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January 9, 2013

THE STORY OF “ARTHUR” (Part Two)

Arthur was 19 years old, had never left Ukraine before, and spoke no Chinese.  But with his church’s help and his mother’s blessing (she had become a believer, also) Arthur went to study in China.  “When […]
January 9, 2013

THE STORY OF “ARTHUR” (Part One)

THE STORY OF “ARTHUR” (Part One) Arthur* is a modern-day Hudson Taylor.   Instead of British, he is Ukrainian, but his heart holds an amazing love for China and he is one of the first Ukrainians to […]
January 4, 2013

Locked in the Seminary Buildings

How did I get locked inside the seminary? Well, first of all, you need to know that here in Kiev the Ukrainian holidays are far from over. In fact, this is the height of the holiday […]
December 27, 2012

Never Heard the Christmas Story

How would you feel if you could tell the Christmas story to someone who had never before heard it?  This was my wife, Cheri’s, experience recently when she told the story of Jesus’ birth to a […]
December 18, 2012

Young People Respond to Missionary Call

In spite of the worst snow storm in 30 years, 60 people attended our Missions Awareness conference last weekend in Ivana-Frankivsk, Ukraine. Although I did the Bible teaching, my team of Ukrainian missionaries illustrated the importance […]
December 12, 2012

Ukrainians in Tribal Ministry

Shown here is one of my first Ukrainian mission students, Ira Konstantinik, with her husband, Jenya. The couple just returned from their ministry in Papua New Guinea, and recently gave a stirring report during a chapel service at Kiev Theological […]