By Jeff Abrams, Director - Posted at Our Story — Rescue Ukraine:
"Our mission is to love the people of Ukraine as Jesus loves us."
Our love story with the land and people of Ukraine began over 30 years ago.
In the early 1990s, Ukraine gained her independence from Soviet oppression, and it was our privilege to bring a newly freed nation of people—the gospel of Jesus, which brings true freedom.
In the last three decades, God has blessed us with the privilege of participating in the establishing and building up of numerous congregations, starting and supporting schools that use the Bible to teach English and values, organizing and promoting preacher training schools, and hosting annual spiritual retreats and seminars.
A main focus, for over 20 years, is an annual Bible camp known as “Camp Amerikraine.” This unity-building, faith-fortifying “family reunion” brings together Christians, future Christians, and families across Ukraine. This camp comprises the largest annual gathering of Christians on the European continent!
On February 24th, 2022, the full fury of Russian military might was unleashed across the nation of Ukraine. Many of our brethren were (and continue to be) in great peril. Our first priority was to help transport God’s people to safer places. Amid great chaos, buses were rented, which immediately transported 150 of our friends to the safety of Warsaw, Poland, and beyond. Since those early days of “full invasion,” we have partnered with big-hearted Christians around the world to provide places of shelter in West Ukraine, across Western Europe, and North America (the Tuscumbia Church of Christ, where I serve as minister, is honored to host 20 Ukrainians, and hopefully more are on the way…).
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