Greetings to you from Ukraine!

We are writing this letter to give you an update on what is going on here in Kiev, knowing that our friends outside of Ukraine are concerned about the outcome of the Presidential election here in our country, that the new government might oppress the Evangelical church and make things difficult for them. Now, we want to tell you the real story preceding the election of the president of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovich the former pro-Russia communist hard liner.

To start with, you all remember that our church played a prominent role in the orange revolution that denied Yanukovich`s victory in the Presidential election year 2004. As a result of that, our church and most Christians in Ukraine had been political opponents to Yanukovich and his political party. About three months to the Presidential Election 2010, Pastor Sunday was having his personal retreat with the Lord where he got three revelations. The first one was that the favorite of the Presidential election 2010 - Yulia Tymoshenko - would lose! The second is a dream where the Lord showed him the face of Viktor Yanukovich as the next president of Ukraine. In the third revelation the Lord specifically instructed him to go and talk with Yanukovich`s team and to reach an agreement that the rights of the evangelical Christians would be protected as the question of religious freedom under his administration was a major concern for us. Of course Pastor Sunday knew at that point that this was not possible due to the opposition that existed between evangelical Christians and the party before then. However, God supernaturally opened a door for Pastor Sunday together with a large part of the evangelical church of Ukraine and the leadership of this new government. As a result, a suppressive law that had been prepared by Yanukovich`s party against the evangelical church was immediately withdrawn. This was the first victory for the evangelical Christians, even before the elections.

April 20, 2009 -- Prominent Ukraine pastor Sunday Adelaja marked 15 years in ministry this month, drawing thousands to his Embassy of the Blessed Kingdom of God in Kiev for a three-day celebration that ended April 5. But despite the show of support, the charismatic minister remains at the center of controversy over his alleged involvement in a business that government officials claim defrauded investors of $100 million -- a charge Adelaja says is politically motivated.

Last month, the Ministry of Interior Affairs formally accused the Nigeria-born pastor of being complicit in the dealings of King's Capital, an investment company co-founded by a member of Adelaja's church. The business promised returns as high as 60 percent, but in November stopped paying dividends to investors, most of whom were members of the church, also known as God's Embassy.

Adelaja said the investigation, which is expected to go to court soon, will ultimately prove his innocence. "I believe that the investigation and court trials will help prove me as an honored and respectful man," Adelaja said, "and to defend my name."