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Loving Ukraine

On a hot day in August, our family and the CMO team gathered at a hospital for wounded Ukrainian soldiers in Lviv. We went room to room, singing Ukrainian songs and sharing the Gospel.

Loving Ukraine

Joshua Steele 4 min read
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We’re back with more news from our family and ministry in Ukraine, but also an important announcement. This will be the final episode of the Journey to Ukraine podcast. While we are sad to have reached the end of this chapter, we’re glad that our journey has brought us home to Lviv! Ukraine remains free, but the war is not over, and there are new challenges ahead. Please join us for this special episode as we share what’s next for the Steele family in Ukraine!

Thank you so much for listening to our podcast! Please share this episode (opens in a new tab) with your friends, and pray for our family as we continue ministering to Ukrainians in Eastern Europe.

Ukraine News Sources

  • Praise the Lord for victories this summer during CMO 2023.
  • Pray for the many Ukrainians who heard the Gospel during CMO.
  • Pray that God would continue to bless our Good and Evil distributor program. We’ve now gone through more than half our total stock!
  • Pray that God would grant us strength, courage, wisdom and direction as we continue to serve Him in Ukraine.
  • Pray for safety and stable electricity through the winter months. Pray for protection from Russian missile attacks.
  • Pray for our daughter, Abigail, as she spends a few months in the US for work and study. She is currently living with Kelsie’s parents.
  • Pray for health and strength for our family.
  • Pray for a swift Ukrainian victory over their oppressors.
  • Pray for peace and liberty in Ukraine.

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To those of you who generously donated to help us buy the “New Blue Van”, thank you so much! It runs like a charm, and it has transported Ukrainians, Americans, Belorussians, and Slovaks (and their stuff!) all over Eastern Europe. We are truly grateful for God’s provision!
To those of you who generously donated to help us buy the “New Blue Van”, thank you so much! It runs like a charm, and it has transported Ukrainians, Americans, Belorussians, and Slovaks (and their stuff!) all over Eastern Europe. We are truly grateful for God’s provision!
As CMO 2023 began, it was great to have Nathan Day back on the “right side” of the Atlantic! 😁
As CMO 2023 began, it was great to have Nathan Day back on the “right side” of the Atlantic! 😁
Our older three girls practice an acapella rendition of Amazing Grace in preparation for our concert outreaches.
Our older three girls practice an acapella rendition of Amazing Grace in preparation for our concert outreaches.
During the summer project, we were invited to sing at a local hospital for wounded Ukrainian soldiers.
During the summer project, we were invited to sing at a local hospital for wounded Ukrainian soldiers.
Sometimes it was hard to fit everyone in, but we sang with joy in our hearts and smiles on our faces. Afterwards, each soldier received a copy of Good and Evil.
Sometimes it was hard to fit everyone in, but we sang with joy in our hearts and smiles on our faces. Afterwards, each soldier received a copy of Good and Evil.
Team meeting in the mountains (CMO 2023)
Team meeting in the mountains (CMO 2023)
Kelsie tries on her new costume for the concert. (Good and Evil books at the ready!)
Kelsie tries on her new costume for the concert. (Good and Evil books at the ready!)
Singing at the Radekhiv city festival
Singing at the Radekhiv city festival
As always, when the concert is over, we break out the cases of Good and Evil and give them away as fast as we can. At this concert, we gave out all 10 cases that we had with us!
As always, when the concert is over, we break out the cases of Good and Evil and give them away as fast as we can. At this concert, we gave out all 10 cases that we had with us!
The CMO 2023 team. From the left: Hosanna, Bill, Nathan, Joshua, Abigail
The CMO 2023 team. From the left: Hosanna, Bill, Nathan, Joshua, Abigail
Earlier this year, we collaborated with a man in our church to supply nearly a ton of potatoes to families in Bucha. Each of these families lost loved ones who were murdered by the Russians in the early days of the occupation.
Earlier this year, we collaborated with a man in our church to supply nearly a ton of potatoes to families in Bucha. Each of these families lost loved ones who were murdered by the Russians in the early days of the occupation.
During a recent visit to Slovakia, it was great to see our Ukrainian friends the Horyovii family!
During a recent visit to Slovakia, it was great to see our Ukrainian friends the Horyovii family!
Prayer for the kids at our church in Lviv
Prayer for the kids at our church in Lviv
This was Abigail’s last Sunday in Lviv before she left for the US.
This was Abigail’s last Sunday in Lviv before she left for the US.
Daddy and Mia cruising through the local hardware store!
Daddy and Mia cruising through the local hardware store!
“We convinced Dad to play Sequence with us!”
“We convinced Dad to play Sequence with us!”
Hard to believe that our sweet Abbie is 18!
Hard to believe that our sweet Abbie is 18!
We got the bikes fixed in time to ride while the weather was still nice. They had a blast!
We got the bikes fixed in time to ride while the weather was still nice. They had a blast!
4am at the Krakow airport, saying good-bye to my little girl. 🥲💞
4am at the Krakow airport, saying good-bye to my little girl. 🥲💞
Kelsie and I recently celebrated 19 years of marriage. How the years have flown by. God is so, so faithful!
Kelsie and I recently celebrated 19 years of marriage. How the years have flown by. God is so, so faithful!

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