Ukrainian pastor stays behind to help others

12-03-2022

Eastern Europe

Ingunn Marie Ruud, Kristelig Pressekontor KPK

Ukrainian pastor stays behind to help others

Local Ukrainian congregations are trying to help in the war-torn country with emergency aid. “I spend all my time meeting the needs of those who need it here”, says Pastor Oleg.

Hungarian brother of the Mother Teresa Mission of Charity prepares beds for the Ukrainian refugees in a temporary refugee centre at a primary school in Tiszabecs close to the Hungarian-Ukrainian border. Photo AFP, Attila Kisbenedek

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As the war continues, more and more Ukrainians flee.

People stand in line in front of a supermarket while smoke billows over the town of Vasylkiv just outside Kyiv. Photo AFP, Dimitar Dilkoff

Ukrainian pastors remain at their post: I feel that my people need me here

Rev. Ivan Bespalov, minister of the Evangelical-Presbyterian congregation in Kyiv, decided not to leave the capital. “I feel that my people need me here.”

Christians and Jews in Ukraine pray together for God’s protection

Jews and Christians prayed together for God’s help and protection in basements and shelters throughout Ukraine. They did so with the words of Psalm 31, which begins with “In you, Lord, I have taken refuge.”

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