Thank you for your concern and for praying for Ukraine and the Ukrainian People

Dear Friends of BIEM,

1. After Vitaly Bilyak received a special visa to leave Ukraine (which requires him to return within 30 days with a significant amount of humanitarian aid, including medicine and medical supplies for wounded soldiers), he was able to travel with me into Poland. There, we left with friends his vehicle and trailer, which he will need to fill with this aid upon returning. In the US, he reunited with his family, which we previously evacuated to the US. He had not seen them for nearly 4 months. The whole family is now with us, and we are traveling to meetings in churches in Indiana, Illinois, and Pennsylvania to bring first-hand reports on our war relief efforts. Please pray for these meetings.

2. Continue to pray for the Buyko family’s July 8th interview at the US Consulate in Krakow, Poland. They hope to come to the United States under the “Unite for Ukraine” program, which allows up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees to enter the US.

3. Praise God, a 6th full container of humanitarian aid, which has been provided by friends in the US, is due to arrive at the Polish border this coming Tuesday. Please pray for its safe transport all the way to the Kyiv area.

4. When Vitaly Bilyak returns to Ukraine with his vehicle and trailer filled with humanitarian aid, among the items he needs to bring is a long list of medical supplies and medicines for a regional hospital that provided the documentation for this trip. Praise God that brother Jan Milton of Renewed Hope Ministries is providing these medical items.

5. We have now provided aid for close to 100 churches across Ukraine. In turn, they are distributing food, clothing, and medicines to those suffering from the war.

Sam Slobodian
President - BIEM