Brad & Gayle Wickersheim
Serving Ukraine Through Pastoring, Mentoring & Teaching
December 17, 2025
We had a great response to our Giving Tuesday campaign through HopeGives and have all but completed our cash budget! Thank you to everyone who has partnered with us thus far. Every bit of progress is meaningful, and we are deeply grateful for the generosity that’s getting us closer to our goal.
As we work towards completing our monthly budget, we’d like to ask you to prayerfully consider joining this mission by investing in the people of Ukraine by filling in one of our “Giving Hearts.” We are really praying that God will bring forward some partners who are willing to fill in one of the ‘Giving Hearts’ on our chart with a monthly commitment to spreading the Gospel to and serving the needs of the people of Ukraine.
An Open Letter
From Area Director Ken Belbin
Dear Friend,
I’m writing to commend Brad and Gayle Wickersheim to you with deep gratitude—and with urgency. God has uniquely prepared them for a critical assignment in Ukraine, and the need for them to go is immediate.
Their calling is not abstract; it meets a very real need in Ukraine—a need felt in the local churches and in our Christian school that stands as a lifeline for children and their families.
Brad brings pastoral wisdom, leadership experience, and a steady shepherd’s heart that will strengthen churches from within. Gayle offers a profound love for children and the ability to create safe, nurturing, Christ-centered learning environments. The school where she will serve is not simply an academic setting—it is daily ministry to students and their families.
We need them on the ground. The churches need them. The families need them. The Lord has already prepared the relationships and ministry opportunities ahead of them; what remains is the support that will send them.
This is my clear and direct request: would you help make their deployment possible? Your partnership—through monthly support, a special gift, or by sharing this opportunity with others—will place two faithful workers exactly where God can use them right now.
Please prayerfully consider standing with them. Your investment will strengthen the church in Ukraine and extend tangible hope to children and families.
With appreciation and expectation,
Ken Belbin
Area Director
Eurasia Northwest & Russia-Belarus
Our Mission
We will be part of the team leading an international church in Kyiv, Ukraine, reaching English-speaking people with the gospel and discipling them to share Jesus with others. A focus of our ministry will be to bring hope and ministry to Ukrainian people who are suffering the effects of war. Where there is great need, there is great opportunity. Brad will also mentor young national pastors and provide pastoral care for other global workers in Eurasia Northwest. In addition, Gayle will teach at an international school, ministering to the children of missions and international families.
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Pray that the people of Ukraine will find hope in a relationship with Jesus.
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— Charles H. Spurgeon
Vehicle remnants from the early days of the invasion.