We have some new stories and pictures from our partners in Ukraine. The first photos are from the TransCarpathian Christian Institute refugee hub. The pictures here show a food supply dispersal.
Global Hunger Crisis:
“I want to invite you to pray for the season of harvest in Ukraine. In many regions of Kherson and Zaporizhya where Russians cannot manage the harvest or are retreating to some of the villages, they are burning the fields to ashes.” — Taras Dyatlik
Ukraine is a major wheat-supplier for the world. As the war continues, we’re going to see a worsening global food shortage. We are in the process of determining how to address this with our partner churches and Mobile Messengers in the hardest-hit areas.
Pray for Yuriy:
“Please pray for my friend Yuriy, who is a paramedic at the front line. His daughter is getting married in October…but taking into account where he is, I only pray he stays alive to lead his daughter to the altar. How do you remain human amid the pain? Please pray for our chaplains and paramedics and volunteers. Please pray for the hundreds of thousands of separated families of Ukrainian soldiers, including our students, faculty, graduates, and church ministers who serve at the front line in various capacities. The front line is now 2500 km long.” — Taras
Important Statistics:
I don’t think any of us expected the war to continue this long—its effects will be wide-reaching and sobering. Any amount helps the people of Ukraine.
We received a report this month from our partner detailing the financial disbursements for full transparency.
In response to the immense humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, Taras Dyatlik has leveraged an established network of seminaries and affiliated churches to direct financial resources to assist in two primary initiatives assisting 11 refugee hubs in Ukraine. The goals are: to provide humanitarian relief to people in need of food and medicine within the conflict zones, and to support the evacuation of those fleeing locations of violence and vulnerability through providing housing and accommodation in seven transit centers in western, southwestern Ukraine and Moldova. In the first 90 days of the war, the refugee centers distributed 1,448 tons of humanitarian aid, food, basic necessities to refugees and Internally Displaced Persons. This aid served a total of 98,766 people throughout the region (an average of about 29 pounds of food per person served).
Thank you for your prayers and generosity.
