Welcome to our page! Thank you for reading about our lives and ministries.
We were called to Ukraine as missionaries in 1993. By the Lord’s leading and blessings, we have planted two churches. Mark pastors our 2nd church plant, Living Word, which currently has ministries to war veterans who are mostly amputees, and to drug addicts. The Lord also led us to build a 7,200 sq. ft. ministry house, Bethel House, in Western Ukraine near the city of L’viv. This has been used as a place for churches and Christian organizations to organize and hold retreats, conferences, and day camps, as well as for couples who came to Ukraine to adopt children. Bethel House was also used mightily by the Lord after the full-scale invasion started in 2022. On the first day of the invasion, we began to get phone calls from Ukrainians fleeing their homes, asking if they could stay at Bethel House. In the first year of the war, we housed about 350 people – some stayed one night, some stayed 2-3 nights, others stayed weeks, and some stayed up to 6 months.
After the war started, Rhonda launched a Charitable Fund in Ukraine that sends boxes of food to people still living in conflict zones and to displaced people. We also send goody-filled backpacks to children in eastern and southern Ukraine. In 2025, the Fund sent 33 tons of food and hundreds of backpacks.
We have three daughters and two grandchildren. Our precious grandchildren live in the US, and we treasure every opportunity to visit them and to have them visit us. One of our daughters works with us periodically.
We feel passionate about seeing people believe in Jesus Christ, making Him Lord of their lives, and growing into strong followers of Him, helping people have a passion for God’s Word and making it a priority in their lives, the importance of being true worshippers of God, blessing Israel and praying for peace to come, and teaching the blessing of serving and giving to others.
Please pray for Ukraine during this time for victory, and that many Ukrainians would find that true hope and assurance for a future lies in Jesus Christ. Lastly, if you choose to sow into our ministry to the Ukrainian people, we thank you greatly. May the Lord bless you and keep you, may He make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you, may He turn His countenance toward you, and give you peace.