20 – 27 May , 2023

Fastiv, 20.05-27.05.23

Christ is Risen!

On the eve of Pentecost, we are experiencing a gift of unity, as if we speak one language regardless of our country of origin and our own stories. Yesterday we were invited in Kherson for dinner by our friends, volunteers of the Charitable Foundation Ukraine. Together, we were a one family, together at one table, Americans, Poles, people who make every effort to help others – this is an incredible feeling of closeness.

We managed to get help to Naftohavan – it’s actually right in the front,the houses on its end are standing right on the river bank, very close to the Russians. There is a lot of enemy drones here. Therefore, we go to this street in Kherson carefully, one by one and as quickly as possible, to deliver help to people who need help.

We have also delivered help to Yuriivka, Mykolaiv region and the village of Poniativka. In total, we have delivered more than 12 tons of humanitarian aid to Kherson region. Household chemicals, baby diapers and baby food, long-term storage products, clothing and shoes for children, baby carts for pregnant young mothers. This week, we have distributed 2562 essentials for the victims of military aggression of the military aggression, with a total of 23445 kg of humanitarian aid. We thank you for the generous humanitarian aid, which was delivered this week from the office of the Republic of Poland and the Agency of the Strategic Reserves of the Republic of Poland, your support and solidarity are our strength.

Thank you to our friends and partners of Charitable Freta and the Charitable Fund, who have given humanitarian aid from Warsaw, thanks to a volunteer, Mr. Paweł Bandażewski. We thank you for the help of the Order ofMalta and personally to Ryszard Skotniczy for humanitarian aid delivered by volunteer Mr. Ireneusz Gajlun.

We also thank our new partners, the Malitsky family, Roman and Marichka, as well as Slavic Full Gospel Church for their assistance. We are preparing for Children’s Day; if you are near Warsaw, we invite you to visit a charity fair near the Church of St Hyacinth, which is organized by our friends tomorrow. If you would like to support the Children’s Day that we will organize in June, we will tell you more later.

I thank everyone who is with us thoughts, prayer and financial support!

Fr. Mykhailo Romaniv OP