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Ukraine children find "islands of peace" at Summer Bible Camps
By Lyndsey Koh at Mission Network News
· June 15, 2026
· 2 min read
Ukraine (MNN) – Years into Russia's full-scale invasion, many children in Ukraine continue to carry the weight of war. Nighttime doesn't mean cozy beds, but sleeping in hallways or basements to the sound of air raid sirens. That's why Summer Bible Camps with Slavic Gospel Association (SGA) offer som
Key takeaway They are often without a father who's either fighting on the front line or the economic conditions are such that the dad is needing to work somewhere else to make money for the family,” says SGA's Eric Mock.
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Category: missions ·
Published: June 15, 2026 ·
Source: Mission Network News ·
Reading time: 2 min
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