Sharing Hospitality to Refugees in Prague: How God Works through Welcoming Spaces

At a recent women’s brunch that she and her co-workers hosted for refugees at the Ukrainian church in Prague, GEM worker Debby Nichols was delighted to see a particular woman attend. Olya, a spry 72-year-old, immediately walked up and gave her a hug, a big smile on her face.  Smiling was something new for Olya, whose life had been far from easy. When she had first arrived in Prague as a refugee from war, her…

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Youth Ministry to Ukrainian Refugees in Prague 

Group of Ukrainian youth sitting on chairs listening on an adult lady speak to them.

Olena Nineteen-year-old Olena’s mother took it upon herself to call the leaders of the Thursday night youth group. Ever since she and her daughter fled Ukraine after the conflict began in 2022, they had lived in Prague but still had neither friends nor a strong social network to support them. When Olena’s mother heard about the…

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