Last week we reached 1,000,000 pounds of food and humanitarian aid supplies moved into the hands of needy Ukrainians! Thousands of volunteer hours, thousands of miles on the road, and all our generous donors came together to make this possible. Thank you for all your prayers and financial support in helping us meet the needs …
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One of the most important things we do in Ukraine is take loads of food and other humanitarian supplies to organizations reaching the individual citizens. Our average load is two thousand pounds. We have partnered with and are supplying twenty-five different groups. These groups are churches, Ukrainian individuals, emergency services, nursing homes, military units, IDP shelters, …
In the past several weeks we have started another kind of new line of work. We started assisting in evacuating people from the red and grey zones. Red zones are the areas in the front lines that are deemed to dangerous for civilians; grey zones are the no-man’s land. This is the area between the …
This past week has been one I will never forget. We were in the contested town of Soledar. So many times we were in situations where the next minute could have been our last. On more than a couple occasions, we had multiple mortar and artillery rounds landing within 100 meters of us. Russian …
Two weeks ago we took a load of food to a church contact in a village far off the beaten path, close to the front lines. We met the people, unloaded the food, and were soon on our way. Several days later the lady who coordinated it called us in tears. She said they had been …
The Russian military is gaining momentum again in the Donbas region. The fighting is slow and bloody with many dead and injured on both sides. Soldiers in the trenches are living in hellish conditions that compare to World War ll trench warfare. We are moving food into the cities and towns on the Ukrainian front. These …
A few days ago, we went to check on a small village at the Ukrainian-Russian border. This village has around forty people, mostly elderly ladies who take care of their gardens and some animals. They occasionally experience explosions and shooting. Every Sunday, Valia organises prayer meetings. Half of the village comes to hear the Word …
Today a military chaplain and I went to a town close to the front lines and held a church service and did a distribution. Last time we were at this distribution point, we were bombed by Russians. This time things were quiet, and the people were relaxed and engaging with the church service. It was …
Today, we went to the eastern front to do food distributions. Our first stop was a town just a mile or two from the Russian front. When we were just minutes from our prearranged distribution point, we met a crowd of terrified people fleeing down the road. They said there had been a large crowd …
The war in Ukraine has disrupted people’s livelihoods, jobs, and income. It has left millions of people with little to no food. Even for people that do have money, there are large areas of the country where the supply chain is broken and there is no food available for purchase. This has created a massive need …