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The new printing of Good and Evil in Ukrainian will be here soon! This special edition includes all the standard body content which makes Good and Evil awesome, but the book now features a patriotic cover design as well as a new foreword dedicated to the Ukrainians’ struggle for freedom.

Presses Rolling

Joshua Steele · July 25, 2022

Today we have a quick but exciting update for you: the printing presses in Kyiv are rolling! Actually, they have been rolling for a couple of weeks, but now we have pictures. 🤩 These are exciting times, and we are thrilled to have this special Ukrainian edition of Good and Evil coming very soon.

We are very excited to announce that God is sending a new soldier to the front lines. We’d like you to meet Kade Bloom!

Kade to Ukraine

Joshua Steele · December 23, 2019

It’s been said before, but it’s worth saying again and again: THE number one need we have on the mission field is for laborers. Money, computers, vehicles, groceries, buildings — all of that is needful and we praise God for it. But vehicles don’t preach. Dollars alone can’t win souls. God has entrusted the ministry of the Gospel to people.

“Daddy’s home!” As something of a finale to our otherwise quiet spring season, I got to attend the wedding of a good friend in the US. After a week away from my family, and a joyful reunion upon my return, it’s time to buckle up. CMO 2019 is only days away!

Calm Before the Storm

Joshua Steele · June 7, 2019

Daniel Courter first visited us in Ukraine in 2007 along with his father Anthony and younger brother Aaron. He later went on to participate in both CMO 2009 and CMO 2010. This spring, on May 25th, I had the privilege of attending his wedding to Genesis Laubenthal. It was a beautiful ceremony, and Kelsie and I are excited to see how God will use Daniel and Genesis for His glory!

God has recently opened an exciting door for us to put copies of Good and Evil into Ukrainian libraries! Working with us to head up this project is our long-time friend, Serhii Chepara. Read on to learn how God is moving!

Operation Library

Joshua Steele · March 30, 2019

Shortly after our return from America, one of the teachers in the Christian school at our church asked me speak to her class. She had heard about our visit to the Ark Encounter in Kentucky and wanted me to share our experience with the children. After I spoke, the kids would do a puppet show about Noah’s Ark. The whole event was to take place at a local children’s library in our neighborhood. I agreed to come and a date was set.

After more than a year of work on translation, graphics, editing, and logistics, the Ukrainian edition of Good and Evil is here! On August 23rd, this group of men worked past midnight unloading all 5,000 books!

Vision To Reality

Joshua Steele · September 30, 2018

For some of our readers, the completion of Good and Evil in Ukrainian may already be old news. 5,000 books were delivered to our office in Lviv on August 23rd, and shortly thereafter we published an announcement on the ETO blog. (You can read that here.) But as you may have guessed, there is more to tell.

The Bible tells us that children are like arrows in the hands of a warrior — their impact can be swift and far-reaching. But effective arrows need preparation. They require thoughtful crafting to ensure that they are straight and sharp. I’m excited by the little arrows God is raising up here in our church in Lviv, and I’d like to tell you about how we are using Scripture to prepare these young people to have an impact for Christ.

Sharpening Arrows

Joshua Steele · June 24, 2018

There are days when I feel too exhausted to go on. Sometimes I think, “I have so many other ministries...maybe I’m stretching myself too thin with this kids’ class?” Then my phone rings. A child’s voice greets me from the other end of the line in the respectful Ukrainian “vy” form which makes me feel old. “Good day, Uncle Joshua! Do you have time for me to come over and recite my memory project?” And just like that, I’m back in the game.

Over the Christmas holidays, I was invited to preach at an evangelistic service here in Lviv. My message that day was called “Two Robes” and focused on the need for Christ’s imputed righteousness as a basis for salvation.

Two Robes

Joshua Steele · March 19, 2018

“Wow, I’ve never heard anyone teach that before!” That is the response I often receive from Ukrainians when I have the opportunity to explain the concept of righteousness imputed by faith — the idea that Jesus’ perfect righteousness completely replaces my own and becomes the basis of my justification before God. (Romans 3:21–22, 4:4–5; Philippians 3:9)

Good and Evil, family news, our new ETO staff family, CMO 2018 — where do I start? Two pages never seems enough to fit in all the news.  But this time, I’m going to try…

Grab Bag Report

Joshua Steele · November 8, 2017

There are months when so much is going on, it’s hard to find time to write newsletters! God is blessing the ministry and keeping us busy with progress on a variety of fronts. In this issue, we’d like to give you a little grab bag of several mini-reports. Let’s dive in!