{"id":23432,"date":"2025-08-20T01:23:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T22:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=23432"},"modified":"2026-03-13T23:25:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T21:25:59","slug":"introducing-the-gospel-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/introducing-the-gospel-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing The Gospel Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">For the past twenty years, Christina and I have had the joy of serving in Ukraine through our partnership with <strong>ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism)<\/strong>. Together with ABWE, we have seen God bless our ministry in remarkable ways: churches planted, believers discipled, leaders trained, and the gospel proclaimed even in the midst of war and suffering.\u00a0We are deeply grateful to ABWE for their faithful partnership during these years.<\/div>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gospeltoday.online\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"638\" data-attachment-id=\"23405\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/about-us\/screenshot-2025-08-16-at-10-08-23-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-16-at-10.08.23-AM.png\" data-orig-size=\"2114,1318\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2025-08-16 at 10.08.23\u202fAM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-16-at-10.08.23-AM-1024x638.png\" class=\"wp-image-23405\" src=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-16-at-10.08.23-AM-1024x638.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-16-at-10.08.23-AM-1024x638.png 1024w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-16-at-10.08.23-AM-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-16-at-10.08.23-AM-768x479.png 768w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-16-at-10.08.23-AM-1536x958.png 1536w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-16-at-10.08.23-AM-2048x1277.png 2048w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-16-at-10.08.23-AM-1080x673.png 1080w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-16-at-10.08.23-AM-483x301.png 483w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-16-at-10.08.23-AM-360x224.png 360w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-16-at-10.08.23-AM-600x374.png 600w, https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-16-at-10.08.23-AM-263x164.png 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>After much\u00a0<strong>prayer, counsel, and patience<\/strong>, we believe the Lord has directed us to make a step of faith. Thus, I am excited to announce to you that we are transitioning our ministry efforts and oversight to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gospeltoday.online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Gospel Today<\/a><\/strong>. This step is a continuation of our calling and an opportunity to\u00a0<strong>significantly expand the scope of ministry<\/strong>, allowing us to equip more churches in biblical evangelism and discipleship both in Ukraine and around the world.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>To ensure accountability and spiritual care,\u00a0<em>The Gospel Today<\/em>\u00a0is guided by an\u00a0<strong>Advisory Council<\/strong>\u00a0of godly men who provide oversight, encouragement, and direction. This council represents years of experience in pastoral ministry, missions, and leadership, and we are grateful for their investment in the work.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>To handle financial administration, we have partnered with\u00a0<strong>Allegro Organizational Solutions (AOS)<\/strong>. They provide full accountability, enabling us to focus on the ministry. All gifts are\u00a0<strong>tax deductible<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>How to Give:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gospeltoday.online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Give online<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>Give by check:<\/strong>\u00a0Make a check out to Allegro Organizational Solutions and include a note with the designation code\u00a0<em><strong>GospelToday-Ukr.001<\/strong><\/em>.\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>Mail to:<\/strong><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>Allegro Organizational Solutions<\/strong><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>5535 Memorial Dr. Ste. F-811<\/strong><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>Houston, TX 77007<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>Give by phone:\u00a0<\/strong>Call Allegro at\u00a0713-874-1519\u00a0during business hours to provide your giving details over the phone.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>We want to thank you for your faithful support, prayers, and encouragement. Your partnership has made it possible for the gospel to be proclaimed in Ukraine during both times of peace and times of war. We believe this new chapter will multiply that impact even further.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>With deep gratitude for all God has done and hope for all He will do,<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Caleb &amp; Christina Suko<br \/><\/strong>Director |\u00a0<em>The Gospel Today<\/em><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the past twenty years, Christina and I have had the joy of serving in Ukraine through our partnership with <strong>ABWE (Association of Baptists for World Evangelism)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","hentry","category-updates","post_format-post-format-video"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3izZc-65W","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9758,"url":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/what-is-missions-mobilization\/","url_meta":{"origin":23432,"position":0},"title":"What Is Missions Mobilization? |Season 4 Episode 13","author":"Caleb Suko","date":"October 6, 2018","format":"audio","excerpt":"What is missions mobilization and how do mission agencies really help churches and missionaries do the work of missions? 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