Vera First Christian Church

05/29/2026

From Sam. They had a camp for the kids away for the city.
"That was a very good time. Fun , love and Jesus. I am a very appreciated my dear friends for your support and help in most difficult time. ❤️❤️. You are a hand of God.
I want to mention something. At the time we were in camp was another most massive attack in Kyiv. Russia used two supersonic missiles , ballistic and drones. We slept all night in peace.kid’s parents were so happy that children far away from city and safe. 🙏🙏🙏.
“ I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink? Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing? When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?’“And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters,f you were doing it to me!’”
Mathew 25:36-40

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. We thank our heroes, veterans, and military families for their service and sacrifice.

05/16/2026

From Sam in Ukraine....
"Thank you for thinking , praying and caring about me ❤️❤️. I don’t know why but this trip again biggest explodes next to me like a last time. Appartment I live was shocked like an earthquake . I walked in the morning to apartment that was destroyed it’s just few blocks away.
I went to orphanage day before massive air strike . Praise the Lord we met kids. It was over 50 kids. Lots of fun , presents , sweets and fruits. We divided kids in groups and had a great time.
I am so blessed to be God’s tool of love !!! We are all doing that together my friends ❤️🙏🙏

05/13/2026

From Sam in Ukraine today....
"My days are really fruitful and I can see it and hear from others. Praise the Lord.
Today I visited orphanage and it was wonderful. Love , care and happiness - this is what kids got from the lord through our visit. Story about Peter waking on the water had a big success 😁😁🙏🙏🙏. We feed kids , play with them and brought many things for the prom. 12 grade will have prom and principal asked us to buy decoration and cloth. I will send picture later when get them from my co-workers.
Please pray for my health. I did heart ultra sound , MRI and other tests because I have online pain in chest and sometimes can’t breathe right way. I hope it’s just because of stress from air strikes and some difficult conversations I had.
I will have one more doctor appointment and see what happens. I am not sad or afraid. I am actually very happy to see how Lord work . Thank you for your prayers and support. We doing it together ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏"

05/10/2026

Photos from Sam in Ukraine. He is excited for the kids at camp as they are safe, it is warmer and he is continuing to teach them about the Bible. He also visited the sick. He is in Ukraine until mid June and will be ministering to other pastors.

05/10/2026

05/10/2026

From Sam in Ukraine......
I am in kids camp . We having a great time. Kids can have a good sleep at night , playing games , doing bible lessons. It’s getting warm in here and unforgettable good time.
Glory to God and thanks to all who supporting in prayers and financially.
The main church van got fixed right before camp and we are able to take 13 kids to the camp ❤️🙏
I preached in church last Sunday
Also like always doing bible studies every Monday answering to questions and talking about doctrines.
Visited sick church members and people in hospital

04/29/2026

Join us this Sunday for Worship Service at 11:00 a.m. as we welcome guest speaker Joe Brausen.

Sunday School begins at 9:30 a.m.—we’d love to see you there!

04/23/2026

I'm getting so old that most of what I'm learning I've known before but forgot. More importantly, I now find myself learning things about things I'm so familiar with that it makes it to be so much more than I ever imagined before. Curious? What does "Steam" & "The Holy Spirit" have in common with each other?
Click on the link below to hear the sermon from Sunday, April 19, 2026, to find out what they have in common.

I'm getting so old that most of what I'm learning I've known before but forgot. More importantly, I now find myself learning things about things I'm so familiar with that it makes it to be so much mor

04/22/2026

Happy Tuesday! We want to invite you to our Sunday services. Kory Kemp will be speaking at 11 a.m. We also have Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.