Prayer focus

THANK YOU, GOD

• For the two seminars Tetiana from CCI/Ukraine held in North America to train counselors working with Ukrainian children.
• For CCI/Armenia’s serving at the Camp You Are Special for 21 children with autism and developmental challenges, along with 49 of their parents and guardians; and for equipping 25 women at an Armenian-speaking church in Tbilisi, Georgia, through prayer and planning for their first four-day day-camp for 40 children later this summer.
• For the CCI/Georgia leadership team meeting with the 11-member steering committee, where they evaluated their annual Camp Staff Training Workshop. This event had 86 participants from 21 camps or churches planning to run a camp, including 41 attending a CCI/Georgia training for the first time.
• For the courage and creativity of 4 churches in Country X that are advertising their day-camps on social media, serving openly in a Muslim-majority country. We also thank God that they can now speak more openly (though still carefully) about church programs for children and youth than they could in the past.
• For the follow-up meetings of Camp Golden City, Ukraine at their Club Zion, which welcomes 30 campers to the local church with creative workshops, cozy tea times, and meaningful Bible study groups. 

ACTIVITIES  

• Our leadership team at CCI/Ukraine is visiting two new campsites being built in western Ukraine to evaluate their potential for the 30+ camp leadership training events we run or contribute to each year. CCI/Ukraine will also hold a counselor training workshop at one of these sites. We value and rejoice at every new Christian campsite in Ukraine, especially as 20% of sites have been lost due to occupation, destruction, or proximity to the frontline.
• Fifteen Christian camps are planned in the Republic of Georgia this summer as part of the CCI/Georgia network. Nine of these camps will take place at the Manglisi campsite, which belongs to a Baptist church and is managed by CCI/Georgia as a rental site throughout the summer. The first rental group starts this week, and CCI/Georgia volunteers are already on-site, ready to welcome and support them.
• CCI/Country X is distributing sports equipment to churches preparing for their camps. Each camp will receive several archery sets, a parachute, an earth ball, foxtails, and sleeping bags for the staff. Camps return the equipment after use so it can be shared with other camps.
• Camp Golden City is completing registration for their summer camp for children aged 8–14, which will take place on July 7–12.

INTERCESSION  

• Ask God to protect and empower camps as sessions begin. In Ukraine, school holidays are in June, July, and August, so camps are already underway.
• Lift up the families of children attending camps in Armenia, praying that the camps will also impact their parents. Through the children, may the parents hear about Jesus, who saves, and come to church.
• Pray for camps in Georgia—for strong relationships, protection, and safety during the camps, and for spiritual fruit, that children and youth will open their hearts to Jesus as their Saviour.
• Please intercede for all camps planned in Country X, asking for success, the health and wisdom of the staff, reliable and safe camp locations, and that nothing will interfere with the camp programs.
• Please pray for Camp Golden City, located near the war zone in Donetsk region. Ask for God’s protection, peace, and safety for campers and staff during the camp session (July 7–12), for open hearts of the children, wisdom for the leaders, and for stable conditions despite the ongoing war.
• Thank God for protecting Oleg, Andriy, and Maxim—the husbands of our staff Oksana, Dasha, and Jenya—this past week as they serve near the war’s front line. Pray for their continued health and safety.

FROM THE MISSION FIELD:

Sofia, participant at the recent Staff Training Workshop in Georgia, June 4–8, 2025

My name is Sofia, and I am 22 years old. I come from a Christian family and regularly attend church. Yet, no matter what I read or hear, I often feel like I’m falling short—spiritually weak and not doing things right.

Attending the Staff Training Workshop (STW) turned out to be more than just fulfilling my personal desire to participate—now I see it was truly part of God’s plan for me this summer. I took a leadership course where I not only gained theoretical knowledge but also learned how to practically serve children and reflect God's love in difficult situations.

The daily fellowship, time in God’s Word, discussions, and prayer gave me new insight: to pray constantly, not only when I want something. I came home spiritually uplifted, and whatever I do now, I do it prayerfully.

I’m now praying for the children who will attend our summer camp—that God would prepare their hearts and enable me to serve them with love and wisdom.

This Staff Training Workshop didn’t just teach me ministry tools—most importantly, it drew me closer to God.