Dear friends,<\/p>\n
The August UKRAINE MISSIONS newsletter is now available to download and read<\/a>. In this newsletter you will find a number of reports from various locations in Ukraine. There is also a good report from Immadi who is in India.<\/p>\n The report from the Hillsboro church of Christ group that arrived in Ivano-Frankivsk last Saturday says there were 35 present for the Lord\u2019s Day assembly!<\/strong><\/p>\n The situation in Ukraine continues to devolve as the anarchy that Putin incited and released to terrorize Lugansk and Donetsk brings more suffering and deaths. From the daily briefings come these selected updates:<\/p>\n Adding to the traumas of Putin\u2019s war upon Ukraine is the anecdotal report I received yesterday: \u201c<\/em>The situation in Ukraine doesn’t help with any good rest. Heard from\u00a0Olya, Victor’s wife, and\u00a0Vitalik is somewhere around\u00a0Slavyansk with his in-laws and other\u00a0relatives, living in a small house, 22 of them, sleeping on the floor. I couldn’t help crying…\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Our efforts continue to collect, pack and ship critically needed humanitarian aid for those who have suffered from the war\u2014the orphans, elderly, wounded, and displaced citizens of Lugansk, Donetsk and Crimea.<\/p>\n We have 3-5 containers of dry food mix ready to ship.<\/p>\n We have 3-5 containers of WINTER clothing ready to ship.<\/p>\n We have over 1,000+ Family Buckets ready to ship.<\/p>\n We have 5 containers of medical supplies, furnishings, and miscellaneous items ready to ship.<\/p>\n We continue to solicit donations to help with the cost of shipping. If you know of anyone who would be interested in helping with the cost of shipping please let me know. In the first two containers shipped we have achieved a ratio of 1:25 in our efforts! All is being done by volunteers. We have NO OVERHEAD EXPENSES! At this point we have enough funds to pay for only two more containers\u2026which do we choose\u2026The food?…The winter clothing?…The medical supplies?<\/p>\n Andrew Zhuravlyov lived in Gorlovka many years but was displaced by the evils of Putin\u2019s anarchy. He now lives in Skvyra, Kyiv Oblast. He writes: \u201c<\/em>We continue thanking God for your love and support. Because of you our forced temporary move was not as painful. We praise the Lord that we have such wonderful family in Christ who will not leave us alone even in the darkest moments of our lives. We pray God to keep your country safe, blessing it with peace and prosperity. We love you and appreciate you.<\/em>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n If you, your Church, your family and friends, or your business would like to help donate to send critically needed relief aid into Ukraine as it struggles against the evil of Putin\u2019s anarchy, please send funds to:<\/p>\n\n