Prayer focus

THANK YOU, GOD 

• For the opportunities CCI/Ukraine has to equip camp leaders across Ukraine and beyond, for the growing collaboration with churches and ministries in Armenia and Moldova, enabling the spread of the Gospel through Christian camping.
• For the Salvation Army Camp staff, Georgia, who are starting a ten-day winter camp for 100 refugee children from Ukraine, aged 13-17, at a ski resort at the end of this week.
• That a new board member has joined CCI/Armenia, the board is wholeheartedly working and doing its best to support the ministry.
• That CCI/Country X participated in three interdenominational seminars in different cities, where they shared the vision of children's ministry through camps with 27 ministers.
• For the one-day Christmas-themed teenage gathering of Camp Circle of Friends, Ukraine, attended by 30 campers that took place last week.

ACTIVITIES

• The coming months are filled with opportunities to train and inspire camp leaders. CCI/Ukraine has regional conferences scheduled for Lviv (March 1), Oleksandriia (March 15), Poltava (April 12), and Kyiv (May 3). Internationally, we will serve leaders in Armenia (May 8–11) and Moldova (April 21–26). The National Conference CampDays in Lviv, Ukraine, is set for May 30–June 1. Besides, we are planning events with individual churches and organizations where CCI/Ukraine is invited to speak.
• CCI/Georgia staff and volunteers are participating in creating the program and running the youth camp, which will be held from February 12 to 16.
• The CCI/Armenia board is working on their National Conference program, scheduled for May 8–11, while continuing to search for an affordable venue for the event.
• CCI/Country X staff are working on gathering testimonies from the winter camps.
• Camp Circle of Friends holds weekly club meetings for 20 teens three times a month, along with a larger day-camp gathering for 30 campers every fourth week. These follow-up sessions serve as a discipleship program focused on developing future leaders. 

INTERCESSION

• Continue to ask God to protect our team and their families and give them strength as they minister in challenging conditions. Work at this stage requires significant thinking, planning, and preparation for teaching, which is made even more difficult by the many sleepless nights caused by drones and missile attacks.
• Please pray for peace in the Republic of Georgia and the triumph of democracy, as the government intensifies its repression of freedom of speech. Georgia is gradually becoming more like Russia and Belarus in terms of dictatorship.
• Pray also for the two upcoming winter camps in Georgia, where only 30 young people have registered instead of the expected 50, likely due to ongoing protests in Tbilisi and other major cities. Pray that more young people will join the camps and experience a life-changing encounter with the Lord.
• Please pray that an affordable and suitable venue will be secured for the conference in Armenia.
• Please pray for Camp Circle of Friends to grow and become a place where dedicated ministers are nurtured.

FROM THE MISSION FIELD

Mark Harutyunyan, Age 17, Armenia

I wasn’t planning to go to camp this past summer—I only went to spend time with friends. My faith felt shallow; I attended church with my family, but it didn’t mean much to me. Camp changed that.

At first, everything seemed ordinary—games, Bible studies, songs. But one evening, a cabin leader shared his story of leaning on God and staying faithful through hardships. His words struck me deeply, and for the first time, I truly felt the power of God’s love. That night, I prayed sincerely, asking God to reveal Himself to me. Soon after, I felt an unexplainable peace and knew He had a plan for my life.

After camp, I became more responsible, started reading the Bible, praying daily, and treating others with greater kindness. Camp wasn’t just fun—it was where my heart opened to God. Now, I walk with hope and peace, knowing GOD IS WITH ME.