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A large portion of the day was spent today compiling food and hygiene hampers. Between the two countries/one team we had an efficient assembly line. We put together 500 hampers today. The unique feature of the food hampers was that it contained all the ingredients to make paska (easter bread), which the Ukrainian orthodox church will celebrate Easter on Sunday, May 5th.
After lunch we visited a memorial site honouring fallen soldiers from this area. Our host shared that the dynamics of the city have been significantly altered during the war, due to many lives lost and the many that have fled.
After our memorial site visit, we went to the House of Prayer Church to honour the loved ones of the fallen soldiers. The church was packed (mostly women) and a number of bereaved ladies shared their stories of loss. The team was introduced, the church group sang some songs and Rob shared the gospel message of hope, including an altered call. Praise God that several ladies accepted Jesus. After the formal program we gathered outside to fellowship over tea and coffee and got to know the ladies on a personal level.
Ended the day with a Ukrainian Sushi feast.
