David & Katie Czapala

David and Katie Czapala began understanding God’s heart for the nations with their first short term missions trip to Guatemala in 2007. This call only grew louder as they lead short term teams to Guatemala, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. Through those trips and attending a Perspectives on the World Christian Movement class, they realized that God was calling them to move overseas to take the Gospel to the unreached people groups of the world.

During that time, they became involved with a missionary training school in the US. As a result, in June of 2015, they led a short term trip to Sydney, and have committed to be part of the team of the next campus in Sydney, Australia. With 48% of the population of Sydney from another country, they moved to Sydney in 2016 to work with the over 50 nationalities that call Sydney home.

Currently, they live in Western Sydney and work with surrounding churches and ministries to train Christians in sharing the Gospel in cross-cultural environments. They also lead short term exposure trips to the 10/40 window to continue to mobilize others to reach the unreached.

We are the Perekotiys, a Ukrainian and American family! We have been entrusted with four beautiful children: Chambers (2013), Lev (2015), Mila (2016), and Remington (2019). Our story began when we met in Ukraine in 2008. After living on the Gulf Coast of Alabama, we packed up our gang in 2018 and moved to Odesa, Ukraine, a beautiful, historic port city on the Black Sea. While visiting family in Alabama in 2022, the full-scale invasion broke out in Ukraine. We decided to remain in the US for the 2022-23 school year while supporting our partners in Ukraine through the War Relief Fund. In August 2023, we launched back overseas to share the Gospel among Ukrainians. We are based out of Bucharest, Romania, where we can serve refugees and be close to the Ukrainian border.

Through the War Relief Fund we have sent medical aid, vehicles, food, and education supplies to those in need. The needs of the vulnerable will only increase as this crisis continues, and we are committed to partnering with our friends and partners to meet those needs. We pray to use these resources to rebuild Ukraine when the war ends.

Our heartbeat has always been caring for the vulnerable and fatherless. Our vision is to see Christ proclaimed as we serve vulnerable children and families with national partners and churches. We also serve the unreached deaf community, and provide training and trauma resources for families and volunteers. Thank you for journeying with us!