Blog: Ukraine

Here is such an encouraging update from Nadia Morokhvets who is leading women’s ministries even when the city of Kharkiv is under massive daily missile strikes! Nadia reports: “This Kharkiv Women’s Prayer Breakfast was our bold answer to our enemies who are trying to “steal, kill and destroy” our beautiful country. During the breakfast there…

DR. JONATHAN BURNHAM TRIP TO E. EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA (“Stans”, Romania, Turkey) 2023 Note on the Ukraine/Russia War: Of course the war in Ukraine has taken a devastating toll, and it is not over. Some of our ministry friends have been driven from their cities, and we can no longer travel to Ukraine, Russia…

In July, Dr. Vitaliy Sorokun, Vice President of BMI,  had the privilege to speak at the Chapel in Akron, OH. It was a special opportunity for him to thank the church for their sacrificial support of the humanitarian relief work in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine – Vitaliy’s home region – during this war. You…

RUSSIA, UKRAINE, BELARUS With careful planning and caution, Jonathan has begun traveling again. He conducted five conferences this fall in Ukraine, Russia, and Turkey. Multiple training events are planned throughout 2022. In January, Jonathan will hold 3 events in Africa. Our Regional Directors, Ministry Partners, and Women’s Ministry Directors have also been busy this year,…

UKRAINE: Call him “Dr. Dr. !” Dr. Vitaly Sorokun, BMI Regional Director for Eastern Europe, received an honorary DMin degree from Irpin Bible Seminary in Ukraine. Vitaly already has an earned doctorate in international law! We are so thankful for his life and how the Lord has blessed him with such a keen mind and…

BMI has a strong ministry occurring in Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus. The ministry in this part of the world was begun by David and Sue Burnham in the late 1980s. In October 1990, a historic meeting took place in the Central Baptist Church of Moscow between David and Sue and Rev. Vasily Logvinenko, formerly the…

UKRAINE: Mini graduation for the women on the Living with Your Emotions BMI curriculum written by Sue Burnham. They loved it!

First BMI Conference in Siberia! Did you know that there are large cities in Siberia?  It’s not just polar bears and ice! In November, Jonathan traveled to Novosibirsk, Russia.  Novosibirsk is the third largest city in Russia. Heritage of Ministry Rev. Vitaly Bak is the leader of the Baptist denomination of Siberia.  He is a…

We are grateful for a wonderful group of leaders and pastors who can, together in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia study Encountering Christ, Biblical Themes Focused on Christ, written by, and taught by Jonathan Burnham.

Nizhny Novgorod, RUSSIA: Pastor Ivan Kozorezov teaching Encountering Christ!