Please don't forget Ukraine...

It's not over.

Friends,

Here are some updates from loved ones in Ukraine. Hannah and Misha are still moving supplies back and forth across the border from the EU to Ukraine and spending many hours in the van. They’re working hard. Kim and Jed and the Wide Awake crew are still in Germany in this weird “in between” world of not knowing when or if they will be able to return home, and trying to make a life whiule living with 36 people in a church. Two of their kids, Havalah (13 yrs.) and Seth (11 yrs.) are now here in the states. They needed to come and stay with their grandparents. Please don’t forget Ukraine.

From Hannah:

“Misha says our little van is our weapon and he’s right, so we try to use it wisely, powerfully, and with efficiency. Most of our work is done from the van: one drives while the other navigates, looks up prices, orders supplies, emails, or makes sandwiches. We sit in border lines for long stretches of time and even now, as I’m writing this, we are sitting in a line waiting to cross back into Ukraine; in front of us is a truck of humanitarian aid coming from the Czech Republic and behind us are three vans of medical supplies coming from Spain. We are sandwiched between them in our van packed full of approximately $4,000 worth of military gear and supplies that we gathered within the last 24 hours or so. I feel like a broken record saying thank you and it also feels insufficient, but… truly, thank you for giving generously so that we can use this van as a weapon. We will distribute the supplies tomorrow and then get right back to it 💙.” (The pink items in the photo are mattresses for a refugee center in Uzhhorod.)

From Misha after the horrors of what has happened in Bucha was revealed:

“After all of those pictures we have seen we had no words. No one expected such a cruel crimes. I cannot sleep and I am writing this post while the air (raid) sirens are going off. No one is scared no more, we just got better at fighting back, we got skills. Our weapon is our little van, little shuttle between safe Europe and my damaged with red mold, Ukraine. We work with different volunteers now, we share connections, logistics, sources and information about caravans going east. We got better prices, the quality is higher, we buy in bulk, we buy more.
The mood is to yell at sirens back.”

Here is the latest video from Kim:

I spoke with Jed this morning via Facetime while he was on his way back to their home west of Kyiv. As noted in Kim’s video, he will be encouraging their team, taking supplies, and helping to keep them all going. Jed told me that before the Russian army withdrew to eastern Ukraine, there were about 30 miles from their homestead. Thanks for praying for them.

If you want to help Hannah and Misha, let me know and I can direct you how to do that. Thanks for praying for them, too. It’s not over yet. By the way, Hannah’s tattoo says “Glory to Ukraine” in Ukrainian.

Below are 150 combat-grade tourniquets and four crocheted baby blankets for refugee moms with babies that are being hand-carried today to Hannah and Misha in Ukraine along with protective vests. Everything has been provided by funds from kind people who care.

Please don’t forget Ukraine.