In Europe, border crossings and blessings abound
SIRET, Romania — Border crossings bother me. It all started in 2004 when I was traveling from Guatemala to El Salvador. The border guard grilled…
Crisis in Ukraine
A band of brothers drives Ukraine
IVANO-FRANKIVSK, Ukraine — Tanks. Bombs. Guns. He survived them all in the besieged city of Mariupol. Now Artyom Kirilenko drives back into danger, again and…
Ukrainians count the days as they pray
OKLAHOMA CITY — Ukrainians no longer measure time with words like Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and so forth, said Marina Noyes. Now it’s Day 51, Day…
Voices Only: ‘While on the Sea,’ a Ukrainian hymn
OKLAHOMA CITY — While on the sea hear the terrible roaring. See how the boat of my life rolls with me. In fear of death…
American preacher escapes Ukraine amid Russian bombing
In 1989, the Soviet Union was on the brink of collapse. The Berlin Wall came down and the doors to Christianity began to open. Mark…
‘God, where are you?’ Pandemic, war and race discussed as Affirming the Faith resumes
OKLAHOMA CITY — For hundreds of Christians across Oklahoma and the surrounding states, Affirming the Faith was the last thing they did before the pandemic.…
Ukraine crisis: How to help
Right now, the biggest need is money. That’s what missionaries in Europe and the U.S. told The Christian Chronicle with regard to the Ukraine crisis.…
Good news in Ukraine’s ‘real winter’
Dima Grischuk drove east on a snow-covered road in Ukraine. He passed a small line of cars — all headed west. “You see, here is…
Tearful farewells — and hymns — in the midst of Ukraine’s crisis
In the midst of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, The Christian Chronicle is sifting through stories of tearful farewells, tense journeys, long border crossings and…
‘Lay down your weapons, stop shooting’
'Our temporary shelter is in view. Lord, help us get over the ‘Jordan.’” Vitaly Samodin posted those words under a picture of two of his…
