Featured Photo: The Church of Christ gathers on the Lord’s Day morning (October 5, 2025). Pictured are some of the early arrivals! Our second Lord’s […]
Category: Trip Reports
Trip Report #6
Featured Photo: Perry and Ivan load up the last of the Family Buckets out of the Ivano-Frankivsk storage building. A constant request we get are […]
Trip Report #5
Featured Photo: Nickolay loads Gif with food as delivery is made to a house that helps feed 80 IDP families! Our day was filled with […]
Trip Report #4
Featured Photo: Perry is meeting with the various members of “Precarpathia” Greetings from a very chilly, damp and breezy Ukraine! Today’s high is to be […]
Trip Report #3
Featured Photo: Photo of those attending a conference in Lysets In the above photo you see a conference that was hosted by Mayor Anatoly Romanovych […]
Fall 2025 Trip Report #2
Featured Photo: The Church of Christ in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine Sunday 28 September, 2025! The Lord’s Day went very well and even though it was cloudy […]
Trip report #1–Arrival
Featured Photo: Perry and I arrived and are in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. Here are two weary travelers being supported by two non-weary travelers! Perry and I […]
Gif’s Summer 2025 Report–Rejoice!
Featured Photo: The Church of Christ assembling in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine John’s Note Here is an update on the Lord’s work in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. It is […]
Update August 19, 2025
Featured Photo: A scene from one of our locations where the children impacted by war are living. Most have lost at least one parent; some […]
Galaxy Center Opens Other Updates
Featured Photo: The Galaxy Center enjoyed its Grand Opening in June. Gary Jerkins and John Durham were present for this wonderful event. See their report […]
Trip Report 18—Vtalena
Feature Photo: Here is Vtalena and her family. You can see her three small children (the youngest held by her husband sending you a “hello” […]
Trip Report 17—Rehab Clinic Bible Study
Feature Photo: Here is the class photo of those attending a Bible study in one of the two therapy clinics that we have been invited […]
Trip Report 16—Kalush
Feature Photo: A typical hospital room has beds for six patients. Here we are visiting with some of the patients who were wounded in the […]
Trip report #15—Dolishnie Zulchchia Orphanage
Feature Photo: We visited a special needs orphanage where 300+ are housed. Upon arrival I was presented with a craft project that some of the […]
Trip Report 14—The Ivano-Frankivsk Church at worship
Feature Photo: The Church of Christ met for worship and fellowship May 4, 2025. The third Sunday of the trip was filled with joy as […]
Trip report 13 and Gif April Report
Ivano-Frankivsk Church of Christ Update – April 2025 Americans Abound in April! We had a full month in Ivano-Frankivsk that began with Avery Hackney from […]
Trip Report 12–Storks and Ukrainian folklore
Feature Photo: Storks are bridling their nest atop of the Ivano-Frankivsk Church of Christ’s chimney! Ukrainian folklore believes that family affection, well-being and prosperity would […]
Trip Report #11—Families with many children
Feature Photo: Meet Alexander and Sveta who have enthusiastically adopted twelve children! NOTE: I AM REMINDED TO SAY THE ATTACHED PHOTOS HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR […]
Trip Report #10—Hospitals and Distribution
Feature Photo: A personal hygiene bag is given to a wounded soldier. Note: For those viewing this on their phones, the slideshow on the website […]
Trip report #9—Tlumach Orphanage
Feature Photo: Some of the orphans living in Tlumach Orphanage, Ivano-Frankivsk Region. They are expecting thirty more orphans to arrive immediately! NOTE: I AM REMINDED […]