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Gennadiy Mohnenko, the Pastor-Chaplain from Mariupol, became the prototype for the main character in a new book about the war.

The novel “Final Episode (a war that lasts 400 years)” by writer, screenwriter, and journalist Yevheniy Polozhiy has been released by Vivat Publishing. The main character of the book is based on Gennadiy Mohnenko, a pastor, chaplain, founder of the children’s rehabilitation center “Republic Pilgrim,” and a network of rehabilitation centers for adults, as reported by the Christian MegaPortal inVictory citing RISU.

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The pastor of disaster

‘We really need help from Heaven for this war,’ says Gennadiy Mokhnenko, whose followers tread in dangerous territory to support those still living near the front lines

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100 Crosses – 100 Peaks – 100 Gratitudes

On April 12, the new project “100 Crosses – 100 Peaks – 100 Gratitudes” by the Pilgrim Charity Foundation was launched. The goal of the project is to climb 100 Carpathian peaks and install 100 Christian crosses, which will symbolize gratitude to God, the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and partners for their support and help in difficult times. To date, four crosses have already been installed.

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Ukrainian evangelical pastors show resilience

After Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022, some 20,000 Ukrainian children were forcefully transferred to Russia. As the city of Mariupol was being surrounded by Russian troops, the head of a Christian orphanage decided to take matters into his own hands to get 19 children to safety. With support from the Pulitzer Center, special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky reports.

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The moral arc in the Universe is long, but it always bends towards justice.

Pastor Mokhnenko has 39 children: three biological and 36 adopted. “My story is very strange. When stuntmen perform, there’s a sign that says ‘Do not try this at home.’ When ‘Republic of Pilgrim’ returns, we will take two more kids into our family. I’m already completing the paperwork. These children were half a step away from becoming my adoptive children on the eve of February 24th. They already spent the night in our family, already told their friends that the pastor is taking them. And then I take the children out racing with tanks, hug them, and return to Mariupol, realizing that my chances of survival are slim. It brings me immense joy that after two years they will be in my family, that God gave me the strength to survive. These will be the fortieth and forty-first child: a brother and sister, Nikita and Nastya.

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Gennadiy Mohnenko, the Pastor-Chaplain from Mariupol, became the prototype for the main character in a new book about the war.

The novel “Final Episode (a war that lasts 400 years)” by writer, screenwriter, and journalist Yevheniy Polozhiy has been released by Vivat Publishing. The main character of the book is based on Gennadiy Mohnenko, a pastor, chaplain, founder of the children’s rehabilitation center “Republic Pilgrim,” and a network of rehabilitation centers for adults, as reported by the Christian MegaPortal inVictory citing RISU.

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