From the very first days of the war, our church, Grace of God, began to provide various kinds of assistance to people who started coming to the church. In the first months, when our city was under shelling, we were involved in the evacuation of people, and every day in our church basement there were more than 200 people who stayed for a certain period of time, because it was dangerous to stay at home. For almost eight months, we hosted people, fed them, and provided them with all the support they needed at the time.

From the first days of the war, we also started to hold two services on Sundays. After each service, we provided food aid to everyone who came to our church. So each Sunday we welcomed about 600 people. First, we read the Word of God to them, prayed together for Ukraine, and then they would receive food packages. Since the war, 15 people have been Baptized. These are people who heard the Gospel during the war and whose hearts were touched by the Lord. Some of them are IDPs.

Also, brothers from the church and I had the opportunity to travel to the de-occupied villages in Mykolaiv and Kherson regions.

Today, our church continues to operate a hostel, where we welcome IDPs.  Our church has hosted many people who have received various kinds of help during the war: food, moral and physical support, and most importantly, they have heard about God! His Word strengthens the best way and gives strength to every person who receives it!

We sincerely thank the SGA mission and all the sponsors who bless us so that we can share these blessings with others.

In His love,

Pastor Vitaliy