Over the past week at our transit center shelter, I’ve had the privilege of hearing powerful testimonies from those passing through, people who have lost so much, yet are beginning to see hope again.

One man arrived with his wife and three children from a front-line town. At his workplace, a vehicle had been struck and burned. On another day, while riding to work, a drone hit the back of the vehicle he was in, yet he was spared. When he came to the shelter, he shared something that deeply moved me: the Lord has been showing him that there are still people who care. After everything they’ve been through, he was amazed that strangers would open a place for families who have lost nearly everything.

Another man, an older grandfather, stayed in his village as long as he could. It was the only home he had ever known. Even as missiles destroyed the houses around him, he remained with his family. One day, while repairing his roof after nearby explosions had damaged it, he saw a drone heading straight toward his home. At the last moment, it changed direction and struck the house behind him.
We evacuated him soon after that.
For most of his life, he believed God and religion just were not for him. “I can see a chair, a bed, a wall, but where is God?” he said. But now, after being spared again and again, he told me: “I see that God is real. He saved me, even when I didnt realize it’s Him.” He also shared deep gratitude, recognizing that the work being done at the shelter is only possible because God calls people to care for one another.

It is a humbling and beautiful thing to witness, how, even in the midst of war, hearts are being softened and lives are being changed.
Please continue to pray for us as we serve. Pray that we would minister with love and faithfulness, and that the Holy Spirit would continue to work in the hearts of those who come through our shelter.