Called to Ukraine with Hayley Arnold

Haley Arnold shares about her long journey to serving with Josiah Venture in Ukraine. Haley, originally from Anaheim, California, first encountered Josiah Venture through her church's missions emphasis, led a short-term team to Ukraine in 2013, and later completed an extended internship. Although she wanted to return full-time, student loans and years of life circumstances kept her in the U.S., where she became a teacher and earned a master's in education with a focus on trauma-informed practices. After the full-scale war began in 2022, she returned to Ukraine in 2023 for an English camp, which renewed her sense of calling. Haley moved to Ternopil in February 2025 and describes living in a country at war, including air attacks, distinguishing sounds of drones and explosions, power outages, and winter challenges. She explains her role as director of schools ministry: partnering local churches with schools by offering English lessons and clubs, and by translating and rolling out trauma-informed trainings for teachers. Hayley also shares personal stories about working with Ukrainian youth, including the story of a camp attendee from a family she has known for years who went from being silent to speaking English, translating, and asking faith questions amid her brothers' mobilization. Join us in praying for: Open doors in schools Transformed lives through church partnerships Strength and safety for Ukrainians and soldiers For God to end the war For more stories about Ukraine, read this blog post, "4 Years of War," by Ukraine Team Leader Sasa Dubovyk . Connect with Us: Follow @josiahventure on Instagram Learn more about Josiah Venture at josiahventure.com Contact: social@josiahventure.com Online Prayer Room Prayer Room App Summer Internships Mission Trips

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Called to Ukraine with Hayley Arnold is an episode from Josiah Venture Stories by Gwynne Gardner.

This episode is 46:29 long.

This episode was published on Feb 24, 2026.

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