Prayer focus

THANK YOU, GOD

• For the opportunity CCI/Ukraine had to gather 32 camp directors on April 23 to prepare for the 2026 summer season, share best practices, and support one another; for Oksana leading a training on April 25–26, where 100 leaders from five churches were equipped to serve traumatised children; and for the April 27 meeting in Lviv, which opened new connections with international Christian partners.
• For three snow-damaged cabins that have now been rebuilt at the CCI/Georgia rental campsite that will be used by 10 camps this summer.
• For a two-day day camp in Country X for 21 children, focused on Easter.
• For Camp Bethel, Ukraine regular youth club meetings for 19 campers that include worship time, icebreakers, outdoor sports, and a Bible study hour.

ACTIVITIES

• Registration continues for the CCI/Ukraine CampDays National Conference, May 15–17, with steady progress. Our plan is to have 150 participants.
• CCI/Georgia is holding a meeting with 16 Staff Training Workshop organizers to coordinate preparations and pray together.
• CCI/Country X is working with the Samaritan’s Purse team to coordinate children’s, youth, and evangelism ministry in a country where Christians are a minority.
• Camp Bethel is preparing for the summer and developing its program for two day camps at a local church, as the campsite it usually uses for residential sessions has been flooded by a river and cannot be used this summer.

INTERCESSION

• Ask God for the recruitment of cabin group leaders for the CCI/Ukraine CampDays Conference run as a camp for camp leaders. Please also pray for God’s protection over Ukraine, and for a just and lasting peace to come.
• Please intercede for the CCI/Armenia National Conference (May 1–5, 2026), with 123 camp leaders in attendance; pray for the physical and spiritual strength of the team and participants.
• Please pray for Camp Bethel as they develop their discipleship ministry to attract local youth. 
• Thank God for protecting Oleg, Andriy, and Maxim—the husbands of our CCI/Ukraine staff Oksana, Dasha, and Jenya—this past week as they serve near the war’s front line. Pray for their continued health and safety. Pray for Andriy’s recovery and for the full restoration of his leg’s function after he was wounded at the front line a month ago.
• With the sharp increase in Russian missile and drone attacks on Kyiv and many homes destroyed, please pray, as God reminds you, for God’s protection over our Kyiv staff Oksana and Pavlo, their families and homes, and the CCI/Ukraine office located in a residential area.

FROM THE MISSION FIELD

Sasha, a 14-year-old boy from Ukraine,

Hi! My name is Sasha. Last year was not my first time at this Christian camp, and each time I came, I felt great joy. I really liked this camp. The leaders were very kind, and they always helped us and treated us well.

Every day felt like an adventure. We played many sports, and my favourites were soccer and floorball. Floorball is a type of hockey that is played on a wooden floor with plastic sticks and a lightweight plastic ball. I enjoyed these games and had a lot of fun. The best part for me was the evening, when we sat around the campfire. We sang songs about God’s love. In those moments, I sensed that God truly loves me, and I felt peace in my heart. I also made many new friends. We became friends quickly, and we spent a lot of time together, playing and talking. I was very thankful to God for these people.

That camp became a very special place for me. There I could be myself and feel happy and strong. This summer, I really want to come back again.