To Stay and Serve: Why we didn’t flee Ukraine

Posted on February 25, 2022 
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“In recent weeks, nearly all the missionaries have been told to leave Ukraine. Western nations evacuated their embassies and citizens. Traffic in the capital of Kyiv is disappearing. Where did the people go? Oligarchs, businessmen, and those who can afford it are leaving, saving their families from potential war. Should we do the same?…

How should the church respond when there is a growing threat of war? When there is constant fear in society? I’m convinced that if the church is not relevant at a time of crisis, then it is not relevant in a time of peace.”

– At The Gospel Coalition, Vasyl Ostryi explains why he and his family are planning on staying.