Update on Ukraine: Village of Hope Bombed
The 2011 Benson Baptist missions team that served at Village of Hope in Ukraine.
In lieu of my Pastor's Paragraph's this week, I wanted to share an update out of Ukraine in relation to the Village of Hope Orphanage. Part of our Lenten special offering for Ukraine is slated to go toward the support of that ministry and the people it serves. What has happened to the campus does not change the ministry as in need of our support and our offering will continue to be slated for them.
Some of you will remember that a missions group from Benson Baptist visited Ukraine in 2011 and worked with Village of Hope on their campus outside of Kiev. I am sorry to have to share this news with you all, but am hopeful that the good work you did there continues on in the lives of the children and adults they continue to support and serve.
Thank you for joining us in this special Lenten offering. We raised almost $600 on the first Sunday in Lent. The special offering will continue through Palm Sunday.
Scroll down for a full story on what has happened with Village of Hope in Ukraine from the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Executive Coordinator, Dr. Paul Baxley. Continue to join with me in prayer for an end to this awful situation.
Some of you will remember that a missions group from Benson Baptist visited Ukraine in 2011 and worked with Village of Hope on their campus outside of Kiev. I am sorry to have to share this news with you all, but am hopeful that the good work you did there continues on in the lives of the children and adults they continue to support and serve.
Thank you for joining us in this special Lenten offering. We raised almost $600 on the first Sunday in Lent. The special offering will continue through Palm Sunday.
Scroll down for a full story on what has happened with Village of Hope in Ukraine from the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Executive Coordinator, Dr. Paul Baxley. Continue to join with me in prayer for an end to this awful situation.
CBF’s Baxley on Russian bombing of Village of Hope in Kyiv
Today our Cooperative Baptist Fellowship family grieves the news that the property of Village of Hope in Kyiv, Ukraine, was bombed by the Russian military. For nearly 20 years, our Fellowship family has joined with Gennady and Mina Podgaisky and partners in Ukraine to establish and grow this beautiful ministry. We are heartbroken to know of this devastating damage in a senseless act of violence.
We are relieved to know that no one was in the property at the time of the attack and that most of those served by Village of Hope are now out of Kyiv. But we know fleeing home to seek safety is also a devastating consequence of this war. So, we pray for families on the run, and we pray for wisdom for leaders around the world who are seeking ways to bring this war to an end.
I ask all Cooperative Baptists to join me in praying for all who suffer at the hands of Russian aggression. Pray for those who have been served and strengthened in love by Village of Hope. Pray for and with our friends Gennady and Mina. Pray that in these days Baptists in Ukraine can join with other believers in offering a witness to a hope even in the face of violence and death.”
Originally posted on the CBF blog at this link.
We are relieved to know that no one was in the property at the time of the attack and that most of those served by Village of Hope are now out of Kyiv. But we know fleeing home to seek safety is also a devastating consequence of this war. So, we pray for families on the run, and we pray for wisdom for leaders around the world who are seeking ways to bring this war to an end.
I ask all Cooperative Baptists to join me in praying for all who suffer at the hands of Russian aggression. Pray for those who have been served and strengthened in love by Village of Hope. Pray for and with our friends Gennady and Mina. Pray that in these days Baptists in Ukraine can join with other believers in offering a witness to a hope even in the face of violence and death.”
Originally posted on the CBF blog at this link.
join us in supporting Village of Hope and more through our Lenten special offering at bensonbaptist.org/Ukraine.
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