🫶Leonid Oglo shares the exciting news: 💕”We sent gifts and children’s Bibles by post to children from remote villages who attended our camps but were unable to come to church because they live so far away. There are no minibuses to one of the villages, so the road is a real challenge for them. ✨But distance is no obstacle to love and care. We do not forget these children: we remember them,…

🙏🏻On February 8, the Bible Translators of Ukraine presented their work at the Light of the Gospel Church in Kyiv. ✨The church heard the call to the internal mission, the Roma project, and plans for overseas evangelism work.  💫We hope for joint, productive work!

Over the past few weeks, our organization’s representative, Dmytro Baurda, had the opportunity to hold a series of meetings in various cities across Ukraine to talk about the ministry of the PBU, share its vision, and establish new partnerships. 📚 Lviv. Meeting with teachers from general education schools A warm meeting with 11 teachers from Lviv schools took place at the city media library. They discussed how teachers can instill a biblical…

💫On November 29, Leonid Oglo and other brothers had a special trip that touched the hearts of many. First, they visited the Roma community in the village of Bozhedarivka. It was a warm meeting: they talked, shared testimonies, and praised God together. The Roma were very open and sincere, and at the end of the conversation, two young men repented. They gave them the Word of God in their native language and…

✨The journey of this children’s Bible has been long and difficult, but today we are happy to announce that the book has been published. The translation of My First Picture Bible began in 2022, but due to the outbreak of full-scale war, the process took almost two years. Many translators were forced to leave their homes, move to other countries, adapt to new living conditions, learn languages, and work in situations where…

💫From February 12 to 14, a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Bible Translators of Ukraine took place in the picturesque town of Kosiv. 🙏🏻It was a special time of unity, fellowship, and strategic planning. The brothers came with their families not only to discuss the further development of the ministry but also to spend a blessed time among like-minded people in the beauty of the Carpathian Mountains. 🔹 The meeting…

✨On February 19, part of the PBU team visited Roma in the city of Nadvirna and invited them to the House of Prayer, where evangelism took place. 💫The time was spent effectively and blessedly, and at the end, the children received gifts and their parents received food. This winter has been a difficult time for these families, as they live in tents on the street. Severe frosts and prolonged snowfall have added…

🙏🏻From February 19 to 21, a prayer retreat was held in Chortkiv, bringing together nearly 30 brothers from various towns in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. 🗣The meeting was organized by the NGO “Bible Translators of Ukraine” and the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Association of Churches of the Evangelical Christian Baptists. 🧎Ministers from Ivano-Frankivsk, Kalush, Sniatyn, as well as from the villages of Hannusivka, Pidhaichyky, and other communities in the region participated. 📖 During the retreat,…

✨ On January 24, 2026, a special Christmas service was held for the Roma community in the village of Yurivka. The gathering took place in the home of a local Roma family, bringing people together for a time of fellowship, shared prayer, and the proclamation of the Good News. The majority of those in attendance were Crimean Roma. 🎁 During the service, children were presented with Christmas gifts and Children’s Bibles translated…

We Are Joyfully Sharing Good News! 🤍                                                                                                                           ✨The church in Kryvyi…

✨ Dmytro Baurda continues to travel throughout Ukraine, sharing his expertise and insights regarding the “PBU” (Bible Translators of Ukraine) and the broader missionary calling. 📍 Busk | December 23–26 A seminar titled “World Religions” was held for the student community, organically blending academic study, deep reflection, and the festive spirit of the Christmas season. Over several days, students explored the three Abrahamic religions—Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. Set against the backdrop of…

💫 Last week, we held a working consultation dedicated to the translation of the General Epistles of the New Testament. 💫Over the past year, teams from the “PBU” have been working on the translations of Philemon, Jude, James, 1–2 Peter, and 1–3 John.                                                          …

✨ This Sunday, a call to mission echoed in Chernivtsi. Dmytro Baurda continues to challenge churches to engage in missionary service. ✨The community of the “Voice of Truth” (Holos Istyny) church, together with Pastor Ivan Ravliuk, heard the urgent plea: to reach nations that do not yet have the Holy Scriptures in their native language. Not only did they hear the message, but they responded with great joy. ✨There are still so…

✨ Leonid Oglo, a pastor from Dnipro, shares a beautiful blessing and the joy of a recent children’s evangelism outreach: ✨ God opens doors where they were once closed. ✨For a long time, we prayed for the opportunity to hold a Christmas outreach for Roma children in a local school—and this year, the Lord blessed us with that very chance. ✨Thanks to the support and Christmas gifts we received, we were able…

📌From October 2 to 7, a course entitled “Church Planting in a Cross-Cultural Context” was held in Krakiw, based on the book “ Apostolic Church Planting,” translated by our team. Eight students participated in the course, exploring biblical principles for establishing new communities among different peoples together with instructor Anthony Parker. 📚 In addition, on October 6-7, Anthony Parker taught a course entitled “An Overview of the Book of Acts.” 🙏 On…

📌 Yesterday, we had a special meeting with our American partners from LATM and an opportunity to visit a Roma camp in Nadvirna. The children were invited to the House of Prayer of the Evangelical Baptist Church, where an evangelistic service was held with Pastor Andrii Ivasyk. 📌 After the service, each child received a gift. Later, we visited their settlement, where we also had the opportunity to share food and sincere…

✨ In Shumsk, the PBU team had a wonderful opportunity to visit the Light of Life Church. Roman Diachuk and Dmytro Baurda, together with Pastor Petro Holovatiuk and the entire congregation, experienced a special time of fellowship and prayer. 🤝 Pastor Petro has an open heart for missionary work and, together with the church, has decided to pray for and financially support our ministry. He strives to unite with other churches to…

🥰The NGO “Bible Translators of Ukraine” has released the first children’s edition of the Bible in the Crimean Roma language! ☺️This is a unique project that will help children and their families learn about the Gospel in their native language. The children’s book contains stories about the life of Jesus with colorful illustrations so that every child can understand and feel God’s love. 📚Roman and Iryna Diachuk, Viktoria Rogozhnikova, Zolushka, Isaac, Sulamita,…

We are pleased to present the first book in Ukraine on establishing churches in an intercultural environment — “Establishing Apostolic Churches” by J. D. Payne! The author shares his unique experience and shows how to create new churches from new people — just as the Apostle Paul did. This is the fourth book published by the NGO “PBU” since the full-scale invasion. We believe that it will be a powerful tool for…

💫Last week, our American partners visited the PBU NGO to launch an extremely important project—translating the Bible for people with hearing impairments.  💫This will be a huge blessing for many people who communicate in sign language. 💫We want to share a story that clearly shows how important it is to develop different areas of ministry so that everyone has the opportunity to come to God. 💫Back in 1996, a woman invited her…

On August 6, a special event took place in one of Kharkiv’s religious communities: the presentation of Greg Pruett’s book Extraordinary Hearing, hosted by Ivan Slobodian and Dmitry Baurda. It would seem nothing unusual, but this time everything was different!  🧡This is a Roma, Russian-speaking church, as is often the case in eastern Ukraine. But the Roma were not just interested in the book, they accepted it as a real textbook and…

🧡On August 3, Roman Diachuk met with Dmytro Baurda, a new employee of the NGO “PBU.” 🩶Their goal was to visit Edmund Rudnytskyi, who was formerly a member of our organization’s Board of Trustees.  🧡In addition, it was a wonderful opportunity to participate in the ministry of the Love of Christ Church in Mykolaiv and encourage people to participate in missionary work. 🩶It is important for us that churches pray, spread the…

🧡From May 5 to 10, in the village of Poroshkovo, Zakarpattia region, at the base of the Evangelical Baptist Church, a training course called “Kairos” was held for students of the School of Evangelists. The teachers were Roman Diachuk and Stanislav Cherniayev.  🤍This course explored the importance of preaching the Gospel to other cultures. It examined the biblical, strategic, cultural, and historical aspects of mission and encouraged church members to become involved…

New! A book that changes your perspective on mission! 🧡The Bible Translators of Ukraine NGO presents Steve Richardson’s book “Is the Great Commission Still Great?” in Ukrainian — a relevant, honest, and extremely profound work on the essence of missionary work in the modern world. 🧡The author — the son of missionaries and leader of an international missionary organization — candidly debunks common myths about mission: 🤍that Western missionaries are outdated; 🤍that…

🧡Prayer retreat for brothers — a time of unity, inspiration, and spiritual growth 🤍Last week, brothers from Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, and Rivne regions gathered together for a special prayer retreat. Presbyters, ministry leaders, and prayer warriors prayed together for Ukraine, for the spiritual awakening of our people, and for peace and tranquility in people’s hearts. 🧡Reflections on the essence of prayer were a special blessing: faith in prayer, the power of corporate prayer,…

🧡 On April 2, a meeting of the Board of Directors of the NGO “Bible Translators of Ukraine” took place. The participants were Stanislav Shynkariov, Stanislav Cherniayev, Roman Vecherkivskyj, as well as Vasyl Khudiak and Ivan Ovcharenko, who joined online. In addition, Olga Sergeeva and Ivan Slobodian, employees of the organization, as well as guests Andriy Somov, Gennadiy Nebeskul, David Maksymovich, and Met Honing, director of the Roma project, joined the meeting.…

🧡On April 3-4, near Boryslav in the Lviv region, another Discovery missionary conference was held, organized by the Bible Translators of Ukraine NGO and the Mission and New Churches Department of the Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary. Students from the same educational institution joined the participants. 🤍It was a special time, as it contributed to spiritual growth and understanding of one’s calling in Christ’s mission. 🧡The speakers were Roman Dіachuk, Ivan Slobodіan, Stanislav…

🧡 At the beginning of March, our leader, Roman Dіachuk, visited the Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary, where he met with the staff of the academic office, as well as the Kyiv Theological Seminary.   🧡 During the meeting, Roman had the opportunity to talk to students of different faculties, telling them about the activities of the PBU NGO. An important part of the visit was conversations with the dean and teachers of…

On December 22, 2024, the team of the NGO Bible Translators of Ukraine visited churches in the village of Serednie and a Roma camp in Uzhhorod. About 400 children received a Christmas gift: a coloring book with the story “The Holy Help” and colored pencils. In addition, the children had the opportunity to listen to an interesting Christmas story and play games with elementary school teacher Lilia Kalyn, who gladly volunteered to…

On February 16th, employees of the NGO “Bible Translators of Ukraine” visited a church in the village of Kyseliv, Chernivtsi region. The main goal was to attract new employees and partners for the further development of our ministry. We shared our history, completed work, project management, and plans for the future. Thank you for your hospitality! We believe that only by uniting with churches can we achieve results and fulfill everything that…

We are glad that with God’s help, our work is bearing good fruit. We have wonderful testimonies from a minister in Dnipro. “In Dnipro, there is a Roma church where, before the war, many people gathered, barely fitting into the hall. Now, there are significantly fewer, but we continue to serve them. Praise the Lord that Roma people come to hear the Word of God even in such difficult times. We especially…

We are pleased to announce that the Gospel of John has already been printed in two dialects: Vlah and Servytskyj. We thank God for the opportunity to spread the Good News. If you would like to join our team, please contact us at: +380686255302 (Roman)

From December 9th to 13th, the NGO “Bible Translators of Ukraine” held training at the “Bethesda” mission in the city of Chortkiv. Our translators worked on the theological editing of the Old Testament texts, namely the book of Psalms. The work on this poetic book has been ongoing for over three years. In parallel, the work on the Gospel of John in the Crimean Romani dialect was completed. In addition, a children’s…

🔸Last Sunday we had special services with the participation of the NGO “Bible Translators of Ukraine” on the occasion of Bible Day. We visited churches in the villages of Hannusivka and Serafyntsi. 🔸In the latter service, we held a prayer meeting on the topic “Praise and glory to God for the Bible He gave in Ukrainian”, which brought together more than 30 participants from the surrounding villages. Together they prayed for the…

🌻From November 6 to 9, the Warsaw Baptist Seminary hosted a course on “Cross-Cultural Leadership” for students and recruits of the NGO “Bible Translators of Ukraine”. 🌻Some of the recruits live in different parts of Europe, but they were able to come to Warsaw to gain new knowledge and receive useful training for their ministry. 🌻The course was taught by Stanislav Cherniaiev, who is a member of the Board of the PBU…

The PRO LEADERSHIP conference was recently organized by the All-Ukrainian Baptist Union. The participants were leaders of various ministries from many parts of Ukraine, who, despite the war, continue to carry out their ministry and proclaim the Good News to people. 🔸 The conference helped everyone to be inspired for new achievements, strengthen their faith, meet like-minded people, and develop strategies for their ministry. 🔸 Roman Diachuk, director of PBU, became not…

🧡 For many years, the Kyiv Theological Seminary has been a powerful Christian educational complex that educates ministers of various fields. During this time, hundreds of students have received a quality education to be able to testify to people about our Savior. 🩶 Roman Diachuk, head of the PBU NGO, met with Ruslan Khmyz, rector of the Kyiv Theological Seminary, last week. They discussed opportunities for cooperation and the missionary vision of…

🌄 Transcarpathia is an area where a large number of Roma people live and seek to know the Word of God.  📖Ivan Slobodian, the head of the Roma project in Ukraine, is convinced that it is important not only to distribute the translated Bible, but also to teach people how to use and understand it. Therefore, he regularly visits this area and shares the Good News of our Lord. 📚This time it…

🔶On June 27, the Board of Directors of the NGO “Bible Translators of Ukraine” met to present the report of all departments for the first half of 2024 and discuss plans for the coming months. 🔶It is worth noting that all the participants of the meeting were hosted by the rector of the Kremenchuk Evangelical Seminary, Ivan Ovcharenko, who has been a member of the Board of Directors since the foundation of…

🧡On June 27-28, 2024, a regular missionary conference “Discovery” was held in the city of Kremenchuk at the Kremenchuk Evangelical Seminary. About 85 people from different regions of Ukraine participated in it, for which we are very grateful to God. The conference was conducted by 11 speakers, including current missionaries and leaders of Christian organizations: Anthony Parker, Stanislav Shynkarev, Roman Vecherkivskyj, Ivan Slobodian, Stanislav Cherniaev, Roman Diachuk, Serhiy Berezovsky, Yan Barchuk, Vladimir…

🟠For many years now, the NGO “Bible Translators of Ukraine” has been translating God’s Word into different dialects of the Roma language. ⚪️With God’s help, the world has already seen several editions for both adults and children. 🟠Today we want to share with you our great joy: a translation of the Old Testament books (Genesis, Ruth, and Jonah) has been published.  ⚪️We work every day so that the Bible in the language…

🔸On June 2, a regional youth event was held in the village of Boyany in the Chernivtsi region. More than a hundred young people gathered there to socialize, relax, and meditate on the Word of God. 🔸The event was attended by Roman Diachuk and Stanislav Cherniaiev, who encouraged young people to participate in missionary work, to learn how to do it and to be members of the NGO “Bible Translators of Ukraine”.…

🔸From May 20 to 26, a regular session for students of the School of Evangelists’ Disciples, a program of Kremenchuk Evangelical Seminary, was held in the village of Poroshkovo, Zakarpattia region. 🔸During these days, 10 students actively studied and took the course “KAIROS”, which was taught by Roman Diachuk and Stanislav Cherniaiev. 🔸This course reveals God’s commands about mission in the Old and New Testaments, as well as how God’s Word was…

🔸The leader of the Roma project of the NGO Bible Translators of Ukraine, Ivan Slobodian, visited the Dnipro region. There he met with Leonid Ogle, who works with a group of young ministers in that area. 🔸Together they went to the village of Verkhovtseve, where there is a church that local Roma are beginning to attend. An evangelistic service dedicated to the resurrection of Jesus Christ was held there. 🔸Approximately 120 people…

🎉WE ARE 10 YEARS OLD 🎉! 😊The history of the mission “Bible Translators of Ukraine”, which later became a public organization, began in April 2014. 😊All these years, our mission has been a bridge between the church and the peoples who do not have the opportunity to read the Bible in their own language. All our employees and partners have done everything possible to keep the Bible translation alive and working, to…

 🚑Recently, we had a chance to take a course on “First Aid” organized by the NGO “Bible Translators of Ukraine”. 🏥The teacher, a specialist from the United States, taught students how to provide basic medical care in various emergency situations. 🚑The course was attended not only by PBU employees, but also by current and future missionaries.  🏥Knowledge in the field of medical care is very important, especially nowadays, so if you have…

On March 22-23, the Third Missionary Summit “Invincible Church” was held at the Temple of Peace Church. It was attended by representatives of many churches and missionary organizations. In total, there were more than 300 people. The NGO “Bible Translators of Ukraine” was also represented at this forum. Director Roman Diachuk told the other participants about our work, the translation of new books, the development of calendars, the training of missionaries and…

🧷In the picturesque village of Kosivska Polyana in the Transcarpathian region, another prayer conference was organized by the NGO “Bible Translators of Ukraine”. 🧷About 50 people from several churches of the Rakhiv district participated. Throughout the day, everyone had the opportunity to pray for peace in Ukraine, for the preaching of the Gospel, for revival among the Ukrainian and Roma peoples, for missionaries and Bible translators. 🧷In addition, the PBU staff took…

 📅Another important news is the release of the calendar in the Chisinau dialect, which is mainly used by the Roma population in Moldova.  📖In our relentless pursuit of expanding our horizons, we have translated several verses from the Gospel of John for the first time for this calendar.  🖼️ This calendar is filled with important dates for this nationality, as well as a painting on the Roma theme.  🌍The calendars were distributed…

🥰We would like to inform you about the release of the first book of the Old Testament – Jonah, which has been translated into four dialects of the Roma language.  🤝This publication was made possible thanks to the joint efforts of our team and partners.  🖼️The book has a special flavor and uniqueness, as it is accompanied by wonderful illustrations by a talented Ukrainian artist.  🔠Another important feature is the large font,…