Brief history of activity 2008-2014
- Russian Language Learning (we’re on the 20yr plan!)
- Bible Studies & Home Group
- 3yrs served as Elder/Teacher
- 3 Housing Projects
- Established Sister City with Rzhyschiv & Kilgore, Texas
- Registered Ukrainian Corporation
- Purchased & Developed Downtown Property for Ministry
- Opened Coffee Shop
- Established Permanent Residence for entire family!
- Local Orphanage Outreach
- Hosting Short-Term Groups
- Prayer & Food Support for families serving in Army
- Networking with like-minded believers, missionaries, and churches
2015
- Completed 2nd Floor Lighthouse Cafe/Ministry Floor Heating
- Purchased and Installed New Windows at Cafe
- Completed first full year operating Cafe in our town.
- Began hosting Poetry Evenings (Community led)
- Hosted 6 weeks of YWAM Outreach / Creative Courses / Evening Worship
- Traveled to Minsk, Belarus and now partnering with CFNI Belarus
- Began weekly English Club for ages 8-14.
- Started new Youth Ministry called Club 180 (weekly meetings)
- Winter Orphan and Widow outreach
- Started video production ministry/outreach.
- Continued slogging away at getting gas at our Cafe.
2016
- Hosted Minsk/Texas Team for Awaken Week
- Expanded our Lighthouse Staff
- Started Lighthouse Studio
- Created a Skatepark!
- Several trips to Minsk & Leadership planning
- Distributed Children’s Bibles to all 1st graders
- Had our first Summer Interns (local students)
- Club 180 Youth has seen a number of hearts respond to Jesus
- Bought 2nd Floor Pellet stove (open daily now for outreach)
- Rented our first Billboard
- Hosted class of students for onsite teaching from Minsk.
- Hosted a city wide VBS (60 kids)
- Sponsored our first Ukrainian for Bible School.
- Took a team of students to Worship Marathon in Minsk.
- Took a team of students to Steiger conference in Kiev.
- Fed +40 Widows monthly, as well as outreaches, blankets.
- Started Pizza and finally Gas on! Fed the town free pizza.
- Launched our first Lighthouse Website! (click to visit!)
- Hosted +10 worship and prayer events this year.
2017
We have officially begun partnering with MIR Ministries, effective January 2017. I am now the International Director, which means I’m working the ministry in Minsk, and the US partners, along with our own staff and developing Lighthouse ministry.
- Launched www.litworship.com platform for youth worship in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus.
- Expanded Widows Feeding Program via partners World Challenge to Belarus.
- Launched youth discipleship program YFM – Year for Mission.
- Spent 3 months in Belarus.
- Released first worship album in many years for Mir Music (XDH).
2018
- Completed YFM outreach phase in Ukraine.
- Hosted first Russian Lit Worship in St. Petersburg.
- Expanding Widows Care into Russia/Belarus with World Challenge.
- Received first missionary with MIR (Collins O’Dwyer) from US to Kiev.
- Minsk Partners begin pilot program for Music / Creativity.
- Praying for platform in Kiev.
- Lighthouse discipleship continues Club 180 and growing staff.
- Begin Children’s Worship Project
- Begin first LIT Worship Production (10 original songs)
- Begin leadership development (Lighthouse + Mir)
- Heroic Nation Outreach Rzyschiv
- LIT Minsk (Nov) Event Sports Palace
- Began Weekend ‘Refresh” events lead by Deb & Team.
- Began Fuller MAGL Masters Global Leadership Degree
2019
- Hosted 6 leadership weekends with 25 emerging leaders.
- First Leaders Retreat in Carpathian Mountains.
- Lighthouse team expands and community begins gathering.
- Launched crowdfunding platform for Ukraine & Belarus.
- Released 2nd album “LIT 19” featuring local artists.
- Widows ministry now reaching 200 widows in 10 villages.
- At-Risk Children’s Ministries started at Lighthouse.
- First Creative Worship Conference in Belarus (October).