What is your ministry?
As for the Church, we started five years ago here in southern Ukraine, where I moved from Kyiv. We envisioned creating a new church every five years, so four months ago, we started one more Church - called Shalom. I am a leader of the Church. This region is quite specific and strategic.
When did you trust Christ?
I was 11 years old when my parents began to visit a church, and I was always with them there. After six years, I made my original decision to follow Jesus. I knew what it meant to follow Jesus and live a Christian life. I didn’t see any other way to live life.
What have been the defining moments of your Christian walk?
At 18, I went to the U.S. for four months, which was a great “school of Christian life.” It wasn’t easy for a young boy like me to find a job to make a living and pay for studying. I was in the United States alone. I had no friends or family. I was thousands of miles from my close relatives and friends. I spent every free minute I had reading the Bible and praying. I had never had such an experience before. For hours and hours, I would read the Bible and pray. During Bible study, I wasn’t thinking about routine. I was just happy about my relationship with God. During those four months, I helped my faith grow significantly.
What do you hope to gain from participating?
I am looking to grasp fresh and practical wisdom for my ministry.
What is your leadership role or what were your past leadership roles?
I was a youth leader at the local Church in the Lviv region and a regional youth leader of the Drogobych, Boryslav, Truskavets, and Stebnyk regions of Ukraine. I attended EQUIP Leadership, Inc. seminars, which were very useful for me as a leader, and I have also used this information at university conferences.
Why should someone invest in your ministry?
The Ukrainian government and society have a great need for Christian principles. This is the real need of my country right now. We have a great chance to build a new society with a Christian background for our laws and political system, which is entirely corrupt.
