{"id":3800,"date":"2019-04-02T04:56:54","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T09:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kachelman.com\/ukraine\/blog\/?p=3800"},"modified":"2019-06-06T20:45:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T01:45:00","slug":"update-9-knowledge-makes-one-inexcusable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kachelman.com\/ukraine\/blog\/2019\/04\/02\/update-9-knowledge-makes-one-inexcusable\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE #9\u2014Knowledge Makes One Inexcusable"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cTo one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it,\nto him it is sin\u201d<\/em> (The Bible, James 4:17).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God is very clear\u2014IF one knows\nthat the right thing is not being done it is SIN to be silent and do nothing.\nIt is SIN to allow the wrong to continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God\u2019s prophet Ezekiel announced: \u201cWhen you do not warn or speak out to warn, the wicked shall die in his iniquity, but his\u00a0blood I will require at your hand\u201d <\/em>(The Bible, Ezekiel 3:17).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God says, when you know wrong is being done and you do nothing to correct it, you are as evil as the wicked man.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The German death-camps were within\nmeters of German towns. The citizens of those communities could see the smoke\nof the crematoriums; hear the wails and anguish of the doomed. And yet they\ncarried on their lives without interruption. When the allied forces began\nliberating the death-camps, the German civilians from nearby towns were marched\nthrough the awful places. The first was the Mayor of the town of Ohrdruf and\nhis wife. After their visit, the Mayor and his wife returned home and killed\nthemselves. The reactions of the townspeople, as they filed past the rotting\ncorpses with handkerchiefs over their noses are forever recorded. They had\nknowledge but they did nothing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am in Ukraine. I have visited\nlocations that have received our benevolent shipments. These beg for more. They\nsay they do not receive enough from the State to survive. One facility houses\nthe elderly who are mentally unstable. There are 400 living in this place. Each\nresident receives 64 grievnas (about $2.45) for ALL meals, clothing, hygiene\nitems, and medications. It is impossible to live like this! There are many\nwilling to ship in critically needed supplies but Kyiv\u2019s government has made it\nimpossible with the TASK GROUP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In September 2018 we shipped a\ncontainer of shoes for orphans, the elderly and the needy. Approval was refused\nby the TASK GROUP. This group kept delaying with absurd questions. The\ncontainer was in danger of being confiscated by Ukraine because of these\ndelays. The delays meant that our fees in Port were accumulating. Without hope\nof getting TASK GROUP approval we decided to send this container to Armenia.\nBut that action was hindered by Ukraine. Odesa Port Customs (contact Michael\nPlotkin) refused to allow the container to leave and we were forced to pay one\nmore week\u2019s storage. Finally, on March 30, 2019 we got the container out of\nUkraine and it is on the water to Armenia. This container arrived in Ukraine 2018\u2019s\nautumn and we gave up on its release in March 2019!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, this was KNOWN by multiple\npeople, government officials, and agencies in Ukraine. But, like the citizens\nof Ohrdruf, each went on his\/her way. Over 5,000 pairs of shoes could have been\ndistributed for the harsh winter but they were held hostage because of the TASK\nGROUP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ministry of Social Policy\u2019s\nTASK GROUP repeatedly stalled and asked dumb questions causing the Port charges\nto increase. The total Odesa Port bill was $15,192.00 BECAUSE TASK GROUP and\nthe Ministry of Social Policy refused to approve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is there any difference between\nthe setting of the death-camp Ohrdruf and the corrupt Ministry of Social Policy\nand its TASK GROUP?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I remember well the intimidation\nstating \u201cIf you do not pay the $5,000 now you will pay MUCH more in fines and\npenalties.\u201d I did not think that such criminal corruption could exist to such\nan evil extent in Ukraine\u2014I have been proven wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This extortion by Odesa Port has been paid. Ukraine! I ask you, is there any hope that reimbursement could be paid?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This container of shoes was\nshipped into Ukraine for children. Ukraine has despised these children. This is\nthe governing Ukraine utilizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are familiar with the\npainting; you may have seen icons depicting the story; maybe you read the\nnarrative in The Bible, Matthew 18:1-6. It is Jesus and the children. The Lord\nsaid, \u201cWhoever takes care of one such child in My name receives Me;\nbut whoever abuses one of these little ones it would be better for\nhim to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the\ndepth of the sea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The TASK GROUP decided the little\nchildren did not need shoes and the State agreed with that decision. Now\u2026where\ndoes that place YOU in the Lord\u2019s judgment? According to TASK GROUP\u2019s stalling\nand imbecilic operations, Ukraine has no compassion for the children blessed by\nJesus. Now\u2026what do you think the Lord will say to YOU on the Judgment Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Armenia opened its arms to\nembrace the needy children when Ukraine treated such with contempt as one kicking\na dog on the street. And the Lord\u2019s words leave absolutely no negotiation on\nthe guilty role of Ukraine\u2019s Government in what the TASK GROUP has done.\nRegardless of your position in Ukraine governing, you are a part of this\nreprehensible act BUT YOU CAN ACT TO HALT ITS CONTINUING! This is your choice\nand this choice is eternally significant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine, what have you done to the children!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday\u2019s elections in Ukraine\ndemonstrated that Ukrainians refuse to tolerate the corruption permeating Kyiv.\nAn inexperienced \u201coutsider\u201d to Ukrainian politics more than doubled the percentage\nof elected votes of the closest to him. We are told that change will come. But\nin order for that change to result there must be a purging of the corrupt bureaucrats\nin the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How sad that the current Administration\ncame in when the nation was bankrupt and has done a remarkable job on restoring\nvarious aspects. But instead of being remembered for rescuing Ukraine this\nadministration will be historically documented as losing its right to rule\nbecause it was corrupt. A very sad legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know these posts on CORRUPTION are\nread, forwarded and posted beyond my imagination. I am appreciative of those\nwho have replied and urged more exposure. I want to send a message to President\nPoroshenko, it is not too late to change your governing legacy. Take swift\nsteps now to address the corruption that has metastasized during your\nadministration. I speak from the Humanitarian Aid perspective. Here is what you\ncan do to salvage your historical legacy as Ukraine\u2019s President\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Immediately DISMISS the TASK GROUP and bar each from future positions in the government. Fine the TASK GROUP and use those fines to pay all who were robbed by the stalling and demurrage!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Immediately return the decision-making\nto the Cabinet of Ministers\u2019 Humanitarian Aid Commission<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Immediately DISMISS any Customs officer\/staff proven to have invited bribes and vigorously pursue his criminal punishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Immediately DISMISS anyone in government offices that has violated Ukraine\u2019s Rule of Law and bar such a wicked person from future positions in the government. Prosecute and put into prison! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make these matters of publication to the nation. Your successor is going to do these things, and more. You have a month to demonstrate to your nation that you refuse to tolerate corruption in any person or any office in Ukraine and that YOU are not a part of corruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those who look to bribes and\nbenefits of personal gain because of your government position\u2026you need to\nrealize a very basic fact of life: Life is too short here and too long\nhereafter to compromise what is true! It does not matter how wealthy you are\nHERE; it does not matter what status you have HERE; it does not matter your\nelection popularity HERE. What truly matters is that HERE you are preparing for\nthe HEREAFTER!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Understand that knowledge makes one inexcusable: \u201cTo one who knows\u00a0the\u00a0right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin\u201d<\/em> (The Bible, James 4:17). You are knowledgeable of the corruption that has ruined Ukraine. That knowledge makes you accountable. Be sure that just as the citizens of Ohrdruf had to see the horrors they had allowed; such a day of Judgment from God is coming for those who allowed Ukraine\u2019s corruption to exist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

John L. Kachelman, Jr <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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