharkiv when we were there and following the war from a distance. My daughters were trained in dance for ten years and competed regularly; our hearts were heartbroken when we saw that their dance studio was destroyed during the war. This had a major effect on my children, but they are doing better now as they have integrated into the US school system and using their gifts and talents again, like normal kids, which makes us happy as parents.

On February 24, 2022, we woke up at 5 a.m. to the sound of explosions outside our apartment window. Within hours, our lives changed forever. We packed one suitcase and a few backpacks, grabbed our documents, and drove 32 hours to Lviv, Ukraine. It was a terrifying journey and we left behind our home, our church, our memories - everything familiar to us and everything we loved; we were scared and ran for our lives. My mother and brother, Victor’s parents, and many dear friends remain in Ukraine. I still struggle with homesickness and sorrow over what is happening in my country. February 24, 2026 marks four years since this brutal war began. The pain is ongoing.

We have now lived in America for over three years, and throughout this entire journey, God has faithfully provided for every one of our needs - and even beyond what we could have imagined – we are both employed and living in California. We are doing our best to build a normal and joyful life here, thanks to God and a lot of amazing people. Of course, this transition has not been without challenges. Starting over in a new country, adapting to a new culture, language, and way of life has stretched us in many ways. Yet through every uncertainty and every adjustment, God has remained faithful. We have learned that even when life changes dramatically, His goodness does not. And that truth continues to carry us forward with hope.

We are deeply thankful for every prayer, every kind word, and every act of generosity. The love and care we have received in those within the United States have been overwhelming kind. Our church family in California welcomed us when we were broken and displaced. God has been faithful through every season - through joy, through loss, through war, and through new beginnings. And I believe He has not finished writing our story yet. Thank you for all of your prayers for our family and Ukraine!” – Vika Fisina

Dear friends, please keep Vika and her family in your prayers and their extended family that remain in Ukraine too. I thank God for their safety and how the body of Christ has helped them in Ukraine and in America. Thank you for supporting them too.

While we mainly focus on supporting the church outreach in the Kharkiv region, we remain steadfast in helping those who have departed Ukraine, as we learn about needs. Thank you for your constant encouragement and blessing the people of Ukraine with your prayers and amazing generosity - I thank God for you in every way!!

In Jesus’ love,

Ron

03/31/2026

April 2026

Dear friends,

Easter is coming very soon and I hope that your joy will be complete knowing what our Lord Jesus did on your behalf on the cross at Calvary and with his resurrection. With everything happening in both the Ukraine and the Middle East, the following passages may give you hope in our turbulent world:

“The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy by being the firstborn of the dead” (1 Colossians 1:15-18). Trust and rest in knowing that Jesus is in control of everything. Another passage is this:

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time” (1 Peter 1:3-5). Because of Christ’s resurrection, we too can have a hope that there is something special awaiting you – an eternal inheritance kept just for you! May these two scriptures encourage you this Easter! Now for our update …

In our region of Kharkiv, in eastern Ukraine, the war continues to rage on with an assortment of missiles and drone attacks. Just a few days ago, the Russian military bombed 17 different locations within our region: https://gwaramedia.com/en/russia-attacks-17-settlements-of-kharkiv-region-injures-25, however, this isn’t an abnormal occurrence. Because the Russian military has consistently hit hospitals, schools, orphanages, etc. many children can no longer attend school and parents are improvising when possible. Another report came out recently that approximately 20,000 children are attending school in bomb shelters within our region: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/16/in-ukraines-kharkiv-20000-children-go-underground-to-study.

Please keep these children in your prayers – there will be so much trauma, stress, grief and loss for years to come.

Good News Church – Nova Voldalaga

This month, I would like to share about Good News Church in the town of Nova Vodalaga, which is about a 50 minute drive from our city of Kharkiv. We have partnered with this church for over 20 years in many different outreach activities. Pastor Victor has been the only senior pastor that this church has ever known and he has been extremely faithful to his calling over the years. He needs your prayers for his own health, if you are willing to pray for him.

When this war began, many families that were unable to leave the country fled to this town for more safety. During the early parts of the war, many families would double or triple up in small homes, like sardines in a tin can – but they felt safer being away from the large city that was laden with bombs and missiles. The panic and fear has subsided with time and now families are attempting to live normal lives, due to the war being over 4 years in length. The horrific living conditions within many locations are the new normal.

Good News Church has done an excellent job of blessing many families over the past four years of this war. With little to no outside assitance (other than what Slavic Christian Ministries has provided), this church has sacrificially given food, clothing, Christmas gifts, and even opened up a school within their church, creating a classroom for local children to attend. God has miracuoulsy provided the funds for the church to grow and expand its facilities due to the increase of worshippers. The gospel is being preached and lives are being transformed, praise the Lord!

While the Russian military has been targeting schools, hospitals, orphanages, and energy facilities, churches have been targeted less often – and since Nova Voldalaga isn’t in one of the hotter military zones, families feel comfortable allowing their children to come together for school inside the church. Clearly, this church is meeting families needs on a weekly basis with food, clothes, the gospel message and lots of love!

Clearly they are living out Matthew 25:34-36: “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’”

I thank God for the faithfulness of this church showing the love of Christ on a daily basis. Your contributions help encourage them in their calling to help those less fortunate. Thank you too for also sacrificing so much prayerfully and tangibly for God’s kingdom work; thank you also for being my friend and ministry partner!

In Jesus’ love,

Ron

03/04/2026

March 2026

Dear friends,

There are so many updates this month, but let me begin on a positive note: on March 1 our ministry had our 25th anniversary. Time has passed so quickly and I thank God that he has allowed us to partner with him through the years. Through our various outreaches to orphans, kids, theology courses, medical missions, English evangelism, drug rehab, refugee assistance and more, we have served over 16,000 people and seen around 1,300 people make first time confessions of faith. And during the war, we have touched 100,000+ lives with some sort of spiritual or physical help. This could never have happened without your gracious heart, so thank you for doing so much for Christ and his kingdom!

On a more difficult news front, we are all focused on the war between the US/Israel and Iran. We are truly living in perilous times and I am hoping this war will not be a drawn out war, like the one in Ukraine, where we just passed the four year anniversary (with 2.7 million+ people having been killed or injured). What you may not know is that Russia threaned western European countries this week. The headline in the newspaper named “The Mirror” reported that, “Putin threatens horror strikes on Europe in response to Iran leader’s death.” The article ends with a Russian representative stating that the only thing that Europe understands is force. We need to keep praying that this war in Ukraine will end soon and not expand to other parts of Europe. We also need the war to end so the Ukrainian people can mourn, heal and rebuild their country and lives.

In this update I want to highlight pastor Sasha (I am leaving his last name out on purpose). For those of you who have followed us for many years, pastor Sasha has been my friend and ministry partner for 25 years, and we have done much ministry together. As you may recall, pastor Sasha was taken captive and brutally beaten to an inch of his life by the Russian military for serving Christ, loving people, and caring for the displaced and hurting. You can go to our website’s war blog and scroll down to May 2022 to refresh yourself on his story. Many people in the Christian community prayed for his survival, including many of us, and thank goodness, he survived, is now physically healed, and continues to faithfully serve Christ and his church in Ukraine. Here is his update:

“I greet you Ron and everyone in America, in the name of Jesus Christ. I thank God that for the many years your ministry has helped us! We continue to live in very difficult times and with everything we have had to endure, this war has truly taken its toll on us; and honestly, it is hard to put into words all the horrors we have experienced, but God has shown us his mercy. At one point, our town, region, and our church building were invaded by the Russian military, but now the Russians are gone and we have resumed worshipping God and engaging in ministry again. Over the past four years, we have evacuated many families—both from our church and others who were in deperate need - and there were countless amount of people needing help. There was one family where a mother and daughter came to my wife because her family of five (which included a small child) were begging for food and asking if there was anything we could spare to help her youngest child, who was starving. We asked the mother if she had any food for the rest of her family? Her response was, “No, we have nothing for any of us, but we just want our youngest child to survive, can you help us?”

We had compassion on them and gave them as much as we had the ability to do, so they could survive – this is what we always try to do as Christ’s ambassadors! This is a common story in our area. Nevertheless, this family left us with joyful tears knowing that they made it a bit longer. As I have learned firsthand, providing aid to people in need puts us under great risk because the Russian’s are targeting us. Some of my friends who helped those in need are still missing and presumed dead. I am one of the blessed one’s where God showed me mercy by allowing me to survive after my torture.

At one point our church building was hit by a missle and the windows, roof, and sancturary were damaged. When our building was seized, the Russians stole many things and said, “Your Bible is anti-Soviet propaganda and your church will no longer exist and everything in this building is ours.” Well, they are gone, we are back in our church building, and God is glorified once again through our weekly worship! God is so much bigger than our circumstances and I thank God for his guidance and protection! It is still painful to look at all the damage caused by this war with so many destroyed homes and so many broken lives. I have known many people who had to endure beatings and were taken captive - many were killed and families were torn apart, but our Lord saves us. We ask God daily for his mercy and to keep us safe.

We continue sharing Christ and proclaim the good news in our town and 15 surrounding villages. We are doing our best to serve Jesus in a difficult situation. Any help you can send us is a blessing, so thank you in advance!

When the war began, many families fled from our area and there were only three children that remained in our church. The children could not endure all that horror, and the parents feared for their lives. I still remember those frightened little eyes—both of the children and of their mothers. As I prayed, I kept saying the same words over and over: “Lord Jesus, please protect these families and find them a safe place to live.” We continue to minister to families and we are seeing many more children in our church again. While we don’t want any child to experience war, we are thankful to serve and love them. Please pray for these children and families salvation. Thank you for remembering us.”
- Pastor Sasha

Friends, I have purposely not shared pastor Sasha’s photo and location for everyone’s safety, but thank you for praying. If you want to bless pastor Sasha and his church, our ministry will be sending him a financial gift in April. Thank you for not becoming numb to the realities of this war and always being a blessing to war-torn Ukraine, our ministry partners, and everyone they serve for our Lord Jesus. They are true heroes, living out their faith every single day under extreme conditions. You are a blessing too - thank you so much for being my friend and partner!

In Jesus’ love,

Ron Putnam