Because I'm a Pastor

Here is a wonderful testimony to the faithfulness of a pastor in Ukraine.

“When war started, half the people left our church. The basement served as bomb shelter and many people stayed with us. Meals provided to believers and unbelievers alike. But in time, by April, people started returning. And then by summer, services moved upstairs from the basement. So many unbelievers were coming. We started Bible classes. First three and then as many as 6 classes to teach unbelievers, one more for unsaved moms. They had no Bible knowledge at all, nothing.

I was excited to see people that had never opened a Bible asking questions, underlining passages. They were shocked that the leaders prayed for them and cared for them. Before the war, it would have been impossible to form such classes. Gods work is clearest in suffering. Here are a few photos of new people who started attending groups after the war started. Then after a few months, ten of them came to faith and were baptized in August. We are now back to 2 services, about 600 people with 210 members still outside the country.”

When asked, why he stayed, he said, “because I am a pastor. I had offers from America but cannot leave my people. Two days ago I woke up to explosions. But I was not scared.”

Pastor Peter. Transfiguration Church, Kiev region