ARE WE WAR WEARY AND BORED WITH UKRAINE? 
ARE WE CRAZY TO BUILD IN UKRAINE?
 
September 2022
 
Dear Pilgrim,
 
Today I received a personal message from Pastor Krupski, the young leader of Ukraine Hope TV. In slightly less than perfect English, he observed that the world is war-weary, and bored with bad news from Ukraine. He seemed a bit amazed that The Carter Report team is still hanging in there with them.
 
He also remarked that although the West may be war-weary and bored, around him his brothers and sisters are dying. The lucky ones are just getting wounded. The very lucky ones are just hungry and stressed out. Like he is.
 
His emails to me are full of gratitude. It makes me think he must be awfully lonely. His request that we give each of his 174 team members working across Ukraine a gift of $200.00 to stave off the hyenas of hunger made me think things were worse than I had imagined.
 
With your help we sent $34,800.00. If you see pictures of these brave young workers, they are all very skinny.  Remember winter is coming on. The coldest I have ever been is in Kiev. It is a wet, perishing cold. I have been to Siberia, but never colder than in Kiev.
 
Some will certainly think that building an evangelism media center in Western Ukraine is an act of partial if not full-blown insanity. Who would build in war-torn Ukraine? We are helping in a significant way in this “crazy” project because we believe in the GOD of the IMPOSSIBLE. For one thing, it is not as bad as it sounds. It is, up to now, in a relatively safe zone, not far from the Polish border. No bombs have fallen there.
 
We are doing it because the other five Adventist evangelism media centers, with the exception of Kiev, have been destroyed. Right now there is a great SOUL HUNGER for God. Like we saw back in 1995 when 100,000 turned up for our opening meeting in the great Palace of Sport downtown Kiev. After those Holy Spirit anointed meetings 3,550 beautiful people were baptized. You see, suffering prepares the soul for the Gospel of Peace.
 
People in bloody battered Ukraine are now searching for God. We intend to do our bit to help. We are not prepared to get war-weary and turn a deaf ear to the cry of the hurting. We are dumb enough to imagine that we can change the world, a little bit at a time. I think if you have read this far, you may be with us, that you too are the champion of lost causes, that you too believe in the God of the Impossible.
 
I am thankful to God for you. So is our brother Krupski with his 174 hungry Gospel soldiers. We see victory ahead!
 
Blessings and thanks, Pilgrim,
John Carter

 
THE CARTER REPORT— PREACHING ON IN SPITE OF BOMBS, ROCKETS, TANKS, AND MACHINE GUNS...
The Carter Report — Hope media evangelism center nears completion in Ukraine. Our brave Ukrainian team is worthy of our support, they are withstanding fire from the skies and murder on their streets.
 
GREATEST NEED IN UKRAINE IS THE WORD OF GOD.
There is a need far greater than guns and rockets. The great suffering has awakened in the souls of the Ukrainian people a hunger for God and His Word. The Carter Report has joined together with Hope Ukraine to save souls and build a center from where the Gospel will be broadcast. This project is not without risk, but we are not rolling over and surrendering.
 
SOLDIERS OF THE CROSS ARE WANTED, GENEROUS SUPPORTERS ARE NEEDED — NOW!
God’s people are rising to meet the emergency. Winston Churchill during the Nazi onslaught when London was burning said to America, “GIVE US THE TOOLS AND WE WILL GET THE JOB DONE.” Our Christian brothers and sisters in Ukraine, now forgotten by many, need the tools to preach the Gospel of God’s redeeming grace.
 
GOD’S PEOPLE ARE RESPONDING. FOR YOUR GIFT AT THIS TIME OF REAL NEED, WE SAY, “THANK YOU.”
 
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You have the power to LIGHT A CANDLE IN THE DARKNESS. THANK YOU!