Vitaliy Andriiets
Vitaliy was born and raised in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, where he came to Christ in 2010 in a small, family-style church. After studying at Kyiv Theological Seminary in the Department of Teenage and Youth Ministry, Vitaliy and his family were displaced by war in 2014, relocating to Cherkasy. There, he found his calling as a missionary, serving in Kenya, India, and Sierra Leone. In 2017, God inspired him to launch Wise Carpenter, a workshop where Christian men mentor boys and young men in practical skills and biblical wisdom. Today, Vitaliy leads Wise Carpenter, helping churches establish similar discipleship-focused workshops. With 12 workshops now operating in Ukraine, Vitaliy partners with Epokha to expand the movement across Ukraine and Central and Eastern Europe. Married to Sofia for 12 years, they have four children. During the early months of the war, Vitaliy also led humanitarian missions to conflict zones, before returning to his passion for discipling young men.