Hi, Pastor Skip here. I'm sorry I can't be with you this weekend. I'm over in Vietnam

with my friend Franklin Graham doing ministry together. But I'm happy to welcome our guest

speaker, Vitaly Smolin. Now, Vitaly and his wife, Natalia, share the hope of the gospel in the country of Ukraine where he is from,

through their organization, the Open Door Foundation. Their ministry reaches the most vulnerable

who have been impacted by the current crisis. They offer housing for refugees, essential care

for the elderly, hope for the orphaned, and food for the hungry.

I know we'll be inspired by his message today. So please join me in welcoming my friend,

Batali Smolin.

I'm just honored.

I'm just in awe.

You guys have such an amazing church, such an amazing staff.

We've just been loved since the minute we got off the plane.

We've been just just overwhelmed with love.

So thank you so much because that truly shows the heart of you guys.

Thank you.

Me and my family have been in Ukraine for 15 years as missionaries, and it's not easy, but at the same

time when God is with you, it doesn't matter where you're at.

It's the easiest, it's the best, it's the safest. time when God is with you, it doesn't matter where you are. It's the easiest. It's the best. It's the

safest. Because when God sends you, he equips you, he annoys you, he blesses you for the time as it,

whatever it's going to be. So from the bottom of heart, I want to thank God and I want to thank

every single one of you because as far as I'm concerned, the only reason we exist as a people group,

the only reason we exist as a nation

...