Late last night I received confirmation that the threshold amount necessary to help cover the evacuated children from Kyiv, Kharkiv, Kherson, and other hot spots […]
Category: Benevolence
Trip Report # 15— “The light shines, and the darkness has not overcome it.” (2)
John 1:5: “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” The Photo: Children at the St. Nicholas orphanage in Ivano-Frankivsk […]
Trip Report # 14— “The light shines, and the darkness has not overcome it.” (1)
Featured Photo: C.U.R.E. delivered a Gaylord Box of shoes to the Montgomery, AL warehouse. These shoes were shipped, sorted, cleaned, and distributed in the Kherson […]
Trip Report #12—When children are “eliminated”
NOTE: Yesterday began the rolling blackouts because of Russian destruction of Ukraine’s power grids supplying electricity. Photo: Youry Bilak has an exhibition called “Dawn, Children […]
Trip Report #10—“Exceedingly abundantly beyond what we ask or think.”
Ephesians 3:20-21, “Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that […]
Trip Report # 8—”Honor the face of an old man” Petriv Elderly Home
The intrinsic value of humanity is found in neither the brevity nor the longevity, but it is in the spark of “life.” The Divine has […]
Trip Report # 7—”The Generous Soul Begets Generosity”
There is an absolute truth regarding benevolence: “the man who is a blessing to others will be greatly blessed by God” (Proverbs 11:25; 19:17). But […]
Update—October 4, 2026
Feature Photo: The loading Crew! L to R: Kelly Trivitt, Barbara Raines, Bobby Smith, Patsy Thebo, James Thebo, Dwight Davis, Caleb Colquitt, Bill Johnson, and […]
Trip Report #1—”My bags are packed, and I’m ready to go”!
Even though there have been no Gulf hurricanes, the last month has been a whirlwind of activity. We loaded out three containers from the Montgomery, […]
Update—September 13, 2026 “Even a cup of cold water…”
Feature Photo: Loading a container of medical supplies is Darrien Rogan (Faulkner U student from Mt. Juliet, TN) and James Thebo (Dalraida warehouse warrior from […]
Ivano-Frankivsk Church of Christ Update—Gif’s August 2026 Report
Feature Photo: The Church of Christ in Ivano-Frankivsk NOTE: The photos shown in this report (and all other communications) are NOT to be forwarded or […]
Update—August 29, 2026
Feature Photo: Our containers are distributed to a number of locations where children of the war are located. This is a photo of a children’s […]
Update—August 22, 2026 A sad discovery…
To supporters of Ukraine Missions… One of last Thursday morning’s headlines read: “At least 17 people were killed, officials said, as the country runs desperately […]
Update—August 20, 2026
Featured Photo: This is the view looking out the back of the Ivano-Frankivsk Church Building! The buildings are in the village of Ugornyky. The Church […]
Update August 17, 2026—Distribution!
Featured Photo: Putin’s war in southern Ukraine has suffered severe setbacks this spring/summer. Among the thousands of Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines are many […]
Update August 4, 2026
Featured Photo: A camp for children orphaned by the war is conducted in the mountains of western Ukraine. The efforts of UKRAINE MISSIONS continue to […]
Trip report #19—Back in Montgomery, Alabama!
I have returned to the USA!! My Departure from Warsaw, Poland was Wednesday at 3:00 am Warsaw time (which is 9:00 pm Tuesday CDST), and […]
Trip report #17— “With such God is pleased”
Featured Photo: Our shipments are heavily weighted with medical supplies and equipment. These are desperately needed. The reception of the commodities we ship is overflowing […]
Trip report #16— Gratitude
Featured Photo: Tymkiv Serhiy Stefanovych presents me with a plaque expressing “Gratitude” to the Churches of Christ for their assistance in any of the war-torn […]
Trip report #12— “Gaining friends and eternal riches”
FYI: This morning I awoke to temps in the mid-50s!! NOTE: The photos shown in this report (and all other communications) are NOT to be […]