February 9, 2024
Christian Standard asked IDES to share a rundown of the organization’s disaster relief efforts during 2023, its 50th year. There were three major U.S. disasters and three major international disasters during the year to which IDES dedicated its resources, expertise, and manpower. But it is continuing to help with some pre-2023 disasters. All totaled, IDES helped close to 700,000 people . . .
September 18, 2023
TCM recognized some folks already ministering to the needs of people inside war-affected Ukraine—and elsewhere—would benefit from chaplaincy training, so they developed a graduate certificate in chaplaincy. . . .
November 1, 2022
By Laura McKillip Wood Renee Flory had already taken a mission trip to Eastern Europe when she heard Glen Elliott (a missionary to Ukraine for five years in the 1990s and later lead pastor of Pantano Christian Church in Tucson, Arizona, for more than 20 years) speak to her church about Tavriski Christian Institute (TCI), a Christian seminary in Ukraine. During her previous trip, she had felt drawn to the people of that nation but believed God was telling her to wait. She returned to teaching kindergarten in California. But then in 2000, when she met Glen, she told him
June 3, 2022
When she was growing up, Sarah Putman never considered herself a missionary candidate, but through a roundabout path, she is now serving in Romania and helping refugees who have escaped the war in Ukraine.
May 23, 2022
Natalia serves as chaplain for a western Ukrainian church that has provided relief to displaced people since the beginning of the war. This is the story of the help provided to three women through the church's "humanitarian hub."
May 4, 2022
The war has affected all citizens of Ukraine, even those on the fringes of society, such as the Roma people. Christians in southeastern Ukraine have been working to create a Bible translation in several of the Romani languages . . .
April 7, 2022
As stories of atrocities committed on innocent civilians by Russian soldiers continue to emerge from Kyiv’s suburbs—including Bucha, Gostomel, and Irpin—people around the world are outraged. Ukrainians and westerners have mobilized to care for traumatized people . . .
March 29, 2022
Pantano Christian Church in Tucson, Ariz., and Fayetteville (N.C.) Christian Church are among the many congregations in the U.S. that are actively supporting Christian ministries, organizations, and individuals inside Ukraine.
March 27, 2022
Despite being the first metropolitan region of Ukraine to fall to Russian forces after the invasion, residents continue to protest the occupation. Meanwhile, a church in Uman has worked tirelessly to feed and support their fellow Ukrainians.
March 18, 2022
Throughout its history, TCM has been asking 'How Can We Help?'—and responding. That scenario is playing out again in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. TCM is praying, providing aid stations, ministering to refugees, and hosting them at Haus Edelweiss.
In the midst of war, Ukrainians are reaching out to help one another survive. Ukrainians who initially evacuated certain areas have since been attempting to return to areas of intense fighting to bring food and supplies to people trapped there. . . .
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