Reports and testimonies from David Hathaway's ministry across Russia, Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Israel and Britain.
I left for Ukraine on Tuesday January 3rd. The only way is to fly to Poland, then go by car across the Polish and Ukrainian borders, then into Lviv. I then travelled the 350 miles by car to Kyiv. I met church and military leaders and chaplains on the Saturday, preaching to over 1000 in my very dear friend Boris’s Messianic Congregation. Then back to Lviv for the Day of Prayer in a large church building, worshipping with, and preaching to, 2500 on Sunday evening.
We want to report, that in unity with you and with your practical and prayerful support, our mission on the East was successfully fulfilled. With the team of brave and devoted servants, we worked in Izyum city in Kharkiv region, which had been occupied over 5 months, is still on the way to stability, local survivors experienced horrors of the war which are beyond any words. But eventually this damaged but undefeated city is back home!
David Hathaway has been ministering in Ukraine since the early 1990s, although his connection with the nation goes back much further. Following the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea and invasion of the Donbas region, we have been holding National Days of Prayer, supported by all the church denominations. One of the purposes of the event is to strengthen the unity of the churches and the nation, by uniting under the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
On 12th June David Hathaway was in Ukraine, in Lviv, to hold a United Day of Prayer - joined by churches of every denomination all over the nation. Broadcast live on YouTube, up to 3000 attended in Lviv itself, the largest Christian gathering permitted since the war began. We were honoured to have the Governor of the Lviv Region Military Administration taking part in the prayer with us.
Our ministry in Ukraine continues to provide humanitarian and spiritual relief to the displaced and those who have lived under Russian occupation. Daily we distribute bread, water, sanitary items, medicines and other basic supplies. In addition, our staff provide spiritual and emotional support to people broken-down by war and destruction. Weekly we broadcast the Gospel in both the Ukrainian and Russian languages. And we distribute Bibles.
Help us support Ukraine: Working with Churches, Pastors and Chaplains living in Ukraine, our goal is to support internally displaced persons, the vulnerable, the sick, and the wounded still living in the besieged cities of Ukraine. As you read this, our staff continue to risk their lives to assist people living near the front lines. Even during the first weekend of bombing, our staff were distributing Bibles, and praying with people living in Kyiv.
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