Soon after the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Calvary Chapel Nizhyn Pastor Vadym Kotelenets and his family fled their town for the relative safety of Western Ukraine. After eight months of healthy rest, they returned home to their small town less than 100 miles from the Russian border to start ministry afresh to many displaced by the war, especially to children.

Pastor Joe Focht reminds us in Matthew 18:23–35 that those forgiven an unpayable debt must extend that same mercy to others. Grace received becomes grace given; withholding forgiveness reveals we have forgotten the depth of Christ’s compassion toward us.

Pastor John Vickery opened my eyes to the reality of revival—not as history, but as something God has done and can do again. Through the Welsh Revival, I saw lives transformed, communities changed, and was reminded what happens when God’s people truly seek Him.

Sergeant Oleksandr “Sasha” Borysov, a Calvary Chapel missionary church planter, now sacrificially serves his country in a military unit in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He uses his role to share the Gospel and relishes the privilege of helping many draw closer to God or find Him for the first time during their most harrowing moments.

Speed skating champion Anders Johnson competes for the first time in the 2026 Winter Olympics, taking with him the Gospel message in fulfillment of Jesus’ commission to “go into all the world and preach the Gospel” (Mark 16:15b).

As Russia’s war against Ukraine enters its fifth year, Calvary Chapel Pastor Illia Yarmil serves God and his country as a soldier on the front lines. Temporarily sidelined from their desire to start a church for youth, he and his wife, Revekka, now have a different goal—to survive a war that threatens to destroy their marriage and faith.