2012 Ukraine Projects

UK-1, August 2012 (Flexible), Backyard Bible Camp, Poltava or Dnipropetrovsk, 12-20 Volunteers, Adults/Youth:  Backyard Bible Camp: This project’s purpose is to reach out to children and younger youth. Priority for the project will be given to a location where a young church needs strengthening. Ukrainian believers will be involved in helping to lead parts of the BYBC. Translators will be necessary for the group to do the project. They will be found by IMB personnel. Activities will include: Bible story time, crafts, games/recreation time. Children’s bibles or bible story books will be given to children on last day of project. To maximize effectiveness of this project, the BYBC can will be done twice a day, morning and afternoon, in two different locations. More info is available in a Word doc from Mike Ray as project develops.  Outcomes: Wherever BYBC projects are done, the seed of the gospel is sown in the lives of a large numbers of children. It also almost always significantly increases the number of children involved in the churches ministry and bridges with parents. It helps to build relationships in the community with parents as well as with the children.

 

UK-2, Preferred Fall 2012 (Flexible), Medical Project 1, Poltava or Dnipropetrovsk, 10-20 Volunteers, Adults: Medical projects are very effective in Ukraine at this time in drawing people for the purpose of sharing the gospel. Some of our goals in medical projects are: 1. To sow the seed of the gospel in as many lives as possible as they hear the gospel in the clinics and give literature.   2. To raise the level of respect and awareness for young evangelical church starts and churches in the community, thus developing more open doors for ministry. They help to develop a positive image for the church. 3. To acquaint as many unbelievers as possible with pastors/missionaries during the clinics – developing further relationships for witness and ministry. A one day clinic will draw more visitors than more churches will have in two years. 4. To meet the physical needs of those who come to the clinics. The majority of the clinics will be held in locations where we have smaller, younger churches, thus maximizing the effectiveness for working with lost people. Our medical projects are organized to move each day to a new location in order to maximize the number of people who hear the gospel. IMB field personnel will handle the logistics. We have been doing clinics for a number of years in our area.

 

UK-3, Preferred Fall 2012 (Flexible), Medical Project 2, Poltava or Dnipropetrovsk, 10-20 Volunteers, Adults: Medical projects are very effective in Ukraine at this time in drawing people for the purpose of sharing the gospel. Some of our goals in medical projects are: 1. To sow the seed of the gospel in as many lives as possible as they hear the gospel in the clinics and give literature.   2. To raise the level of respect and awareness for young evangelical church starts and churches in the community, thus developing more open doors for ministry. They help to develop a positive image for the church. 3. To acquaint as many unbelievers as possible with pastors/missionaries during the clinics – developing further relationships for witness and ministry. A one day clinic will draw more visitors than more churches will have in two years. 4. To meet the physical needs of those who come to the clinics. The majority of the clinics will be held in locations where we have smaller, younger churches, thus maximizing the effectiveness for working with lost people. Our medical projects are organized to move each day to a new location in order to maximize the number of people who hear the gospel. IMB field personnel will handle the logistics. We have been doing clinics for a number of years in our area.

UK-4, Fall of 2012 (Flexible), Student Fall English Project, Poltava or Dnipropetrovsk, 8-20 Volunteers, Adults/Students: Student to Student Project: In the city of Dnipropetrovsk (1.2 million) and Poltava (350,000), students are working together to reach out and evangelize lost students in their city. They have meetings with students, designed to reach out to unbelievers with an interesting program/atmosphere. 2011 would be the 6^th year for AL to do this type of project in Poltava, and the first year for the city of Dnipropetrovsk. The student team will be a part of this overall strategy by going into classes in universities to do cultural exchange, focusing on English language in particular, which many students are actively studying. The team will need to be trained in interacting with students in a foreign culture by sharing things from their own culture and being able to offer constructive practice/interaction in English. Evangelistic activities would NOT be a part of class interaction time. After classes the students will further interact with Ukrainian students and invite them to a planned gathering in the evenings, coordinated with local student ministries. Ukrainians will plan and conduct much of the evening programs, which would include the participation of the American students. American students would provide the “bait” to attract new Ukrainian students to the student club, thus providing the opportunity for relationship building and evangelism. Outcomes:   To develop relationships with non-believing Ukrainian students, seeking to involve them in an ongoing student ministry in the city of Poltava, leading to relationship and evangelism opportunities for Ukrainian believers.

 

UK-5, Summer 2012 (Flexible), Backyard Bible Club and Better the Community – Priority #1, Kharkov,  10-12 Volunteers, Adults and Youth: We would like a team to come and provide Backyard Bible clubs and possibly playground construction/renewal in partnership with a local pastor and church. We will do playground construction (painting, clean-up, digging holes, pouring concrete, and setting up playground equipment) during the day (9 am-4 pm) and provide the Backyard Bible clubs in the early evening (5 pm-7 pm). If in an area where it is not possible to do construction/renewal, we will provide Backyard Bible club in 2 locations – morning and afternoon. Focus would be on areas where the outreach would either strengthen new church starts or lay a foundation of relationships in a new church start area.

 

UK-6, 2012 (Flexible), Prayer Walking and Teaching Prayer Walking Principles – Priority #2, Kharkov, 4-6 Volunteers, Adults and Youth: We will need a team to prayer walk during the day in strategic church planting areas, new work areas, and areas where are providing ongoing evangelism. This team will also need to be ready to teach and share principles of prayer walking in strategic, partnering churches during the evening. This team will support our primary goal of facilitating a church planting movement as our Lord invites us to, “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know” (Jeremiah 33:3). Prayer is the foundation that needs to be laid before we do anything else and we will have this team prayer walk the area(s) where future Alabama Baptists volunteer teams will be working.

 

UK-7, Summer 2012 (Flexible), Youth Outreach – Priority #3, Kharkov, 8-10 Volunteers, Ages 13-18: We need a church to come and provide youth outreach in partnership with a local church and their youth group to facilitate youth evangelism. Youth activities (i.e. sports-soccer/outdoor games, drama/skits, youth fellowships) can be used to aid us in reaching Ukrainian Youth in new church plant areas and to strengthen existing churches and their youth programs. The churches as a whole in Ukraine are not reaching the youth and we are losing them to the occult, eastern philosophies, materialism, alcohol and drugs, and sex. A general schedule of activities would look something like this: A.M.-Prayer walking the areas where will be providing the activities; Late morning drama/skits or sporting event (soccer); Lunch; Drama/skits or sporting event (soccer or outdoor games); Dinner; P.M.-Youth outreach services in local churches or new church plant areas. We want to see more youth reached for Christ, discipled, and become faithful, active members in existing churches and new church plants.  These youth will be the future leaders of the church and Ukraine.

 

UK-8, July 31-August 8, 2012 (Flexible), Day Camp for Kids in L’viv, Siheeve Region, 5-8 Volunteers, Ages 15-75: During the Soviet Union, children were afforded a summer camp where they could relax, enjoy nature, and receive a healthy dose of Communist indoctrination. Now the USSR is no more and most camps are decaying, but the children remain. Come and turn their concrete jungle of high-rise apartment buildings or the streets of their village into an exciting summer camp, and share with them a truly healthy dose of Jesus Christ. A local pastor would like to use a Day Camp as a way to build relationships to be able to share the gospel with the children and their parents. Our goal is to form relationships which will enable the pastor to do follow up witnessing and invite people to a newly forming church. Come work with us in this highly populated area of L’viv, Ukraine.

 

UK-9, April 17-25, 2012 (Flexible), ESL in Siheeve, L’viv,, 4-6 Volunteers, Ages 20-75: English…it may have been your most feared subject in school, but it’s a dream come true for many Ukrainians. It is the international language, and the ability to speak it opens many opportunities for eager Ukrainians. You can be a blessing to the people by sharing your everyday knowledge of English and giving them the greatest of all opportunities: a chance to know Jesus as Lord and to become involved in a Bible study or worship group. A young pastor is trying to start a new church in a highly populated area of L’viv Ukraine. Please come provide the bait to let this pastor draw others closer to Jesus.

 

UK-10, June 12-20, 2012 (Flexible), Day Camp for Kids in Ivano-Frankivsk, 5-8 Volunteers, Ages 15-75: During the Soviet Union, children were afforded a summer camp where they could relax, enjoy nature, and receive a healthy dose of Communist indoctrination. Now the USSR is no more and most camps are decaying, but the children remain. Come and turn their concrete jungle of high-rise apartment buildings or the streets of their village into an exciting summer camp, and share with them a truly healthy dose of Jesus Christ. A local national church ministry team is using Day Camps as a way to build relationships and goodwill toward Baptists to be able to share the gospel with the children and their parents. Our goal is to form relationships which will allow the church to do follow up witnessing. Come work with us in Ivano Frankivsk to help and encourage a young Baptist church trying to reach others with the gospel.

 

UK-11, September 11-19, 2012 (Flexible), ESL in Ivano-Frankivsk, 4-6 Volunteers, Ages 20-75:  English…it may have been your most feared subject in school, but it’s a dream come true for many Ukrainians. It is the international language, and the ability to speak it opens many opportunities for eager Ukrainians. You can be a blessing to the people by sharing your everyday knowledge of English and giving them the greatest of all opportunities: a chance to know Jesus as Lord and to become involved in a Bible study or worship group. A ministry team in Ivano-Frankivsk is hoping to use the hunger for the English language as a way to develop relationships and to share the gospel. Please come provide the bait to let our Ukrainian brothers and sisters in Christ draw others closer to Jesus.

 

UK-12, June 10-19, 2012 (Flexible), Children’s Camp in Poloske,Zacarpattya, 6-10 Volunteers, Ages 15-45: Pastor Vasha is requesting a children’s camp at his church in village Poloske, Ukraine! We would like to have a team of experienced and dedicated leaders to come join God in his work in Ukraine by putting on a children’s camp.  We hope to reach the parents of these children and use this retreat as an introduction that could form into Bible studies that will provide the foundation for new churches in the far western edge of Ukraine.  Come share your leadership and teaching abilities with the Ukrainians and help us start new churches.

 

UK-13, June 20-30, 2012 (Flexible), Couples Retreat in Poloske, Zacarpattya, 6-10 Volunteers, Ages 15-45: Pastor Vasha is requesting a couples retreat at his church in village Poloske, Ukraine! We would like to have a team of experienced and dedicated leaders to come join God in his work in Ukraine by putting on a clinic for married couples. We hope to use this retreat as an introduction that could form into Bible studies that will provide the foundation for new churches in the far western edge of Ukraine. Come share your leadership and teaching abilities with the Ukrainians and help us start new churches.

 

UK-14, September 17-25, 2012 (Flexible), Day Camp for Kids in Zacarpattya, 5-8 Volunteers, Ages 15-75: During the Soviet Union, children were afforded a summer camp where they could relax, enjoy nature, and receive a healthy dose of Communist indoctrination. Now the USSR is no more and most camps are decaying, but the children remain. Come and turn their concrete jungle of high-rise apartment buildings or the streets of their village into an exciting summer camp, and share with them a truly healthy dose of Jesus Christ. Local pastors would like to use day camps as a way to build relationships to be able to share the gospel with children and their parents. Our goal is to form relationships which will enable the pastors to do follow up witnessing and invite people to newly forming churches. Come work with us in far western Ukraine.

 

UK-15, June 19-27, 2012 (Flexible), Sports Camp in Zacarpattya, 6-10 Volunteers, Ages 15-45: Come play and teach soccer in Ukraine! We would like to have a team of experienced and talented soccer players to come put on a clinic for kids and youth. Ukrainians are excellent soccer players so your team must be good! We hope to use this outreach as another tool to build relationships with young people that could form into Bible studies that will provide the foundation for new churches in the far western edge of Ukraine. Come share your soccer talents with the Ukrainians and help us start new churches.

 

UK-16, July 17-25, 2012 (Flexible), ESL in Zacarpattya, 5-8 Volunteers, Ages 20-75: English…it may have been your most feared subject in school, but it’s a dream come true for many Ukrainians. It is the international language, and the ability to speak it opens many opportunities for eager Ukrainians. You can be a blessing to the people by sharing your everyday knowledge of English and giving them the greatest of all opportunities: a chance to know Jesus as Lord and to become involved in a Bible study or worship group. A young Baptist Church in Zacarpattya Oblast is trying to reach out to their city. Please come provide the bait to let this church draw others closer to Jesus.

 

UK-17, Summer 2012 (except July 16-31, Flexible), Chernobyl Children’s Day Camps, 6 High School and Adult Volunteers: The Chernobyl Children’s Day Camp will work directly with the Ukrainian church planter to hold daily camp sessions for children of the villages in the area of Ukraine that was and continues to be directly affected by the Chernobyl Nuclear plant disaster. These villages are strategic church planting sites that our Ukrainian Baptist partners are working in to start new churches. They have seen God move and have small gatherings started, but need help in reaching out to the community. The camp will be held Monday – Friday, in the morning (8am-11am) in one village location and again in nearby second village location in the early evening (5pm-8pm). Each camp will have 30-40 children. Time of camps can be flexible, Missionaries will be out of country July 16-31. If possible this schedule should be followed: the team of 6 would depart the US on Friday and arrive in Kiev on Saturday and travel to ministry site. Sunday help with Sunday service and get acquainted, Monday – Friday hold camps, Saturday morning return to Kiev and tour the city, Sunday morning depart in order arrive back in the US that evening.

 

UK-18, Summer 2012 (except July 16-31, Flexible), South Kiev Children’s Day Camp, 6 High School and Adult Volunteers: The Southern Villages Children’s Day Camps will work directly with the Ukrainian church planters to hold daily camp sessions for children in villages about 100 miles south of Kiev. These villages are strategic church planting sites that our Ukrainian Baptist partners are working in to start new churches. They have seen God move and have small gatherings started, but need help in reaching out to the community. The camp will be held Monday – Friday, in the morning (8am-11am) in one village location and again in nearby second village location in the early evening (5pm-8pm). Each camp will have 30-40 children. Time of camps can be flexible, Missionaries will be out of country July 16-31. If possible this schedule should be followed: the team of 6 would depart the US on Friday and arrive in Kiev on Saturday and travel to ministry site. Sunday help with Sunday service and get acquainted, Monday – Friday hold camps, Saturday morning return to Kiev and tour the city, Sunday morning depart in order arrive back in the US that evening.

 

UK-19, Open Spring, Summer, Fall 2012 (except July 16-31, Flexible), Chernobyl Medical Team, Adult Volunteers, at least 1 Doctor plus Aides: The Chernobyl Medical Team will work directly with the Ukrainian church planter and a Ukrainian medical team. The villages in this area of Ukraine were and continue to be directly affected by the Chernobyl Nuclear plant disaster. Thirty years after this disaster the people of these villages continue to live destitute lives because of the economic shutdown. Because our Ukrainian Baptist partners see the need to reach out to these people and their spiritual and physical needs, these villages are strategic church planting sites that they are working in to start new churches. They have seen God move and now have small gatherings started, but need help in reaching out to the community. The medical clinics will be held Monday – Friday, in 3 different village location and again in nearby second village locations. Timing of clinics can be flexible for Spring, Summer, or Fall, but IMB missionaries will be out of country July 16-31. If possible this schedule should be followed: the team of 6 would depart the US on Friday and arrive in Kiev on Saturday and travel to ministry site. Sunday help with Sunday service and get acquainted, Monday – Friday hold clinics, Saturday morning return to Kiev and tour the city, Sunday morning depart in order arrive back in the US that evening.

 

UK-20, August-December 2012 (Flexible), Kiev Prayer Walking, 3-6 (or more) High School and Adult Volunteers: The Kiev Church Planting Team partners with national partners who desire to plant new churches. The need is great. The city has around 3-4 million people and is divided into various regions. In one of the regions, Obolon, there are about 400,000 people that live and work. The region has 4 evangelical churches. It is one of the areas where we have targeted to start new churches. The ground work must be laid with prayer. The team would be involved with daily prayer walking. Our goal would be to prayer walk as much of one region as possible. A side goal would be to encourage the local missionary that they would be working together with. The length of stay would/could vary depending on the team. Multiple teams would be welcomed.