The weeks here in Ukraine can vary a lot, with no two days are ever exactly the same and each task is different. With the shelter up and running there are the tasks that go along with that, like laundry, cleaning, and general upkeep to make sure it is always ready. One day this week, we packed food parcels to be given out as needed. One of these food parcels contains non-perishable food items that can feed a family of four for approximately one week.
On days when we have evacuations, it consist of early mornings, lots of driving, and sometimes pretty late nights. We go into the village near the front lines, and evacuate as many people as we have received requests for, and others, if they can be persuaded to leave.
Some days it might only be a few people, and other times as many as twenty. From there, we take them to their relatives, the train station, our shelter, or other locations in this area. We have also made trips taking IDPs to a refugee community near Kyiv. Each task is different, but even the everyday, less glamorous ones are important in their own way. I have seen firsthand how God sometimes uses what we think is the smallest gesture to make the biggest difference.