Eurasia Region

Ukraine one year on: Tolik’s story

At Vapniarka Church of the Nazarene, a team of volunteers began to unload the boxes of coats when two missiles flew directly overhead. Church leader Tolik Galagan was momentarily frozen, his eyes growing large in surprise. “I was afraid,” he remembers.

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Ukraine one year on: Zee’s story

It was the summer of 2022, and Zee was living with the daily tension of a life in two places—the life of a refugee. When the war broke out, Gimon’s husband joined the Ukrainian territorial guard. The couple decided that she and their two children would remain at home.

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Nazarenes respond to earthquakes in Turkey, Syria

A powerful earthquake that struck southern Turkey and northern Syria has claimed the lives of more than 41,000 people and left more than 100,000 people injured. The destruction leaves millions displaced in a region already sheltering four million war refugees.

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Bible study builds community, brings hope in Lebanon

When the COVID-19 pandemic started, Achrafieh Church of the Nazarene had to get creative and split the group into several smaller gatherings. Two years later, what began as a group of 15 participants and three leaders has grown into a ministry with 98 weekly participants.

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