Travel Delay Leads to New Opportunity!

We recently completed our first international ministry trip in 18 months, and we want to share with you about how God is at work in Ukraine!  Our trip started with a hiccup. Tanya Martin, who worked there for 11 years and was to serve as our guide, was unable to leave Orlando due to a mix-up with her Covid test. She was delayed for a day. As a result, we spent our first night at the Kyiv Theological Seminary where we met Anatoliy Prokopchuk, the founder and Chancellor – a great connection for future ministry in the area!


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