Russia’s brazen attack as the UN head visits Kyiv, UkraineMariupol…Our life is now divided into “before” and “after”Interactive map of 65 days of war in UkraineStromae L’enfer as played by a Ukrainian soldierA pile of rockets shelled at civilians in the city of KharkivRuins of the city of KharkivRefugees living in Kyiv’s subwayGrandma is baking bread off of what’s left of her kitchen.Only in Ukraine: turning Russian bombs into barbecuesA rocket used as a sales counterA hospital train: cars turned into hospital roomsOur dream… How long, O Lord? First 8,000 New Testaments printed and distributedDistributing New Testaments in a liberated villageA Ukrainian chaplain receives a box of the New Testaments. Soon our chaplains will be receving thousands of boxes.My assistent Ira and her husband (on the sides) with the family they helped to evacuate. They and their church in the town of Zdolbuniv are heavily involved with helping refugees.Ladies making varenyky (Ukrainian traditional food) to be taken to the city of Kharkiv. My assistant Ira is on the left.Young people making varenyky to be taken to the city of Kharkiv.One of the vans loaded with food to be taken to Kharkiv. Overall, their church has made over a dozen trips to Kharkiv alone.The church’s care home to be turned to a shelter for refugeesOne of the refugee families that found shelter in the town of ZdolbunivRefugee children received treatsDistrubiting New Testaments among the refugees in the village of MizochA line of people (about 200) for humanitarian aid at a church in Kyiv consiting of refugees, disabled, and children. Before giving aid, preachers preach the gospel, give an invitation and invite to enroll in a Bible study group.Giving out food to the needy in KyivGiving out clothes the to needy in KyivElderly couple who fled Donbas is helpedThe fist Bible study group organized by this church in KyivThe second study Bible groupA church in the city of Dubno (western Ukraine) brought humanitarian aid to the city of Lisichansk (eastern Ukraine). On the way back, they evacuated people to safer areas.The same church brought humanitarian aid to the city of Mykolaiv. On the way back, they evacuated people to safer areas.A family from Donbas who lost evrything is happy to receive aid. They live in a Baptist church in Mykolaiv.Ukrainian chaplain delievers humanitarian aid to a village near the city of Chernigiv which really suffered from the war Happy people after receiving foodHumanitarian aid taken to the village of Zhmyivka in Kyiv regionYoung mothers and theri small children receive humanitarian aid
The towns of Irpin, Bucha, and Gostomel near Kyiv before and after the warThe ruins of Irpin Theological Seminary
Foreign volunteers in the city of IrpinThe ruins of Bethany church in MariupolPeople buried in Mariupol right in the yards Refugees…No words are neccessaryUnderground ‘maternity hospital’ in Kharkiv. There are 200 pregnant women in the city waiting to deliverChildren in a basement during bombings
How Kyiv lives under the Russian siege
The ministry of God’s Design Church in Kyiv during the warOn the other side of the war… Several days before the war began in the city of ChernivtsiOn the top of a building overlooking the central sqaure of ChrnivtsiConducting a seminar on Bible versions issue in Central Baptist Church of ChernivtsiWe had a huge turn out for this seminar, the best everVolunteers before the Moldova border, offering hot food to Ukrainian refugeesThe car line on the Moldova-Romania border.Our first meal in Romania at a local Christian’s homeMatviy’s 11th Birthday in Romania as a refugeeOur family with the Romanian host familyFree food for Ukrainian refugees at a Romanian gas stationWith our host in GermanyOur dear friend gave us a short vacation in the Netherlands at a mill houseBeautiful view from the millTouring the city of Dordrecht in the NetherlandsYurko and I at the Reformed Bible Society of the Netherlands where we met with the board to present our translation of the New Testament to be printed for refugges in this countrySashko and his fiancée, EvelinaOur family and Sashko’s fiancée on the day of their engagement
