Sending the light, even when it’s dark
IRPIN, UKRAINE — The graduates sat expectantly, their diplomas in a neat stack on a nearby table. Their director, Brandon Price, took his place behind…
Conflict in Ukraine
Where is God in a war zone?
IRPIN, UKRAINE — More than two years after Russia began a full-scale invasion of his homeland, Alexander Kolosha is tired. Not tired from the war…
Why Ukraine still matters
ZOSIN, POLAND — “Can I ask you a stupid question?” the border guard said. “Where are you going?” He had just asked me if I…
Church food pantries respond to increased need amid migrant surge
CHICAGO — He traveled more than 5,000 miles, dodging human traffickers and drug cartels for six months, to reach the United States, all while caring…
‘Oldest Christian in Ukraine’ dies at 100
These days, stories of death in Ukraine are all too common — and mostly tragic. But this one, Ukrainian Christians said, feels like a triumph.…
Ukrainian Christians: Life in The Hague need not be a prison sentence
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Don’t expect to see Vladimir Putin here anytime soon. The Russian president has a standing invitation to visit this coastal city…
Five prayers for Ukraine
Christians from around the world gathered online today to pray for Ukraine — just hours before the grim anniversary of the Russian invasion. “This has…
‘I won’t leave them, too’
'We’re in a massive missile attack,” Tetiana Ilmeyeva told The Christian Chronicle in a Facebook message. “If we don’t get in touch by 2:30, we’re…
A psalm of ‘our dwelling place’
SOPOT, Poland — During the 51 days church members were trapped in the meeting place of the Mariupol Church of Christ, Sasha Chekalenko stood in…
‘We would sing louder than the shelling’
SOPOT, Poland — “Keep praying, Sasha!” Huddled in a hallway as bombs reduced their Ukrainian city to rubble, members of the Mariupol Church of Christ…
