Thank you for your concern and for praying for Ukraine and the Ukrainian People
Dear Friends of BIEM,
Many of you have heard how severely damaged the city of Chernihiv is. All the bridges to the city are destroyed including pedestrian bridges. The only way to get aid into the city is by boat with the assistance of the military who will only assist residents of Chernihiv. Thankfully, one of the members of our church there is a deputy which would be similar to a city council member. His active participation has enabled our people to bring in a number of vans full of aid. Yesterday, they were able to bring in 5 vans full. Tomorrow more will be on their way.
Praise God we are glad to be able to continue reporting that none of our people have been injured and not one of our buildings has been hit. Since many of our churches are along the path the Russian army took down to Kyiv from the Belarussian border, the fact that none of our people were hurt and not one of our church buildings was damaged is truly amazing and evidence of God answering prayer. That does not mean that there were not some close calls. We have a picture of Sasha, our church planter near Chernobyl, standing in front of a heavily damaged elementary school. The apartment building he lives in with his family is right next door! You may have seen the picture of him standing next to an unexploded bomb embedded in the road right by his church. Praise God for his mercy, God is definitely answering your prayers.
There has not been any movement from the US consulate in Krakow, Poland in regards to giving Ukrainians emergency visas for the United States. We have many still waiting for this even though we have gotten some in through Mexico. Yesterday, the news reported that the United States is going to do something soon to enable Ukrainians to get visas through the consulates in Poland. Please pray that this does happen.
The Lord willing, I am leaving for Ukraine on Monday. We covet your prayers as we concentrate on organizing and expediting our relief efforts. I look forward to sending you the next update from Ukraine.
Our people, all of Ukraine, and much of the world are very concerned about the huge battle that is predicted to take place along Ukraine's eastern border with Russia. Please pray that Ukrainian forces can push the Russian army out of Ukraine. Also, pray that our country and Nato would give them the armaments they need.
Sam Slobodian
President - BIEM
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