April 24, 2024
This is a report by Vlad Yurishko from humanitarian mission of LifeNets Ukraine to Kherson. Much of the aid was picked up in Germany by the volunteers and then driven to Kherson:
On April 3-4, 2024, brothers from the city of Khust came to us in Germany in a van to pick up a humanitarian cargo. They were ministers of the Church of Salvation. Two brothers, Stas Fedorishyn (chairman of the Church Council) and Dmytro Fedorishyn (deacon).
About to leave Germany on mission to Kherson
Volunteers on dangerous mission
On March 27, 2024, Ivan Talposh came to us and took the humanitarian cargo to Khust.
On April 7, 2024, a team of brothers from Khust, Palchey Ivan (Pastor of Salvation Church), Fedorishin Stanislav, Fedorishin Dmitry, Ivan Prunitsa, went on a humanitarian trip to eastern Ukraine.
On the way to Kherson, the brothers visited Brother Anatoly, a pastor of a small congregation in the Kirovohrad region. The military wanted to conscript his eldest son, but the father decided to go instead of his son. Since he refused to kill, he was assigned to repair military equipment and evacuate people.
Brother Anatoly had a great need for a vehicle to carry out evacuations, so the brothers decided to donate a van (which can be seen on the trailer behind the white van).
On April 7, 8, and 9, the brothers were in Kherson and distributed food to people that we sent them from Germany from the LifeNets Foundation. In addition to food, the brothers donated other items to the church in Kamyshany, which can be seen in the video during the unloading of the vans, and helped other people in Kamyshany and the surrounding area.
The brothers say that it is getting harder and harder to move to the east of Ukraine. There are more checkpoints, more control and obstacles. Local residents say that life is becoming very difficult, because there is a lot of shelling of civilians, they have no money to live on, they live thanks to the donations of believers.
Therefore, this is another evidence for us that this work is very important, people are grateful and appreciate the help of LifeNets.
(Photos below are on arrival in Kherson and the reception they received from the Church in Kamyshani)
April 21, 2024 -- earlier report
Good afternoon, dear Victor and Beverly.
A lot has been happening in the past few months.
During this time that I have not written to you, we from the LifeNets Foundation have sent two vans with humanitarian aid.
On March 4, 2024, we sent a cargo of food, 2 beds with engines for seriously ill people, and many other necessary things to Ukraine.
Later, on 03/27/2024, our brother Ivan Talposh came to us and also loaded diapers, warm clothes, and other necessary things in his van and took them to Ukraine.
On April 8, 2024, our brothers from the Church of Salvation in Khust delivered humanitarian aid in two vans to the Kherson region to the church where Franz Klassen is the pastor. The brothers spent several days there and helped the local church to provide people with the necessary assistance.
We are very grateful to you, Victor and Beverly, as well as to everyone who contributes to this work with their finances.
Sincerely, the Yurishko family
