22-06-06

Announcement next aid transport to Kiev on June 30, 2022

Dear brothers and sisters, pray-ers and friends of Life-Project e.V.

Many pictures of recipients of our relief supplies have now arrived as well as some mobile phone videos which have been set to music by a few volunteers from the Kiev churches.  These supplies were purchased with some of the nearly 5000.00 euros that we turned over to them on May 9th. Groceries and other essential items were bought and then distributed by a large evangelistic team. The recipients were always given tracts and Bibles or scripture portions as well as an invitation to church services. Many people come to the Sunday meetings. I can't upload all the pictures, but I'm including a selection of them below. There are hundreds of photos and short videos with greetings from the people, all of them expressing their gratitude. We see that our efforts not only help with physical needs, but also how the seed of God's word falls on fertile ground in times of need and arouses true spiritual interest.

On June 30th we are planning our next humanitarian aid trip to Kyiv to continue our support of this project (and others) and to maintain our contacts on site. Borys will probably drive again with Richard Bresel, who was also part of the most recent trip. As the fighting in the east is becoming ever more intense, many people are currently fleeing to the capital. The queues in front of the distribution point in Kyiv are currently getting longer and longer. There are now also more and more volunteers who are involved in order to accomplish this task. However, the funds are also becoming increasingly scarce and we are grateful that we are not the only donors who provide funds. However, there is still a very urgent need, especially for food and everyday necessities. While the prices for the Ukrainians are becoming increasingly expensive, we continue to be able buy very cheaply with our euros because of the rising exchange rate. At the same time, we are able to support the local economy.

Therefore we ask again on behalf of the countless people who are fleeing or who are in great distress, that you renew prayer for these suffering people. Many thanks in advance to all of you.

In addition, there are again requests for clothing and material donations. We don't yet know which vehicle we will be using, but we will certainly fill it up again. Please do not donate any food, because there is plenty of it in the country and it is much cheaper to buy it there. And, we will again need the space in the car for medical supplies and material. Please contact me, Gert Pohl, at 0172 7300577. My garage in Aalen Hofherrnweiler is still available.

We will also go back to the small village of Anadoly and visit Vitaly Zhurek's Baptist church. From this small village about 15 men were drafted into the war. Since the beginning of the war, the entire village community has been involved in providing their soldiers with food and other necessary items. Not only do the 15 men from this village who are risking their lives at the front benefit from this, but also many other soldiers at the front in the south-east of the country. We want to continue to support our fellow believers and would like to send them another 2,000.00 to 3,000.00 euros, depending on how large our total budget will be this time. In addition, we also agreed there with the pastor of the church that a small part of the money and material donations could also be used for people in the village who are particularly in need. I hope that this is also in your interest. These poor people are already giving virtually all that they have to help and we don't want to simply overlook some of our Christian brothers and sisters who are particularly affected by the current situation.

We thank God for these doors of opportunity that he has opened for us during this time.
Let's keep praying for this country and stand up for our brothers and sisters there!

Glory to the Lord alone!