Vlad, Julia, Emma, Lucas, and Leia.

Today we serve with the mission “Ukraine for Christ” to help reach university students with the Gospel and build lasting spiritual movements on campuses.

Since mid-2025, Vlad has been part of a leadership team that supports six ministry teams across Ukraine and approximately 50 staff field missionaries (SLM). In the middle of war and uncertainty, our role is to equip, encourage, and strengthen leaders and teams so they can keep serving students in many university cities—helping them stay focused, resilient, and fruitful in a very demanding season.

We connected with “Ukraine for Christ” during our first year at university. We grew up in Christian families, and the mission’s vision to reach students inspired us to join.

After our wedding in 2016, we worked in secular jobs while continuing ministry. In 2017, we sensed God calling us to devote ourselves fully, so we became full-time staff. Julia serves as an accountant in the mission.

For years, Vlad was dedicated to student ministry at Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI)—one of the largest universities in Ukraine with tens of thousands of students. When the full-scale war began on February 24, 2022, we moved from Kyiv to Lviv for safety. From the first week, our team helped with evacuations and humanitarian aid, and later we resumed student ministry—integrating it with the needs of this season and inviting students into both service and spiritual growth.

Over time, God expanded Vlad’s responsibility from serving on one campus to helping support and strengthen multiple teams across the country through his current leadership role.

We believe the Lord is at work even in this war, showing His love through His people. Thank you for standing with Ukraine.

We can’t fulfill this mission alone. Partnering with us means helping sustain ministry not only in one city, but across multiple teams and campuses in Ukraine. If God puts it on your heart, we would be honored to partner with you:

Thank you for being with us. Together, we can bring the Gospel and hope to students in Ukraine—by strengthening the leaders and teams who are serving them every day.

Email: vladyslav.proskin@cru.org

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