Crisis management is about making ministry happen

 For 10 years I served as Cru's Global Crisis Manager.  For the last several months I've been helping Unto work through the changes Cru made to our Crisis Management system due to COVID, and to navigate the permissions required to enter and exit some countries.  After a lengthy moratorium on international travel, many doors are opening for renewed ministry travel.  

As you may know, Cru has ministries in almost every country of the world, and we have a large number of Ukrainian staff (click to read about ministry in Ukraine before the war).  I heard recently that we still have 77 Ukrainian staff still living in Ukraine.  Some of them are serving in the military in defense of their country.  Please pray for these staff and all that Cru is doing to assist them in this difficult crisis.

Unto is working with our European ministries to bring humanitarian relief to refugees, and when possible, to those inside the country.  We just worked through permissions for 4 of our U.S. staff to travel and explore how we can best come alongside those impacted by the war in Ukraine.

In May we will conduct a training for all Unto staff that travel to the toughest places on earth to help them prepare for situations that may threaten them or their ministry.  With the proper preparation and communication, we can release staff to serve in many locations that are in the most need.  Crisis management is about identifying and mitigating both the probability and impact of a crisis, and doing a thorough job gives Cru leadership confidence in allowing trips to continue.

Thank you for supporting our ministry with Cru.  The ways we are able to assist teams like Unto give lift to all they do.  And we've been able to come alongside ministries like StoryRunners, The Jesus Film Project, and our Global Vice President's teams in different ways, all in the last few months.

We are grateful for the privilege of partnering with you.

With love and thanks,