In Western Ukraine, Easter is a time filled with many traditions, church services, rituals, and fasts. However, ultimately our hope is that students in Ukraine would know that these different traditions point to Jesus Christ!
Five years ago, CCX Ukraine introduced a new project– Mission Week. Many different events take place for five days on university campuses, and all events are focused on discussions of frequently asked questions about Christianity. Christian students want and are ready to talk about such topics with their groupmates and friends.
This year’sproject WHATIF…? Pursued these goals: to tell, share and explain why we are Christians, who Jesus Christ is, and what His teaching is all about.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, new and independent Ukraine opened its doors to preaching the Gospel. For CCX, which operated in those days, this collapse was only an impetus for the magnification of its activities, but not the commencement of work. After all, since 1989, the American student organization InterVarsity (still a partner of CCX) participated in so-called "academic exchanges" in Kyiv, Nizhyn, Mykolaiv, Gorlivka, and other cities. American and Ukrainian students were already working hard preaching the Gospel to students.
A few weeks ago we finished our biggest winter project - ‘Back To The Future’ camp and we would like to share with you our joy!
The number of students was surprisingly high and reached 70 students! Which is more than in our last summer camp. We were both happy and challenged as small groups were quite large and we always want to give opportunities to participate to everyone.
The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved: He uttered his voice, the earth melted.
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
(Psalm 46:6,10)
Today's Christian student is expected not only do well in studies, but also learn foreign languages, work in the evenings, look good, do sports, run pages in at least two social networks, build good relationships with their family, friends and with people of the opposite sex.
The end of fall is a great time to evaluate the results of the year. It'sa time to remember and express our gratitude to the One who blessed us with all our successes and achievements.
Forty students and alumni came to the Thanksgiving party on September 13, 2017 in Odessa, to learn to be grateful. This event was organized by CCX Ukraine.
We studied the history of Thanksgiving in America in a creative way and evaluated its relevance for Ukraine in the 21st century.
