Featured Photo: A scene from one of our locations where the children impacted by war are living. Most have lost at least one parent; some […]
Category: Monthly Updates
Galaxy Center Opens Other Updates
Featured Photo: The Galaxy Center enjoyed its Grand Opening in June. Gary Jerkins and John Durham were present for this wonderful event. See their report […]
Update June 1, 2025—News & Gif’s May 2025 report
Featured Photo: “I’ve found some good speaking clubs in the city, most recently one hosted by our friend Sergiy, who is helping us with humanitarian […]
Update May 31, 2025–A Slammed/Crammed Month!
Featured Photo: Olena gives us a “thumbs up!” as she unloads a container loaded on 11 April and shipped to Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine. MEEST AMERICA/MEEST LVOV […]
Trip Report 20—Back in the USA!
I have returned to the USA after a good mission trip to Ukraine. During the trip we were constantly scheduled and enjoyed a number of […]
The Lord’s Church in Ivano-Frankivsk
Featured Photo: The Church of Christ in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine April 2025! Johns Note: This update gives insights from Gif and Perry on the Lord’s work […]
Update April 3, 2025 Components!
Featured Photo: Caleb Colquitt, James and Patsy Thebo stuff the container! We stuffed a container that transported 12 pallets of food for the “children of […]
Update March 14, 2025
Featured Photo: We continue to get critical supplies and support to those in need. Here are some medical supplies that were shipped and taken to […]
Update February 28, 2025
Featured Photo: Distribution of items shipped from Montgomery, AL into Donetsk Region. See below. Gif added this note, “Here are some pictures and reports from […]
Update on Ivano-Frankivsk
Ivano-Frankivsk Church of Christ Update – January 2025 From Andrew “Gif” Gifford Hello there! Somehow, we have woken up and it is one year since […]
Successes in 2024!
Photo: This continues to be one my favorite photos! You have seen it before, but let this little fellow’s excitement over a big can of […]
Update – 12/23/2024
The last two weeks were full of marvelous weeks of activity! Check out the updates and news below. ACA Week of Service During the week […]
Update December 10, 2024
Featured Photo: We loaded project #503 and here’s the loading crew! WE ARE BAAACK!! The website has been fighting malware that shut us down. Just […]
Update September 9, 2024
Featured Photo: September 3 we loaded a container in Nashville, TN at the Healing Hands International facility. This was coordinated by the Hillsboro Church of […]
Update Gif Returns & Pustomyty!
Featured Photo: The youth groups from the Dalraida Church of Christ and University Church of Christ sorted clothing for Ukraine. The clothing was packed so […]
Summer Trip Report #4
Featured Photo: Tamara, Vova and Tanya are in the Church Bus heading to the mid-week Bible classes. The rolling blackouts are very inconvenient. They disrupt […]
Update June 20, 2024 Amazing Open Doors!
Featured Photo: The loading crew from Dalraida Church of Christ! Miles and Jada were the hardest workers! Look at the photo slideshow below and you […]
Continued Work & Exciting Opportunities
All who traveled have returned and are busily engaged in ongoing efforts. We continue to keep communications lively. Here is a brief report on some […]
Bags Packed & Containers Loaded
Within the last days before leaving for Ukraine, we loaded three cargo containers, unloaded another 53-foot trailer from Houston, TX and loaded 15 pallets going […]
Packing Hygiene Bags
This update focuses on the efforts to provide personal hygiene bags. In January we received an urgent request to ship more of these bags to […]