This is one of three housing units they have been working hard to set up since the beginning of the crisis, the others being the House of Peace (opening tomorrow) and the House of Hope (a large former kindergarten building for which we received concession of use by the local county to adapt into housing). Like in the days of Hezekiah, we need to lay before the Lord the insidiousness of this desperate power grab and ask Him to demonstrate His might, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone are the Lord. (Isaiah 37:14-20), Donate to our relief fund. He writes news features and human interest stories. 1. Im so thankful she made it.. He served as youth pastor at Calvary Chapel of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine for over three years. Rich from CPTI and Marv and Dawn, beloved Calvary members working with All4Aid. Every effort, financial contribution, prayer is serving to advance the gospel and care for those in crisis. Pray that Christs hand would be upon each of these Ukrainian ministers as they work and lead. You can utilize the skills God has given you to make a difference in their lives as they face this unimaginable circumstance. The Lord is opening opportunities to support Ukraine and we want to make sure youre aware of how you can help. The library is currently closed, but you can view the catalog here. We are looking for individuals 25 years and older who are available for a weeklong commitment who feel called to give aid during this time in a trip we are organizing to help the Ukrainian people seeking refuge through the Tijuana border. Rich shared that their missionary network, GENERATIONS, which is made up of many Ukrainians who have become refugees on journies to discover a new place to call home, are still doing what they have been called to do evangelizing, starting Bible studies, assisting those in need, beginning new churches reaching many who have also been displaced. Sign up for the Calvary Church eNews. Donatecash or items from the list above for me to take to Poland to serve alongside City Church Warsaw. Donate to Calvary Chapel using the link Pastor Ed sent out last week: If you would like to make a donation to the CC Relief effort, you can make a donation through our giving tool. There are two ways in which we can help: First, those who have stayed in Ukraine need funds for food and fuel. CGN Leader, Jeff Gipe, shares some information on how to send and receive support for Ukraine. Pray with us for evil to be restrained so there can be peace in the region. Pray for courage, protection, and that the Lords presence would be felt in a powerful way. All Rights Reserved. They even feared going into their gardens for planting believing they could have been mined. As one looks at the words of Jesus in this context of the words God gave to the Israelites in Duet. The Calvary Chapel movement in Ukraine continues to grow and carry on Georges vision to reach the nation for Christ. This fund has generated a large amount of support and every dollar goes directly to Ukraine. This is making an impact on our daily life, on our ministry, and on how we think about the future. I was also able to speak with Pastor Caleb from Calvary Chapel in Fullerton, who recently came back from Ukraine and Hungary and learned about all the amazing things Calvary Chapel is doing to get food, clothes, medical supplies and cars (yes cars!) No experience is required for these positions. There will beno10% administrative fee, but credit & debit card gifts will incur a 3% fee. Her sister Anna still resides in Ukraine, in Kyiv. Find out what Calvary is about and see what to expect if you are new! You can utilize the skills God has given you to make a difference in their lives as they face this unimaginable circumstance. In such a time as this, its hard to know what to do. Thank you for holding on and standing with [us]. Denise is friends with three Ukrainian pastors (Oleg, Eugene, and Ivan) who are using their churches to shelter people as well as providing food and medicine for the needy in Ukraine. This will take to you a drop-down prompt where you can select the CGN Relief Fund.. Fatigue and doubt can creep in during these times, so what a blessing it is to have trusted friends and family in Christ present to uplift those who are weary and in a time of great need. They reside in the human soul like cancer. Olga and Ronan Slonovska, with daughters Darina and Lilia, carry their belongings into Calvary Chapel. Praise God that even in the darkest of storms where hope may seem lost, there is nothing that can thwart Gods plan or keep his hand from moving powerfully. 
George was pastoring a Calvary Chapel in a small city in Indiana when in 1992 he felt the call of God to move to Kiev, Ukraine and share the good news of Jesus. We give thanks with the Almaz church for all the ways in which God has used financial support of their efforts to recuse those in desperate need: Last week, we were able to give $15,000, because of your donations to the Ukraine Relief Crisis Fund, in order to support the efforts of a team. Through your generosity, we will be able to provide supplies to churches in Ukraine that are serving people in need, as well as mission partners and churches in neighboring countries that are caring for the refugees pouring over the borders. Join our weekly Prayer for Ukraine gathering from 5:00-6:00pm every Thursday night in the Follow Up Room. So, please dont abandon us, keep praying. Benjamin Morrison took his first trip to Ukraine in 2001 with Calvary Chapel Bible College of Indianapolis. They invited them.. 2. Many of them are afraid and discouraged during these difficult days. We have the heart for this kind of work, but not the skills., Near the San Ysidro Port of Entry, volunteers are working around the clock to support Ukrainian families and queue them for Customs and Border Protection to process, His phone buzzed regularly with texts about new arrivals. With your help, we can be ordinary people, banded together through the Body of Christ, serving as the hands and feet of God, here on Earth, doing for the least of these, as we would do for Christ himself. They have family in Colorado, which is where they are headed next. Their daughters Darina and Lilia are 18 and 12, respectively. They also asked for woman and childrens undergarments, socks, (all sizes) dry foods that can be made quickly and is hot, such as oatmeal, pasta, rice, and chocolates for the kids. Since then Jesus has been faithful to grow Calvary Chapel Svitlovodsk and to change lives by the power of His grace. 2021 Calvary Chapel Svitlovodsk | All Rights Reserved. Last week, we were able to give $15,000, because of your donations to the Ukraine Relief Crisis Fund, in order to support the efforts of a team working diligently to get help to those who are in great need in the Odessa region and surrounding areas. Now is the time for Gods people to step up to the plate and pray that Putins efforts would be thwarted. Their parents went into another room where food was arranged: bread, apples, ramen, cold cereal, bananas, oatmeal, tangerines. 707 East Beltline NE Grand Rapids, MI 49525 PO Box 1600, Grand Rapids MI 49501-1600. Pray for wisdom as we continue to ask the Lord how to serve and disperse funds according to his will. Ukrainians are bused from the Deportivo Benito Juarez shelter in Tijuana to El Chaparral border crossing to enter the U.S. (Carlos Moreno / For the San Diego Union-Tribune). Keep walking with us the extra milethere will be many of them. -
Helping Ministry Leaders Around The World. On one hand nothing new war is still takingthe lives of many people, nothing new we still are directly and deeply engaged in helping Ukrainian refugees with our humanitarian relief efforts. Rich Correll of Church Planters Training, Intl, a Calvary member who has been involved in ministry in Ukraine for many years. Olga is a hairdresser in Ukraine. It is interesting to see that when Paul went to the churches he didnt have to beg for money, instead, they were begging him to receive the money they had already raised for the church in Jerusalem (2 Corinthians 8:4). View our messages on any device or even on your television. If you have further questions about how to pray and offer support in the midst of this conflict, please contact missions@calvarygr.org. Pray for God to restrain evil. March 3, 2022 |Our Mercy and Missions Department and the Jerusalem Project are working to support relief efforts in and around Ukraine through our local church and mission partners. She soon began talking with our team, attending our Bible meetings, came to know Christ, and decided to follow Him.. Accommodation is offered to those who are in transit to another country, but also to those who need a place to stay while they figure out their next steps. Many churches have been planted, and many missionaries have been sent. All4Aid as they have built and sustain temporary refugee housing in Romania, beautifully named, the House of Grace, the House of Hope, and the House of Peace. Lena Ryzhak, who lives in Rancho Bernardo, came here as a student from Ukraine 20 years ago and stayed. When you have given money, prayed, and reached out to those who know you are directly impacted. The federal government really needs to take over, he said. Pray for perseverance and protection for our partners. For us, its unsustainable, Metzger said as he watched a swirl of activity around him at the church. Following is a summary of our initial response to the crisis: Your giving to Calvary Church and the Jerusalem Project supports these important projects. Please continue to pray for their team, especially those who are taking risks to bring food and supplies into Ukraine. Thank you, on behalf of All4Aid, Dawn and I for the support in doing the work God has laid out before us in Romania for the poor/refugee amongst us. Yes, we are still here, with you brother, is our response. When the war broke out, he said, church leaders decided to help first with evacuations and medicine deliveries there, and then with a temporary shelter here. They will be staying with a relative they havent seen in seven years. I leave on 26 April. The evacuees are offered temporary shelter at the church after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. His churchs proximity to the border about 9 miles made it a good fit for a way station. Some of the supplies have come via donations from San Diegans who drive up to the church and drop off the items. Denise is friends with three Ukrainian pastors (Oleg, Eugene, and Ivan) who are using their churches to shelter people as well as providing food and medicine for the needy in Ukraine. Please read the update from our missionaries and pray for the ways in which this war has complicated their desire to love and serve their congregation: the enemy is also using this war to wreak havoc on the church of Christ. That they may be filled with the strength of Christ to endure. I know, after two and half months of ongoing war everyone is tired, and more and more people are losing high interest in knowing whats new out there. Please read the update below and continue to pray: One of our partners visited a village that the Russians had just left. 
Just what our partner did bringing a flood of tears. For the last 6 weeks, I have told you about the heroic, non stop efforts of our partners. They will have an opportunity to visit churches and ministry leaders who have been tirelessly working to protect and cover their communities for over three months now. (c) 2021 Calvary Church, Grand Rapids. Pray that God would place a shield of protection around the Ukrainian people still living in the country. In March 2005, Jesus confirmed His call for them to move to Svitlovodsk, Lenas home town of 50,000. Get started today! My contact information is below. A few short months later, the Lord took George home at the age of 65. We are continuously praying for Ukraine and the efforts toward supporting those on the ground. Above all that God would give grace to those who are in shock and pain seeing images and hearing reports of the atrocities in their homeland to have patience with those who dont see, and to be enabled by the Spirit to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace for Gods glory.. Her sisters journey isnt over. Olga said they are planning to return to Kharkiv when its safe, an apparently common expectation among the evacuees who have come to the church. The supplies were desperately needed by our Ukrainian colleague who coordinates the distribution of food for the residents of a small village in the South of Ukraine out of his church building. That fee can be avoided by using the online ACH bank account option or by sending a check to:Christian Associates International d/b/a CommunitasPO Box 60543Industry, CA 91716-0543Check donations should include a note designating the gift to project number 72502. Each Friday, we send a weekly email update on happenings around the church. Therefore, I command you to be OPENHANDEDtoward your fellow Israelites whichare poor and needy in your land. Calvary Chapel also beganCalvary Chapel Bible College with over 20 campuses worldwide. Others have opened their homes as temporary places for the Ukrainians to sleep. Please see some new pictures of our help transports delivered to Ukrainian friends. Our partner saw the deep fear and pain in their eyes a fear which will linger for a lifetime. This revival spread across the United States and beyond and became known as The Jesus Movement. This is our main way to help them to provide a home. After the Ukrainians pass through U.S. customs, they are brought in cars and vans to Calvary Chapel, which repurposed some of its school classrooms into spaces for the newcomers. Pray for peace in the region. Pray that his army would leave Ukraine in full retreat, And pray that God would bring the great spiritual awakening that both Russia and Ukraine desperately need. Join together with believers from around the world as we come before the Lord in faith and stand in the gap for everyone impacted by this crisis. March 15, 2022 | Many ministries that operate within Russia will soon be struggling due to the cash flow problems created by the US Dollar/Euro sanctions. She contacted us and we gladly joined her on our team. Experience church services live online from wherever you are. For the past two weeks, Calvary Chapel in Chula Vista has been a way station for people fleeing the war in Ukraine. When she came to our shelter for the first time she knew nothing about Christ. to those in need in Ukraine! We are with them, be with us!!! Like and follow their. In this video, food and basic need items were given to a pastor who is closer to the war zone to help his people. Are you looking for a way to help provide relief to displaced Ukrainianfamilies? usr%402583663%402019-07-15(|)07b65e38e194a8a4e6f92f5d09832819.jpg)
Please continue to lift up our partners and pray this verse over them. Pray for safety for the Ukrainian pastors, their families, and their churches. 
working diligently to get help to those who are in great need in the Odessa region and surrounding areas. Pray for the transfer of funds to help with their work there are many people willing to give but some problems with wire transfers into Ukraine. Benjamin serves as lead pastor of Calvary Chapel Svitlovodsk and occasionally travels as a speaker around Ukraine. Calvary Chapel will be sending out several teams to help Ukrainians in whatever ways they are needed. Attend a Life Group, sign up for an event or opportunity to serve or join one of our many ministries. June 6, 2022 | God works in unexpected ways to call and to save the lost. Anna, too, has fled the war, traveling on train and on foot, waiting for hours without food and water to cross the border into Poland, and eventually making her way to Switzerland. Your generosity can provide hope and assist Ukranian families affected by the war. A current mission partner who lived for several years in Ukraine, she will be able to provide on-site updates that will help us coordinate ongoing support. Pacific Daylight Time. Our friends at Almaz Church in Kyiv recently shared a story of a volunteer named Tania, who came to their church in March looking to join their evacuation ministry. There are realities of war that cannot and should not be captured by a camera. Continued prayers for Ukraine. What a blessing. Thank you for standing with these partners. As we partner with churches and partners both locally and globally, your giving will go toward providing holistic support for displaced Ukrainian families in crisis. Pray for strength and comfort for the millions who have been displaced from their homes. As we have watched the evil acts being carried out against Ukraine, and praying for Gods intervention, I have also been communicating with my friends and contacts in Poland. The Body of Christ is working mightily amidst this atrocity! We need each other, they need us and our help! The form below is specifically for individuals, Ministry Leaders, or organizations working either in direct response to the war on Ukraine or helping family and friends get to safety. Donate cash directly to City Church Warsaw. Among these were George Markey and his family. He passed the church on and moved to Kyrgyzstan to plant a church in the capital there. July 1, 2022 | Did you know that the Ukraine Crisis Committee has distributed $142,035.16 from the Relief Fund and $95,000 from other special funds? Moreover, pray for God to supernaturally crush this evil and injustice. We are allaware this will be a very long run. Positions will include drivers, food prep, and liaisons between CTC and the border. My apologies if I have taken some liberties with the actual application of these words, but nonetheless, these are the thoughts Godlaid on myheart as I reviewed these verses. This past week, All4Aid, a faith-based, international, nonprofit organization Calvary has partnered with, began hosting Ukrainian refugees at their beautiful and newly set up House of Grace, in Romania. 
March 14, 2022 | Pray for those who are in the battle and serving others. If you would like prayer or to speak with a pastor please complete this form and someone will contact you directly. Thankfully, there are Ministry Leaders in Hungary and Ukraine that are preparing for the tens of thousands of potential refugees. Cultivate: Church Planter Training & Assessment, Read his recent article on CalvaryChapel.com. Pray for their protection, their perseverance, and that the Lord would multiple the work of their hands. Please pray for the members of their team that has been impacted by COVID. Weve been living in fear, Olga Slonovska said after she arrived with her family. April 7, 2022 | This week, another one of our partners on the frontlines of the crisis sent us an update. 
Please pray for wisdom. 
Pray also for new people who are attending church in the region where one of our Calvary supported missionaries, Denise, is serving. There is a play area for small children, a charging station for phones and laptops, a rack with donated clothes. The Slonovskas said they were surprised to hear about what Calvary Chapel was doing, and grateful. Im just happy to help, one woman said after delivering a crate of bottled water. Helping Leszek and Ania Wakula at First Baptist Church in Lodz, Poland. What future is there ahead of us? According to the United Nations, more than 10 million Ukrainians have been displaced by the war, including 4.3 million who have left for other countries. I will have a box for items at church on Sunday. (Sandy Huffaker / For the San Diego Union-Tribune). Her husband, Ronan, works in I.T. Granted funds to Church Planter Training International (CPTI). Pray for: Click here to watch a sweet video of Tanias testimony. I came to this conclusion in light of the poor state refuges find themselves, having left all behind and the world situation of continuous wars and rumors of wars. Soon the girls were inside the shelter, exploring a room where travel toiletries were available. I was so moved by all that my little Christian Church and friends in Poland are doing to help facilitate the transportation, feeding and housing of millions of Ukrainians as they fled their homeland into Poland. Whether you are new or just deciding it is time for you to get connected we are glad youre here and you will be glad you did! Hes won numerous local, state and regional awards. Im not hearing anybody talk about starting a new life in America, Metzger said. Pray that the service they are providing for their communities will result in many people turning to Jesus; Denise has great hope for revival in Ukraine as a result of the war. They are from Kharkiv, Ukraines second-largest city. If you would like to support relief sent to our teams in Ukraine, click here to view the CGN Relief Fund: calvaryglobalnetwork.com/relief/. The church continues to grow and reach out to the community with the Gospel today. Other local churches and nonprofit organizations such as Jewish Family Services have been helping, and a system is emerging that steers evacuees to San Diego International Airport for their connecting flights sooner, easing the need for temporary shelter. The villagers spent the entire period cowering in their basements fearful of exiting. Many ministries that operate within Russia will soon be struggling due to the cash flow problems created by the US Dollar/Euro sanctions. But, this was the first trip, a test for the trips that will follow. In the meantime, families like the Slonovskas arrive, suitcases in hand, exhausted.
Assisted Calvary-supported mission worker Denise Carter with expenses resulting from evacuating Ukraine. As we continue to monitor the situation, if the Lord highlights additional needs we will let you know specific ways you can be involved. Lodz Baptist Church in Poland as they purchase and transport food and other essential supplies to Ukrainian refugees. Russian speaking congregations throughout the world have been split or lost members over different views of the war, with some believers refusing to fellowship or take communion with other Christians.
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