Father’s House: The Mission Changed The knock came with little warning. A woman. Four children. Nowhere left to go. A man evacuating families from eastern Ukraine had rescued them from a dangerous area and was desperately searching for somewhere safe. He called Father’s House and asked a...
At the beginning of the war, Karina lost everything. But not in the way you might expect. “Before it happened,” she told me, “I couldn’t stay in the apartment. I don’t know why… I just needed to be outside. Anywhere but there.” It wasn’t fear. It wasn’t logic. It...
Some stories do not begin with safety. Denis’s story began in Mariupol, Ukraine, in a childhood marked by instability, loss, and vulnerability. After his parents were deprived of their parental rights, Denis was left without the protection and support every child deserves. Instead of being cared for,...
What happens when loss touches a child again and again… but never takes away her ability to love? In my newest Capturing Grace story from my recent visit with Orphan Outreach in Ukraine, Nastya’s journey moves through heartbreak, orphanhood, war, and healing—yet through it all, something...
What if one of the most important decisions you ever made seemed completely ordinary at the time? While interviewing Yana during my recent visit to Ukraine, I was reminded that some of the things God uses most powerfully don't feel significant when they happen. Years later,...
"I know this is my place. No one will take it away." When Natasha said those words, I understood they weren't really about a house. They were about something much deeper. Years earlier, she was a young mother with no home, no income, and no idea that she...
"Sometimes what changed a life was not one dramatic rescue, but someone who kept showing up"...
Valeria prayed that God would help her body produce enough nourishment to keep her baby alive. Years earlier, two people made the difficult decision to start a ministry called Last Bell. What if their obedience became God's answer to her prayer? I invite you to read Valeria's story...
I sat across from Serhiy, 23 years old, and carrying more than most men twice his age. There are moments in these interviews when you can feel the weight of someone’s life before he ever says a word. This was one of those moments. ...
Tanya grew up without knowing her father and lost her mother at a young age, moving through four different foster homes without ever experiencing stable love. When she became a mother, she had no model to follow — only a deep desire to give her...
