Thank you for your concern and for praying for Ukraine and the Ukrainian People

1. At this very moment, BIEM missionaries Vitaly Bilyak and Andrei Eliseev are on a combined humanitarian aid & evangelism trip to areas near the war’s front lines. There, they will be ministering to both civilians and members of the military. For Vitaly, this will be his 18th such trip.

2. Quite commonly, summer camps in Ukraine are conducted at least in part with humanitarian aid from BIEM. In a thank-you message from the first Baptist church in Bilogorodka, one camp leader writes, “The Lord gave us the opportunity to conduct various creative workshops, active games, music lessons, and most importantly, Bible lessons. During the Bible lessons, the teachers invited the children to pray, and at the end of the lessons there were invitations to prayer of repentance, and several children responded to the Lord’s call. We heard many positive comments about the camp from parents and grandparents who brought their children to the camp. Some of the parents say they have been waiting since the beginning of summer so as not to miss this opportunity for their children. Happy children, satisfied parents, and most importantly, saved hearts, are what Christian camps are all about.”

3. On August 8, 2024, by God’s grace and with your donations, BIEM shipped another container of aid to Ukraine. Our director for Ukraine, Eugene Buyko, was on hand with his family to assist with this labor-intensive process. This short video shares a few glimpses of the packing process and allows the Buykos to thank all of you personally for your invaluable help in helping believers in their country to minister to both spiritual and physical needs:

https://vimeo.com/user37287229/handpacking

4. In a video clip that we just received, our missionary Sasha Petrenko is on the road in Ukraine with another brother, and they are also driving a load of humanitarian aid to the contested Donbas area to minister to people there. Such trips are always fraught with dangers, and Sasha requests prayer as they undertake this trip. We will try to report more details after his return.

In Christ,

Sam Slobodian
President, BIEM