Late Friday afternoon we received word that the staff of Word of Life Ukraine had decided to try and make it across the Hungarian border. By that time, the Ukrainian government had declared that Ukrainian men aged 18-60 will not be allowed to leave the country. In the early morning hours of Saturday, a bus and a few cars arrived to our property with about 45 people – mostly women and children.
Please pray for these families. They are currently facing an uncertain future with their homes and loved ones still in Ukraine. Some of them have medical needs.
Please pray especially for a 3-year old boy named Simeon. He had an extremely serious and specialized surgery scheduled in Kyiv in the coming days. Obviously that won’t be possible anymore. By God’s grace, he and his mother will be flying to Italy where there is a doctor who can perform this special surgery.
Please pray for a quick end to this war on Ukraine. Please pray for God’s protection for their family members. Pray that God would comfort them in this uncertainty.
Pray for all the refugees and the people working to help them. As of Monday, February 28th, the UN estimates 500,000 Ukrainians had left the country. Some estimates say there could be 10x as many, up to 5 million.
Here is where they are now:
Source: Half a million Ukrainians are fleeing their country. See where they’re going. (nbcnews.com)
Pray that the people of the neighboring countries would be sympathetic to those who have left their homes. Pray that God would use our churches to give both physical help and spiritual hope with the Gospel to the Ukrainian people.
Hungary is not the only Word of Life field in Europe caring for refugees. Other locations such as Poland, Czechia, Romania, and others, are already working with those who have left Ukraine.
If you would like to give financially to help these families, you can make a donation through the channels listed below:
Giving from the United States:
Donations may be sent directly to Word of Life Fellowship using the following link: https://give.wol.org/giveto/05910C . Donors may also give by check. Checks should made out to Word of Life Fellowship. Write either WOL Europe Refugee Fund or 05910C in the memo section. Mail checks to Word of Life Fellowship, Box 600, Schroon Lake, NY 12870
Giving from Europe:
Donations may be wired to Special Project 211 – Ukraine Crisis Project
Name of Bank: Evangelische Bank eG, Seidlerstr. 6, D-34117 Kassel
Account Holder: Word of Life Europe e.V.
IBAN: DE55520604100003690350
BIC/SWIFT: GENODEF1EK1
Giving from Hungary:
From within Hungary
In the memo section, please include: Ukrainian Refugee Group
OTP 11742063-20010427
From outside Hungary (Külföldről)
Name of Bank: OTP Bank
Address of Bank: 2760 Nagykáta, Bajcsy Zs. U.1., Hungary
Official Name on account: WOL Élet Szava Magyarország Alapítvány
BIC (Swift) Code: OTPVHUHB
IBAN: HU32 1174 2063 2001 0427 0000 0000
In the memo section, please include: Ukrainian Refugee Group