Stories From the Field

A 15-year-old girl, Anna, comes to our church in central Ukraine. She comes from a dysfunctional family. The family had come to our church for help. After a while, Anna joined the church, repented, and she is eager to live for God. Her mom has ...read more

Hello!  My name is Svetlana.  My church is located in the city of Tiraspol.  Recently my church opened three churches in the villages of Malaiesti, Chitcani, and Andriasevca.  Our ministry at these new churches is focused on ...read more

Dear Friends, Peace be with you.  I am a pastor of the Revival Church in Ukraine.  Over the past six months, I have had the opportunity to be on the front lines twelve times ministering in the de-occupied regions of Kherson and ...read more

So far this summer, we have completed seven weeks of Adventure Camps. Seventy-four people, ages 9-23 years old took part in these seven camps. A team of five people led each camp. Our partner, and Adventure Camp Director, Sergey told us, ...read more

“Thanks to your financial assistance, we brought humanitarian aid to Kherson...We gave food and preached the Word of God to them. I praise God for your sacrificial hearts and sympathy for those who weep. Blessings to all of you!” - ...read more

"Hello dear friends! My name is Veronica, the Director of Children of the Street feeding and tutoring program in Transnistria.  We continue our work with children and teens during the summer holidays. With God's help, the ...read more

Help the Children is a partnering program of Summit Missions International. Aiding at-risk children, teens, and families in some of the poorest regions of Transnistria, their community centers provide safe places where vulnerable children and ...read more

We were approached by a man from a city in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. He told us that he had lost his home and moved to the capital city, Kyiv.   He felt he could not cope with his losses and considered jumping from the ninth ...read more

It has been nearly two years since Russia invaded Ukraine. There is no end in sight to the ongoing destruction and displacement of its citizens. Throughout the war, churches across Ukraine have been using the limited resources they have to serve ...read more

“Serhiy came to our refugee shelter in our south-western city of Ukraine from the Donetsk region. He would listen to our sermons and conversations about Jesus with skepticism. Serhiy has since found a job and resettled here in the city. ...read more

My name is Natalia. I am 43 years old. My husband and I have had 25 years of happy marriage and have three children. Our family lived in a city in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. There, we had our own business of making ceramic products. I ...read more

In 2022, with their home city of Kyiv, Ukraine, under attack during the Russian invasion, our partners, Pasha and Rustam, moved their families to Germany. They wasted no time sharing their faith with hundreds of refugees living in their new ...read more

While in a city in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, I met a believing man. He did not want to evacuate with others leaving the city but desired to stay to serve. He is a simple man that never had gifts for singing or public speaking but humbly ...read more

Church Without Walls in Moldova has been actively involved in ministry to Ukrainian refugees since the beginning of the war. As the war persists, many continue to turn to the church for help. Around 400 families are supported with food packages ...read more

“Three years ago, I found out about Help the Children Charity and their mentoring program and was invited to attend the program by their staff,” says 19-year-old Lera. Help the Children’s community centers in Transnistria ...read more

Bethany Church is one church in the Generations Network Ukraine who have been helping the displaced during the war. They have been providing physical and medical aid and replacing and repairing windows in homes that have been damaged in the ...read more

Hello, my name is Nastya! I attended Bible Club for several years in a row. When I became older, I was invited to be a helper with the Bible Clubs. It was so interesting for me to have the opportunity to serve in this way, and I enjoyed ...read more

Vladislav, a 14-year-old boy who has been attending the Children of the Street program for many years. He is very quick-tempered and likes to solve problems with his fists. From an early age, Vladislav has been drinking alcohol and smoking ...read more

My name is Maria. I’m 15 years old. I learned about Adventure Camp and the summer rafting trip from my sister, Ekaterina. She is the raft’s chief mate. Last summer was my first time at the camp, which was a river rafting ...read more

  Meet Myah! I was inspired to begin volunteering with Summit Missions when I was assigned a service project for my Global Politics class at school.  To complete the assignment, we were required to engage in a political ...read more

While we wish we could say the war in Ukraine is over, and although it is not often in the news headlines, the reality is the situation remains turbulent, negatively impacting millions of lives. During their recent travels, our Executive ...read more

Our family was displaced from our home in the Donetsk region.  Our city is under constant shelling.  When we came to Kyiv, we were in a difficult situation, being in a foreign city with little financial resources.  We looked for ...read more

The end of the school year signals the beginning of summer.  For children in Eastern Europe, it brings the anticipation of Bible Clubs.  Many children wait with excitement summer after summer for the next Bible Club to begin—it is a ...read more

“You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.“ - Genesis 50:20 This verse was a recuring theme over the 9 days SMI board member, Dean Domer, and I spent ...read more

Karina is 10 years old.  She lives and studies in Grigoriopol, Transnistria, a city located on the bank of the Dniester River.  Karina is a small, fragile girl in size, but, at the same time, a very strong girl.  She is from a ...read more

Volunteers from our church evacuated a family of five, including their 94-year-old grandmother from the Kherson region. The day before they left, they had buried their uncle. Shelling was taking place during the funeral and at one point, the ...read more

Hello, my name is Maria, and I am the coordinator of the mentoring project for the Help the Children organization in Transnistria. My love for people, especially teenagers, is the first reason for working in the social work sphere.  I am ...read more

“My family and I are very grateful that the church is here!  I had never been to such meetings before.  It is as if the sun was shining in my heart!  Your church is so good and cozy like a home.  Glory to ...read more