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Articles for tag: Ukraine War
April 8, 2024
Ukraine: Wounded but Not Broken
"The overwhelming majority of volunteers at the beginning of the war were provided to Ukrainian society by churches," Ukrainian minister Valentin Siniy writes. "It is difficult to find an evangelical church that did not play a role" . . .
November 1, 2023
A Lifetime of Dedication
By Laura McKillip Wood Jody Hesler was in Poland helping with a day of pampering and self-care for refugees from Afghanistan when she felt her phone vibrating persistently in her pocket. Absorbed in helping those she was serving, she opted not to answer. When she finally took a moment to read her texts, she saw a string of messages from several Ukrainian friends. They were all reaching out for help getting themselves or their children across the border. It was February 2022. The invasion by Russia had begun, and her friends needed help getting to safety. Jody and another worker
August 7, 2023
Children’s Home in Limbo after Invasion of Ukraine (Part 1)
Good Samaritan Children’s Home was founded in Ukraine in 2001 but relocated to Germany last year because of the Russian invasion. Adjustments have been challenging. . . .
As War Rages, TCM Supports Ukrainians in Ministry
TCM, which has a long history of ministry in Eastern Europe, wasted no time in working within their network of believers to help those affected by the war in Ukraine. . . .
December 17, 2022
10 Months into War: A Grim Situation in Ukraine
After 10 months of war in Ukraine, more than 75,000 residential buildings have been destroyed, 40 percent of the electric grid is critically damaged, and many villages and small towns have been wiped out. Thousands have died and millions displaced. Amid all this, Christians are at work helping their friends, neighbors, and fellow citizens.
December 13, 2022
TCI Displaced but Continuing to Serve Ukraine as Christmas Nears
Tavriski Christian Institute celebrated its 25th anniversary this fall. It did so during a war, displaced from its campus in Kherson, Ukraine, but dedicated to continuing its commitment to training Christian leaders for a country that needs them more than ever.
IDES Responds to Crisis in and Around Ukraine
When Russia attacked Ukraine, IDES (International Disaster Emergency Service) sprang into action. IDES, which is accustomed to operating under challenging circumstances, has partnered with 15 organization to provide relief to Ukraine and 11 surrounding countries. . . .
June 30, 2022
Ukrainians Plant Crops, Gardens Despite Uncertainty
As Ukrainians struggle to grow food this summer, they fear that Russian troops might steal whatever can be harvested. Anya and Andrei are trying to garden for the first time at a relative's small country home. Neighbors have tried to help them as much as possible . . .
UKRAINE: Professor and Her Father Find Safety at Haus Edelweiss
“My whole life has been divided into two parts—before and after February 24,” says Yulia, who lived with her 84-year-old father under Russian occupation in Kherson, Ukraine, before they escaped to Haus Edelweiss (near Vienna), where she will be teaching at TCM International Institute.
May 12, 2022
Polish People Open Homes to Refugees but Are Fearful of Future
Poland and its people have been generous hosts to upwards of 3 million Ukrainian refugees . . . but it has taken a toll. “Poles are afraid,” says Jay Bowyer, a missionary with Graceland Ministries. “They are living their daily lives with the threat of war looming large.”
May 9, 2022
Rekindling the Light: Reflections on a Trip to Romania
David Faust traveled to Romania with Remember the Children’s Andy Baker and others the last week of April. The group sought to encourage Romanian Christians who have been assisting the thousands of Ukrainian refugees who have flooded into their country since the war began in late February.
April 27, 2022
Medical Missionary Follows Patients from Ukraine to Germany
June Johnson, who served in Ukraine as a medical missionary with CMF International for 24 years, until the war started, has found a way to continue serving many of the Ukrainians she cared for previously, but now in a different country.
April 25, 2022
UKRAINE: Fighting for Their Faith and Culture
Ukrainian Christian leaders take a stand against 'Russian worldview' and other Russian propaganda.
April 17, 2022
UKRAINE: Escaping an Embattled Village after 40 Days
Marina’s convoy went through 12 Russian checkpoints. At each one, soldiers checked cell phones for pictures of Ukrainian flags or other signs of patriotism, so people in the convoy deleted everything on their phones. . . .
April 15, 2022
UKRAINE: The Stories of Two Women Who Fled Hostomel
Both Sonya (a teacher) and Marina (an airport worker), along with their children, fled Hostomel—a suburb of Kyiv—not long after Russians began bombing their town. They both have now joined the humanitarian effort to help their fellow Ukrainians.
April 10, 2022
A Story of Love Made Visible in War-Torn Ukraine
Ina never believed in God. She thought faith was for weak people and the elderly. In the course of being rescued (with her daughter) from embattled Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, she came to learn the truth. . . .
March 24, 2022
UKRAINE: How Do the People Survive?
Since the Russian invasion a month ago, Americans have heard many stories of Ukrainian refugees flooding Europe, but what has happened to those who remain in cities under siege?
March 17, 2022
The Murphy Family Flees Ukraine
“We were sound asleep until a nearby explosion woke us up at about 4 a.m.,” John Murphy says of his family’s experience in Odesa, Ukraine, on the morning of Feb. 24. They looked outside, immediately suspecting a Russian invasion. . . .
March 13, 2022
UKRAINE: Ministry Continues Amid Russian Attacks in Mariupol, Odesa, and Western Ukraine
"Surviving is just one side of the story [in Ukraine],” says Natasha Reimer from Mulberry International. “The other side is saying goodbye to loved ones.” . . .
