(September 24, 2024) David McGuire has been called The Missionary With The Camera and often conveys reports from Romania and Ukraine to readers with his camera, not a lot of words!

Below David shares regarding yet another mercy trip to Ukraine, particularly to a danger area…

I would like to give praise and thank you to Jesus and everybody who was prayed and supported our recent trip to Kharkov, eastern Ukraine some 20 hours, 860 miles (1,380 km) — close to the Russian border.

Friday—

• This was yet another of our ‘love thy neighbour’ journeys up into Ukraine, this time near the dangerous border where there are great needs, physical and spiritual.
• With three vans we began the trip first to the city of Chernivtsi, almost eight hours away, some 251 miles (some 523 km) enroute to Kharkov.
• One van was full of Bibles and books in the Ukrainian language and another van and trailer was full of food and clothes.

Saturday—

• Stopping enroute to minister, we unloaded the vans at a particular church for safe-keeping.
• With my companions, I attended a ministry that feeds people on the streets. One lady was healed after prayer for her and the following day she received Jesus as Lord and Saviour, praise God.

Sunday—

• We attended a morning service to refugees, with a two hour prayer time for the sick. Various people received healing from the Lord.
• That afternoon we reloaded the vans and started out for Kharkov. Unfortunately during the night my van broke down three hours away from Kharkov, leaking all its water and needed repairs and we had to stay overnight nearby!

• Pictures above: Water pouring out everywhere/Some of the supplies onboard. The other two vans continued the journey and I was able to send a video — VIDEO-2024-09-09-15-53-23 — to people asking for help.
• Praise God that we received the help needed and on the Monday we continued travelling after repairs.

Marti (Tuesday)—

• On reaching our first destination of three locations — Haricov, Ishar and Zarojne — we handed out hundreds of bags of food and hotdogs. And held a prayer station for the sick… and those who wanted to receive Jesus.
• Many were healed of depression, shock trauma from bombs, deafness, bad backs, headaches, trapped nerves, pains in the liver, kidney pains, heart pains and emotional needs such as the need to forgive and to be forgiven.
• Most importantly, many came to receive Jesus! 

Miercuri (Wednesday)—

• We went to two other villages — Pecenighi and Pivedenne — near the war zone giving out hotdogs and many came to salvation after hearing the gospel preached. In sharing Jesus’ love we also talked about His healing and delivering power. Several listeners experienced deliverance from cigarettes, drugs and anti-depressants and demonic spirits, Hallelujah. 

Thursday—

• Travelling back home my van stopped three times and had to be repaired yet again! Interestingly, while waiting for the repairs, a nearby pastor ask for visits to sick people for prayer and for Holy Spirit healings… all to the glory of God.
• Finally we set off for home once more.

Thank you for all your prayers and support. In total 1500 bags of food was given out, 1100 hotdogs. Many Bibles, and a lot of new hope for the future in the middle of a difficult place to live. Hallelujah!

Prayer Requested
Keep us in prayer and please email any thoughts from the Lord you might have to encourage us. We thank you for supporting us in prayer and all your practical ways you keep us supported in God’s work.

It is a privilege, an honour to share the gospel of Jesus! Blessings from us!

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David and Rodica McGuire are missionaries in Sighișoara and have built many houses for the poor in that area, especially among the Romanian gypsy communities, as well as outreaching to children who have never heard of Jesus, using Christian cartoon DVDs. Link: David McGuire bluevan1@hotmail.com Recommended: David McGuire’s own story A Work in Progress 
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