The Lord is near. Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:5-7
“The Lord is near, have no anxiety. The Lord is always near to all who call upon His help with sincerity, true faith, sure hope, and perfect love. He knows what you need, even before you ask Him. He is always ready to come to the aid of all His faithful servants in every need. There is no reason for us to be in a state of great anxiety when evils threaten; we must remember that God is very near us as our protector.”
Ambrose of Milan (c. 339-397) in Philippians as recounted Milton Walsh in Witness of the Saints: Patristic Readings in the Liturgy of the Hours (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2012) 685.
God has opened the door for GTP to work in Czechia, Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine, and Moldova. The team includes two couples working with our partner, Mission Eurasia, and many national workers in key cities.
Dr. Michael Cherenkov and his wife, Nina, will travel from 19 June to 19 July. I will travel from 16 June to 7 July, and my wife will join me from 23 June to 7 July.
In Czechia and Slovakia, my GTP program work with Gabriel Hakulín of 4D Ministries aims to offer training to equip national workers build trust and grow local giving to strengthen organizational capacities.
For Ukraine, we have been invited to bring hope and help. The hope can be summed up in one word: Flourish. Our partners have already translated the Flourish devotional into Ukrainian and Russian.
We want to give them a vision for flourishing in relationship to Jesus Christ despite the chaos in their present and the uncertainty of their future.
Our help will take two forms: advice and aid. God is forming an alliance of ministries in the former Soviet Union who want to follow consistent standards together. GTP has been invited to contribute as part of the alliance.
We will speak and have meetings or deliver aid in Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Saltivka before heading to Chişinău, Moldova, to encourage God’s servants and refugees.
We said yes to this opportunity for service because we believe God wants us to go and because He is near. He is our protector. And we are confident He will meet our needs through His people and meet their needs through us.
The travel expenses and relief work calls for around $26,000 on short notice. God has supplied about half the funds. Pray for Him to provide the rest and consider your role. To contribute, click here to make a gift to GTP.