Harvest Celebration

We had our Harvest Celebration on October 28 and gave thanks to our Great God for all His many blessings to our Petrovka Church this past year. Our youth choir sang a song about God being merciful to our country, Ukraine. We had many visitors who heard the Gospel and we are praying for their salvation. Pray with us that our church members will reach out to new people and invite them to come to our church.

My Youth Choir

My Children's Choir

Ministry with our Brother in Christ, Jim Winslow from Zeeland, Michigan

On October 19, our dear brother, Jim Winslow, came to Petrovka to help us in our ministry. His ministry is especially to widows and orphans but he was a great blessing to everyone! He helped in our Children's Bible Club and our Harvest Celebration. Thank you Jim! We love you!!

Jim Winslow

Bibles and a Christian Magazine for our Children

100 Gifts

100 Bibles and Gifts Given to Our Children

Year of Remodeling - August 2017-September 2018

In August 2017 we started with remodeling our main worship hall in our church. On August 24, we were able to purchase the "Yellow House" right next door to our Petrovka Church. We started to remodel this house in October 2017 and we completed the work on June 13, 2018. We purchased this home in order to have more classrooms for our children's Bible Club and a place for our youth meetings and ladies' meetings.

After this work was completed we needed to dismantle our children's playground in order to purchase treated wood and repaint everything and then assemble it back together. The playground was in poor condition. The wood was rotting and had to be replaced due to broken boards. Praise the Lord we completed this work at the end of September.

Vadim,  My Builder with His Wife, Nelly

Check out our beautiful "Yellow House" video below!

Our Refurbished Playground

Playground

Our Beautiful Playground

Short Term Team from Bethel Mennonite Church and Sharing Easter

We had a team of six people from Bethel Mennonite Church in Sarasota, Florida come to minister together with us from March 31-April 9. They helped us remodel our church kitchen, helped on remodeling the "Yellow House" and helped with our Annual Easter Egg Hunt for our Children's Bible Club. They were a tremendous blessing to our Petrovka Church. We are so thankful for Scott, Jeanie, Terry, Todd, Barbara and Abby.

Abby, Barbara and Jeanie Preparing for Easter Egg Hunt

Our Delicious Cupcakes Made by my Missionary Friend, Pam

Bethel Team

Ukrainian Refugee Ministry in East Ukraine

Our ministry to the refugees continued this year. We were able to visit in March and September and help refugees with food, medicine and clothing. We are so grateful for all who have given gifts so that we can help those in need. We were able to share the Gospel with many churches and groups and show them the love of Christ. Pray for peace in Ukraine as our government has declared martial law because of the recent skirmish in the Sea of Azov.

Our Team of Ukrainians and Russians Involved in Refugee Ministry

Saving a Life

Praise the Lord for the opportunity to share the Sanctity of Life with my young moms. One of my moms came early one morning over a year ago and was extremely upset. She told me that she was expecting and that her husband had told her to get an abortion. He said if she didn't get one he would leave her. That same morning I had received a video clip on Facebook of a baby growing in a mother's womb from conception to full term. I showed this clip to Luba and she began to cry. She said she didn't have a choice. I told her that you always have a choice with God and that he would help her even if her husband left her. Praise God that Luba chose life! Praise Him that her husband didn't leave her. Please pray for his salvation.

Our Sweet Angelina

Ukrainian Christmas 2018

What a blessing to be able to share Advent with my mom's group this past year! I shared the meaning of the advent candles and the true meaning of Christmas. Pray that these mom's would come to understand that Jesus was born to die for them.

Sharing Advent

My Mom's with their Children

Our church celebrated Ukrainian Christmas on January 7 of this year. Our youth choir shared a special program entitled, "A Family Christmas." We had a fireplace, stockings, cookies and hot chocolate and our youth shared in song about the birth of Christ.

Our Family Christmas