Couple Dedicated to Lifting Spirits Brings Joy of 'Global Celebration' to World's Difficult Places

Paul Strand
02-28-2025

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JERUSALEM, Israel – Musician Georgian Banov and his wife Winnie have ministered to people in difficult circumstances for decades. Through their ministry, Global Celebration, they travel to garbage dumps, refugee camps, and war-torn areas, essentially to throw a party.

Earlier this month, they served up barbecue to local Israeli Defense Forces soldiers on the Gaza border.

In his book, Joy! God's Secret Weapon for Every Believer," Banov talks about what seems to be impossible – transcending hard moments to find joy.

We spoke with him about this idea. To watch the interview, click on the video above. 

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Paul
Strand

As a freelance reporter for CBN's Jerusalem bureau and during 27 years as senior correspondent in CBN's Washington bureau, Paul Strand has covered a variety of political and social issues, with an emphasis on defense, justice, government, and God’s providential involvement in our world. Strand began his tenure at CBN News in 1985 as an evening assignment editor in Washington, D.C. After a year, he worked with CBN Radio News for three years, returning to the television newsroom to accept a position as a senior editor in 1990. Strand moved back to the nation's capital in 1995 and then to
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