From Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (586th day):
In the early 90s, I studied at Gorlivka State Institute of Foreign Languages. That’s where I got my first University degree – in English and French. That’s where I first met Americans who introduced me not only to American culture but, most importantly – shared the gospel with me.
I graduated in 1994, and soon after that, I moved from Donetsk region where I had grown up. In 2014 ruzzian invaders brought war to that region. Gorlivka was occupied and the Institute of Foreign Languages moved temporarily to Bakhmut, hoping to be able to return to de-occupied Gorlivka soon. The Institute found a building for classes, renovated and furnished it, over the years, has built two dorms for students. But in April 2022 Institute had to relocate again – this time to Dniper, escaping ruzzian occupation. Now, all the facilities of the Institute in Bakhmut are entirely destroyed. Dniper State University is hosting Gorlivka Institute for now. Professors and students continue the learning process and don’t give up hope to return to de-occupied Gorlivka.
P.S. Photos in this post are from my student days in Gorlivka. I think they were taken during some of our Bible study groups in the dorm. During the first Intervarsity Global Project that brought American students to my University, I came to Christ. Together with Laura Lemke (an American who stayed behind after the rest of the American group left) we started inviting students in the dorm to study the Bible. Quite a few accepted Christ and even went into full-time ministry after graduation.
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