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      <image:caption>He also facilitated the annual meeting of the main leaders in the ministry from across the whole country, to plan events, set direction for the year, and agree goals together.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mentoring young boys and developing practical skills in carpentry with them has always been the heart of Vitaliy’s work, and this continues even as his time is filling up with other commitments.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>“God is good: we managed to avoid any accidents.”</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Stories - Unstoppable: Ministries continue in spite of the cold - “Despite the lack of electricity, the cold and anxiety, we rejoice and serve our Lord.”</image:title>
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      <image:title>Stories - Practical help that makes a difference - One very simple but effective action has been to assist in the purchase of jumpers, coats and boots. “The people who received funds to buy warm clothes for themselves and their children were very grateful. This was a great blessing as most cannot buy good quality clothes and usually go to second-hand stores.”</image:title>
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      <image:caption>Across all of our partner churches, basic food supplies were identified as the most significant need by the pastors. At Rizdvo packages of essentials are regularly handed out, and that provision is especially important during this season of the year. “People were very grateful and happy to receive such support, as food prices have risen sharply,” Oleg says. “We distribute food kits once a month and I see that people are so grateful that there are those who care about them, about what they and their children will eat.”</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Stories - Keeping busy in Borguslavets - Continuing personal development is a priority for them both, so they have been attending courses at Irpin Bible School, just outside Kiev, where they both appreciate the strong emphasis on practical application.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Stories - Full tables, full hearts - Enjoyment of the meals is without question; another attendee said, “"This is the best food that I eat all week.” However her additional comments point to deeper problems faced by many Ukrainians. “I cannot afford to buy meat,” she said. “I often can't cook in my home.” Therefore gathering the seniors around a shared table is not just good for their mental health, it’s vital for their physical sustenance. Our pastors tell us that prices of essentials such as food, fuel and firewood have doubled since last year, so keeping people well-fed is a priority.</image:title>
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      <image:title>Stories - Interesting, inspiring and informative: lifelong learning for leaders - Although the course includes a significant amount of reading to complete and assignments to write, it also has a strongly practical element. “The emphasis is on the practice of evangelism, and on the practical application of what we have learned,” explains Vitaly.</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sergiy, Vika, Vitaly and Alina are all enjoying what they are learning, and they have all shared how much they value being able to study.  On return from the September session Vitaly wrote, “I thank God - this trip was an encouragement and acquisition of fresh strength from the Spirit for Alina and me. Praise the Lord that it gives us the opportunity to continue studying and to be His servants, in His work of saving souls, for His Kingdom.”</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Amika Illyna, one of the leaders of the Day Centre ministry, unexpectedly found herself in charge of the church camps at Blagodatne and Korobivka this summer, as a combination of illness, work commitments and military call-ups left others unable to take on the responsibility.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Stories - Inspired by camp leaders: Yura’s story - “That moment changed my life - I became dedicated to reading the Bible and learning Bible verses; I became more involved in youth ministry in my church; and I was part of worship group. I began preaching in youth meetings and I built stronger relationships with my Christian friends. I didn't know realise it, but God was preparing me for his future plans.</image:title>
      <image:caption>“When I was 17, my parents were called to plant a new church in the small town of Drabiv, and they invited me to be part of it. So for the next seven years I was a youth pastor in Drabiv, working with teenagers and youth. God really blessed me during that time; I learned a lot and I met and married my wife, Nina.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Around Christmas, leadership team organised an online event for the younger church members, “to distract the youth from the war and so that they could concentrate on God and serving Him.” There was also a craft-making session in the church which yielded great results.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>When it is time to start the practical work, Vitaly explains the design and the plan and then there is a flurry of activity and excitement as everyone gets busy measuring, cutting and sanding. It was great to see how much they enjoy learning and creating, and how proud they are of their work. It was also very impressive to see young boys handling tools with such confidence and capability! When the time came to tidy up, everyone played a part - including sweeping up copious amounts of sawdust.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Shura, Sasha, Vitaliy and Alina</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sharing food and essentials with villagers in need</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>I'm learning the art of following Christ step by step, taking small steps not to seek my own benefit, but to see what God wants from me. When I repented and became a Christian, I made a covenant with God, where I said ‘I am yours, God,’ and now that I am a pastor, I feel like I am doubly his. I want to be a pastor full time, serving every day and not just on a Sunday, not just on the weekends.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Stories - We Consider Ourselves Brothers - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ucm.org.uk/stories/26-8-2025-all-things-work-together-for-good</loc>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.ucm.org.uk/stories/26-8-2025-a-life-transformed</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-08-26</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Back when Ukraine was still part of the Soviet Union, there was a lot of home brewing of alcohol as everything was very expensive. My father was making homemade vodka, barrels and bottles of it. When I was about 11 years old, I was already stealing the vodka from my dad and replacing it with water so he didn't notice. I was not a good kid and didn't listen to my parents, I got into lots of trouble. My dad was an alcoholic and by about age 13 I was too. Narcotics was an obvious follow-on and by the age of 16, I was already on a lot of drugs and involved in a lot of crime. Then I joined the army, and just met more people who exposed me to more drugs. I was posted in Moscow which was an absolute nightmare, you could just make one phone call and get whatever you wanted, it was too easy. But I was unhappy there and wanted to come home, and so we can see that God had his plan, because if I had stayed there then I would surely be dead. If I hadn't met Jesus when I did, then I’d be dead by now.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sergiy is now leading and baptising new believers into Hope Church</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ucm.org.uk/stories/26-8-2025-not-alone</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-08-26</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.ucm.org.uk/stories/26-8-2025-we-want-to-be-with-you</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-08-26</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>“Back in 2021, we were in the church in Denghi and Pastor Sasha was challenging us to think about finding a ministry outside the church,” Sergiy says. “And then we were watching a video during a service where a young man shared food with a person who was hungry, and I felt very challenged in that moment that this is what we could do: there are hungry people and they need to eat. I felt God speaking to me about the new ministry.” Vika was on board with the idea and the leadership were supportive, so they put a plan into action. “We prepared some food and made some tea and put them in the car and drove. We were so enthusiastic!” Sergiy laughs. “We were going to feed everybody; we went all around Blagodatne, where we live, trying to find all these people that needed food. We went to the train station. There was nobody there. We went to the town centre - there was nobody there. Everywhere we went there was nobody there.”</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Stories - “We want to be with you”</image:title>
      <image:caption>Sergiy is passionate about developing relationships with individuals and showing God’s love through giving them time and listening to them. “I don’t want to just give out pieces of paper that say, this is the gospel, go home and read it. I want to give somebody a cup of tea and a biscuit and have a conversation, get to know them, genuinely ask them how they are doing. That is how I want to show love.”</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ucm.org.uk/stories/26-8-2025-heads-hearts-hands</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-08-26</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.ucm.org.uk/stories/26-8-2025-from-church-planting-to-childrens-camps-mishas-story</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-08-26</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Misha Vakhtomin, Managing Director and Pastor at Camp Maximum, holds a degree in theology with youth specialization from Kiev Theological Seminary, and for several years led youth groups and taught others how to do youth ministry.  Then he returned to his hometown of Uman in central Ukraine with plans to plant a church, but through unfolding global events, God unexpectedly led him in a very different direction.   “When I moved back to Uman, we had a team with the vision to build a new church and we began the process. But then there was Covid, which was quite destructive to our work, and then there was the invasion, which stopped everything completely. The day the war started, there was a direct missile hit to the military base in Uman, which caused a fire. The missiles stored there were exploding and flying everywhere, so we were woken up at 5 a.m. hearing the explosions.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Stories - From church planting to children’s camps: Misha’s story</image:title>
      <image:caption>Then I saw a post on Facebook from my good friend Vitaly (Sobko, Executive Director of Camp Maximum) about the evacuations they were doing, so I volunteered to help. At the beginning I was driving minibuses and doing lots of evacuations. Then I organized something like a call centre: I was collecting lists of people wanting to evacuate, and connecting with drivers telling them where to pick people up and where to take them; I was on the phone all the time. At that point Camp Maximum was like a hub between east and west where people could come and stay for up to five days, have a shower, get food, clothes and medical supplies, before moving on. We also had a food programme, where we took about 20,000 food boxes to the east and other regions affected by war.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ucm.org.uk/stories/26-8-2025-gods-perfect-timing</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-08-26</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ucm.org.uk/stories/26-8-2025-partnering-in-the-gospel</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-08-26</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Our Church Partnerships initiative started in 2020, when Mike Roper, UCM Trustee and Elder of Bethel Baptist Church in Farnham, visited Ukraine and spent time with Dima and Nastya, who lead the church in the village of Kadena Gora. This personal connection developed into a relationship between the two congregations which is flourishing despite the constraints of the pandemic and the war. In the past year two more partnerships have been established, linking Denghi Church with Chiddingfold Baptist, and Christmas Church in Cherkasy with Ruwach Christian Church in Haywards Heath.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ucm.org.uk/stories/26-8-2025-sowing-seeds-in-faith</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-08-26</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Stories - Sowing seeds in faith - How do you discern which families need your support and which children to invite?</image:title>
      <image:caption>At the beginning, we only invited children from large and low-income families, and helped them with distance learning and homework. However, as we are on social media, news about the Centre quickly spread. Since there is a war going on and everyone needs support, we started accepting any children who want to come, and we now have more helpers and two separate groups: ages 5-7 years and 8-15 years. Once we know the children, we also try to find out the needs of their families, and help them if possible.</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://www.ucm.org.uk/stories/26-8-2025-we-will-not-stop</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-08-26</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.ucm.org.uk/stories/26-8-2025-transformation-stories</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-08-26</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Stories - Transformation Stories - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://www.ucm.org.uk/stories/26-8-2025-a-place-of-refuge</loc>
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    <lastmod>2025-08-26</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Stories - A Place of Refuge - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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