Despite everything there’s still hope in Ukraine – here’s why

Luke Randall  |  World
Date posted:  1 Jan 2024
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Despite everything there’s still hope in Ukraine – here’s why

Left: Igor Bandura Middle: A full church in Ukraine Right: A woman in her destroyed home

With no end in sight, and over 600 days after Russia’s invasion in February 2022, the number of gospel opportunities brings some joy amidst the ongoing war in Ukraine, says Igor Bandura, the Vice President of the Ukrainian Baptist Union.

In an interview for en, conducted while he was participating at a Slavic Gospel Association conference, Igor discussed how the Baptist Union have adapted to the war, and the unique opportunities it has given them to share the gospel. He described how his role as Vice President has changed since Russia’s invasion in 2022:

‘As Vice President, I have many duties inside the union. My main duty was to build connections with other Baptist unions and missionary organisations and to help prepare Ukrainians to go abroad as missionaries.

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