Carpathian Recovery Center
About the Project
The Carpathian Recovery Center is a God-sized vision to build a Christ-centered recovery and rehabilitation center in the Carpathian Mountains of western Ukraine. Designed to serve the families of active-duty military personnel, fallen heroes, those missing in action, prisoners of war, veterans, medical workers, rescue personnel, chaplains, and volunteers, the center will provide a place of healing, hope, and restoration. Construction began in May 2026, with the center expected to open in 2028.
The heart of this project is to create a safe and welcoming environment where the love of Christ is tangibly demonstrated. Through compassionate care and the hope of the Gospel, individuals and families affected by the war will receive physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual support as they begin the journey toward healing and renewed hope.
Project Overview
Ukraine’s Veteran Crisis
Ukraine's war will eventually end, but the need to heal veterans and their families will last for generations. With more than one million veterans already affected—and millions more expected—the Carpathian Recovery Center will provide long-term emotional, relational, and spiritual healing.
The Ministry Has Been Proven
For more than a decade, our chaplaincy team has helped veterans and their families heal from the wounds of war. Now we are building a permanent home where this life-changing ministry can serve year-round.
Whole Family Healing
When war impacts a soldier, the whole family is affected. The Carpathian Recovery Center helps restore veterans, marriages, children, and families through counseling, mentoring, and ongoing support.
The Gospel-Centered Distinction
True healing goes beyond physical recovery. At the Carpathian Recovery Center, veterans and their families will find hope, restoration, and the transforming love of Jesus Christ
High Impact-per-Dollar
A single center can help more than 2,000 people each year find healing and hope. More than a building, the Carpathian Recovery Center is a model that can be replicated across Ukraine to serve thousands more veterans and families. This building is just the first.
Construction Has Already Started
The Carpathian Recovery Center is no longer just a dream. With property secured and construction underway, now is the opportunity to help complete a place of healing and hope for thousands of veterans and families.
Learn More — Watch the Carpathian Recovery Center Video
Services and Benefits
A Ukrainian soldier, wounded in battle, is fitted for prosthetic arms.
Families have also been injured. The center will serve veteran’s families.
❋ The full Project Brochure can be downloaded Here.Designed to accommodate 40–60 people at a time (which will allow us to serve 2,080–3,120 people annually), open year-round. The property includes a 0.7-hectare plot.
❋ Size
The primary focus is on the comprehensive recovery of soldiers, veterans, and their entire families—including their spouses, children, parents, andclose relatives—as they too have been wounded by the war.
Implementation of cutting-edge technologies and modern rehabilitation methods with the involvement of international specialists: rehabilitation specialists, psychotherapists, trauma therapists, psychologists, chaplains, and other experts.
Organization of inclusive residential and therapeutic facilities for the accommodation and recovery of the center’s residents, located in a quiet area in the Carpathian Mountains.
The effectiveness of recovery programs in this specific region is confirmed by our team’s many years of experience. Our project integrates faith, nature, community, and long-term professional support within their communities.
❋ Project Benefits
Inpatient physical, psychological, and spiritual rehabilitation programs lasting 7–10 days
Social adaptation and recovery programs
Emotional and spiritual counseling provided by experienced chaplains, rehabilitation specialists, psychotherapists, trauma therapists, and psychologists
Nature-based rehabilitation (mountain environment, silence, physical activity)
Post-program support from chaplains, therapists and volunteers in local communities
Community-based recovery with family involvement
❋ Key Services
The foundation of comprehensive recovery will be the Gospel,
both lived out and proclaimed by the center’s team.
How is GCE Involved?
The vision for the Carpathian Recovery Center was born through the ministry of the NGO “Chaplaincy Service Big Heart,” founded by GCE partner Pastor and Chaplain Misha Dubovyk and his family. Since the beginning of the war, Misha and his team have faithfully served wounded veterans, military families, and those impacted by the ongoing conflict—offering practical care, spiritual encouragement, and the hope of the Gospel.
Through the generosity and partnership of Canadian supporters, the ministry was able to acquire a secluded piece of land in the Carpathian Mountains, creating a foundation for this future place of healing and restoration.
International Networx is leading the construction of the recovery center and helping mobilize mission teams to participate in this important work. Visit their website to learn more about how you can get involved and serve alongside this ministry.
Dubovyk Family
Healing the Hidden Wounds of War
For more than a decade, Chaplaincy Service “Big Heart” has faithfully served wounded veterans, military families, and those impacted by the war in Ukraine, providing compassionate care, spiritual encouragement, and a place to find healing, reconciliation, and renewed purpose through Christ.
Building on this foundation, the Carpathian Recovery Center will create a Christ-centered place of restoration in the Carpathian Mountains of western Ukraine. Through year-round recovery programs that include counseling, mentoring, community, outdoor therapy, family restoration, and the hope of the Gospel, the center will serve thousands of veterans and families carrying the hidden wounds of war.
The opportunity before us is to help complete this God-sized vision. With land secured and construction underway, partners can help create a lasting place of healing where lives and families are restored through the love of Christ for generations to come.
We invite you to be a vital part of helping restore lives and families through Christ.
Financial Scope and Needs
Current Funding Progress
Total Project Budget: $1,118,778
Raised to Date: $197,170 toward construction costs
Construction Underway
Construction officially began in May 2026 and is expected to take 24-30 months.
Urgent Funding Need
Phase One Construction Funding Gap:
$100,000 Needed by September 1 to keep exterior construction moving forward.
Additional $150,000 Needed by November 1 to complete the exterior of the two buildings.
Total Immediate Need: $250,000
Without these funds, construction progress will slow significantly.
Every gift helps restore lives affected by war.
$100 helps advance construction.
$500 helps fund a significant portion of exterior construction work.
$1,000 helps fund critical building materials.
$10,000+ helps move the project closer to completing the exterior phase.
Leadership gifts can accelerate construction and help open the doors sooner.
Help us raise the next $250,000 and keep construction moving forward.
Your gift today helps move the project toward opening its doors to thousands of
Ukrainian veterans and families seeking healing and hope.
Construction Photos
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Checks can be mailed to:
Great Commission Europe
PO Box 781369
Orlando, FL 32878
Note “Recovery Center” in the memo.
For wire transfer instructions, please email timmy.powers@reliant.org.