Justin Hayslett and his family founded Legacy Refuge, an orphan care ministry that is now serving in several countries including Ukraine and Romania. Their story begins with finding hope in Christ themselves, a surprising turn towards adoption, and eventually the most vulnerable among us with an orphan ministry. Learn how Justin’s journey led them to Ukraine, then to evacuating orphans during the war, finding himself on Fox News then networking as a family around Europe to serve evacuated orphans. Their Filtered Hope program is now investing in the practical skills necessary to empower aged-out orphans as baristas, and using that platform to sow life skills and kingdom values into the next generation.

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Interview from August 9th, 2024. Dima, a close friend and colleague who served in our charity work in Ukraine joined us on the podcast to share his story of the dangerous daily life of serving in the Ukrainian army. He was granted leave for two weeks and visited us in Romania.

Dima has been stationed around the country, and his unit is now near the front. As a medic, Dima shares how he, like many others from the private sector was drafted, trained, and been serving full-time protecting the reclaiming territory occupied by Russian forces.

As a Christian believer, Dima shares how he integrates his faith and encourages listeners to continue supporting his fellow soldiers, who were just regular workers, like farmers, teachers and musicians living peacefully before war came to their country.

If you'd like to learn more about how to encourage or support Dima, please contact bruce@mirministries.org.

After a year break, we're back to conversations on a variety of missional and faith perspectives. This week, I'm joined by Broderic Crowe, our eldest son who's joined us in Cluj-Napoca Romania for the launch of a new missional creative space called Lighthouse Cluj.

In this episode, we're just warming up the podcast gear, getting back in the saddle and sharing a bit about the vision of Lighthouse, and why 3rd spaces are becoming key to bridging the cultural gap between seekers and institutional religion.

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To find Bruce or Broderic, visit us at www.mirministries.org