War in Ukraine
On February 24, 2022 Russia invaded Ukraine and the resulting war has led to Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. Immediately, the churches in Ukraine and surrounding nations sprung into action and began to respond to the desperate situation all around them.
Through our partners on the ground, Coastline Church was able to contribute over $100,000 to the relief efforts taking place in Ukraine and Poland. Through ERDO, we were able to distribute $40,000 of emergency shelter, water, food and medical supplies to displaced Ukrainians and those fleeing the country. We also responded swiftly to the bombing of the Children’s Hospital in Mariupol by providing $6000 of life saving medications for infants and children who were moved to a hospital in Lviv. That money was matched by Canadian donors to become $68,000 worth of medicine!
We always want to work through the local church and to support pastors on the ground and we have had the opportunity to support both Pastor Serge and his wife Katherine at the Assemblies of God Church in Lutsk as well as Pastor Roman in the city of Zaporazhye. We were able to purchase a new truck for Pastor Roman to help distribute supplies to remote areas and he is continuing to do great work in Jesus’ name. Pastor Serge and Katherine lead a church that is doing great relief work and they also run a childcare ministry. Through the funding from Kingdom Builders, they were able to evacuate children from a shelter in Lutsk and safely relocate them to Czech Republic.
This is from Pastor Serge’s social media: “One day that changed the lives of many. People who were born and lived in peaceful Kharviv, Mykolaiv, Severodonetsk, Bakhmut, Izyum, Odessa were forced to leave their homes and cities, because many of them had been destroyed. And today they were waiting for help. Our church had the honor to serve with food kits, humanitarian aid, and most importantly the Word of God, support of prayer and hope. And just today more than 700 people received this help. May the Lord bless and comfort everyone.”
Our Kingdom Builders funding will continue to the Ukraine and Poland as the winter is long and cold and many are still in great need. Thank you for responding with great generosity to brothers and sisters who are suffering and need comfort and the hope of Jesus.
