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How do vehicle racers, at breakneck speeds, make adjustments to avoid obstacles or other racers? …

We asked our partners to share some of the ways Jesus’ kingdom was advanced this year. We hope you are encouraged by their answers and the special messages they have for you!

Mary was orphaned when she was 10…

Her siblings could go to school, but because of a disability, she could not. Now in her twenties, she recently fell and broke her arm. …

Dear Team: Look Where You Want to Go!

Adi Ban, Ema Ban, Romania

How do vehicle racers, at breakneck speeds, make adjustments to avoid obstacles or other racers? …

Merry Christmas from Your ITMI Partners!

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We asked our partners to share some of the ways Jesus’ kingdom was advanced this year. We hope you are encouraged by their answers and the special messages they have for you!

Sin Hurts and Jesus Cares: Examples from Around the World

Mary was orphaned when she was 10…

Her siblings could go to school, but because of a disability, she could not. Now in her twenties, she recently fell and broke her arm. …

Her face looks like it can barely contain her smile, doesn’t it?
Why is she so happy? …

In mid-August, ITMI sent a team to Ukraine to provide Biblical encouragement and discipleship for believing ministry workers. …

“I cried my eyes out when I heard that’s where he was going.” …

Why a Ukrainian Pastor’s Wife was So Happy to Receive a Bible in Romanian

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Her face looks like it can barely contain her smile, doesn’t it?
Why is she so happy? …

From Our Team in Ukraine

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In mid-August, ITMI sent a team to Ukraine to provide Biblical encouragement and discipleship for believing ministry workers. …

How You’re Helping Ukrainian Pastors

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“I cried my eyes out when I heard that’s where he was going.” …

WHAT YOUR SUPPORT DOES

Helps Ukrainians in Need

alongside ITMI partners

Shares the Good News

with the hurting and needy

Builds Relationships

between refugees and believers

Our partners are demonstrating and declaring the Gospel by:

 

Gathering and delivering supplies in partnership with Ukrainian pastors and believers who are also working to be the hands and feet of Jesus to the hurting they encounter.

Providing refugees from Ukraine with necessities and places to stay.

Inviting those who are interested to join their Christ-centered communities.

Our partners are demonstrating and declaring the Gospel by:

Gathering and delivering supplies in partnership with Ukrainian pastors and believers who are also working to be the hands and feet of Jesus to the hurting they encounter.

Providing refugees from Ukraine with necessities and places to stay.

Inviting those who are interested to join their Christ-centered communities.

Learn what a specific ITMI partner is or has been doing below.

ADRIAN AND EMA BAN

ANDREW GORSKI 

LESZEK AND ANNA WAKULA

Help Adi and Ema Ban in Romania reach Ukrainians in need with aid and the Gospel. This includes helping Ukrainian refugees and working with pastors still in Ukraine to help those still in Ukraine with cash and other needed items.

Help Andrew and Anna and their church in Poznan, Poland reach Ukrainian refugees in need with aid, such as food, a place to stay and basic necessities and the Gospel.

Help Leszek and Anna and their church in Lodz, Poland reach Ukrainian refugees in need with aid, such as food, a place to stay and basic necessities and the Gospel.

ADRIAN AND EMA BAN

Help Adi and Ema Ban in Romania reach Ukrainians in need with aid and the Gospel. This includes helping Ukrainian refugees and working with pastors still in Ukraine to help those still in Ukraine with cash and other needed items.

ANDREW GORSKI 

Help Andrew and Anna and their church in Poznan, Poland reach Ukrainian refugees in need with aid, such as food, a place to stay and basic necessities and the Gospel.

LESZEK AND ANNA WAKULA

Help Leszek and Anna and their church in Lodz, Poland reach Ukrainian refugees in need with aid, such as food, a place to stay and basic necessities and the Gospel.

PIOTR AND KYRSTYNA ZAREMBA

TOMEK JEZYK

Help Piotr and Krystyna and their church in Poznan, Poland reach Ukrainians in need with aid and the Gospel. This includes helping settle Ukrainian refugees in their city and supplying Ukrainians still in Ukraine with protective gear and first aid supplies.

Help Tomek reach Ukrainian refugees in need with aid, such as food, a place to stay and basic necessities and the Gospel.

PIOTR AND KYRSTYNA ZAREMBA

Help Piotr and Krystyna and their church in Poznan, Poland reach Ukrainians in need with aid and the Gospel. This includes helping settle Ukrainian refugees in their city and supplying Ukrainians still in Ukraine with protective gear and first aid supplies.

TOMEK JEZYK

Help Tomek reach Ukrainian refugees in need with aid, such as food, a place to stay and basic necessities and the Gospel.

THE CONTEXT

Our Eastern European partners have been reaching people for Christ and building up the church in Poland and Romania.

As many of their neighbors from Ukraine are thrown into great need, the church is ready and waiting to welcome in the hurting, share Jesus with them, encourage them in their faith and help meet physical needs.

Our partners are leading aid and outreach efforts from their various locations in Eastern Europe. In many cases they are able to be on hand and ready because ITMI supporters have stood behind them with prayer and financial support.

 

This map shows Polish and Romanian cities where ITMI partners are located:

 

Poland, Romania map

HISTORY

ITMI founder, Bill Bathman was a missionary based in Austria when the Lord began to lead him to help believers behind the Iron Curtain in Eastern Europe. Bill smuggled Bibles and resources for believers and pastors, helping them share Jesus.

This was not a message that was approved of by the Communist dictators, so these Christians were taking great risks.

Through this work, Bill met believers that ITMI still partners with to reach their Eastern European countries today, such as Piotr Zaremba, Adi and Ema Ban and Casa Dorca Children's Home.

Because of these long-standing partnerships and over four decades of experience ministering in Eastern Europe, ITMI partners are uniquely positioned to make a difference for Christ during Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

 

Pastors and leaders have been toiling tirelessly for a year now. …

Last month, the church that ITMI’s Andrew and Anna Gorski helped plant in Poznan had a big opportunity to share the Gospel on local television!

“At a time when destruction is pervasive all around, the Lord has planted and is growing something new.”

Getting Creative to Share Jesus in Poland and Help Two Ukrainian Churches

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Last month, the church that ITMI’s Andrew and Anna Gorski helped plant in Poznan had a big opportunity to share the Gospel on local television!

Ukraine: Amid Destruction, God Plants Something New

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“At a time when destruction is pervasive all around, the Lord has planted and is growing something new.”

Merry Christmas From Your ITMI Partners!

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We asked our partners to share some of the ways Jesus’ kingdom was advanced this year. We hope you are encouraged by their answers and the special messages they have for you!

Is anything good coming out of the war in Ukraine and the difficult economic situation in Poland? ITMI’s Leszek Wakula answers the question. …

On July 4, 2022, the Yatskiv family of 6 left Sibiu, Romania, where they took refuge after escaping from their home in Odesa, Ukraine when Russia attacked. …

“Don’t take pictures of soldiers or border personnel. You can talk normally, but be observant with what’s going on,” ITMI’s Adrian (Adi) Ban was instructing the group of Americans. Adi was in the driver’s seat of the minivan, deftly navigating…

8 Ukrainian Youth Baptized in Poland!

Leszek Wakula baptizes a youth from Ukraine, Poland

Is anything good coming out of the war in Ukraine and the difficult economic situation in Poland? ITMI’s Leszek Wakula answers the question. …

Ukrainian Refugees’ Stories

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On July 4, 2022, the Yatskiv family of 6 left Sibiu, Romania, where they took refuge after escaping from their home in Odesa, Ukraine when Russia attacked. …

A Trip to Ukraine with ITMI’s Adi Ban

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“Don’t take pictures of soldiers or border personnel. You can talk normally, but be observant with what’s going on,” ITMI’s Adrian (Adi) Ban was instructing the group of Americans. Adi was in the driver’s seat of the minivan, deftly navigating…

I underestimated the range of emotions that would confront me on my recent trip to Poland, Romania, and Ukraine. …

“Four years ago I started a Ukrainian church in Warsaw. Now I know why God led me to do it.” With these words, Slavik Levandovskyi, a Ukrainian pastor, who came to Poland before the full-scale war…

ITMI’s Steve Evers and Adi Ban took a team into Ukraine this week. There’s so much to share about their time there, but today, Steve shares two videos from his time in Ukraine. 

Dear Team: The Situation in Eastern Europe

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I underestimated the range of emotions that would confront me on my recent trip to Poland, Romania, and Ukraine. …

What Happened When Over 100 Pastors in Poland Got Together to Talk Ministry to Ukrainians

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“Four years ago I started a Ukrainian church in Warsaw. Now I know why God led me to do it.” With these words, Slavik Levandovskyi, a Ukrainian pastor, who came to Poland before the full-scale war…

What We Saw in Ukraine and How Our Delivery Was Received

ITMI’s Steve Evers and Adi Ban took a team into Ukraine this week. There’s so much to share about their time there, but today, Steve shares two videos from his time in Ukraine. 

It was 4am. ITMI’s Steve Evers couldn’t sleep. In a couple of hours, he would begin a 12-13 hour day of ministry in Poland, but he knew he wasn’t going to fall asleep. …

According to one organization that published a video for Polish leaders getting ready to host Ukrainian refugees, the typical Ukrainian refugee is a mother with 1 or 2 kids, 30-40 years old. She may have her own mother with her, too. She will be feeling “so scared and so alone in this whole world.” …

How You Equipped our Partners to Embody Jesus’ Protection and Loving Care for Those in Need

Jim La Rose

It was 4am. ITMI’s Steve Evers couldn’t sleep. In a couple of hours, he would begin a 12-13 hour day of ministry in Poland, but he knew he wasn’t going to fall asleep. …

Innovative Ways to Expand the Church’s Reach to More Refugees in Poland

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According to one organization that published a video for Polish leaders getting ready to host Ukrainian refugees, the typical Ukrainian refugee is a mother with 1 or 2 kids, 30-40 years old. She may have her own mother with her, too. She will be feeling “so scared and so alone in this whole world.” …