August 3-11, 2024

Fastiv, 3.08.-11.08.2024

Praised be Jesus Christ!

This week we have accepted the evacuation of 43 children from Myrnohrad, Donetsk region. It is already 2nd evacuation during the summer this year. The city is 13 kilometers from the frontline and evacuation is essential to save life. This project will be ran by “The Good Brother”, our partner charitable organisation. Expert efforts are aimed at restoring internal balance of children and providing qualified psychological support. Coaches and psychologists from Lviv, Kyiv and Vinnitsa are involved for this purpose. The author’s program was created by the Irex coach and the regional coordinator of the Peace Institute and Ms. Tetyana Davydovska. As part of the 2 week recovery, children have the opportunity to know themselves and their resources, to relax and safely rest, to ride horseback and to know the Kyiv region. We thank the President Mr. Mariusz Markowski for his trust and partnership. Today, I was talking to Ms. Svitlana, who is responsible for temporary shelters in Druzhkivka and Konstantynivka. I write this in the context of the air strike on the supermarket and the Nova Poshta post office, it is very painful that so many children were injured there. I have been to the Nova Poshta department in Konstantynivka when we handed over humanitarian aid to Donetsk. I sympathize with the wounded and pray for the dead.

This week, we have sent humanitarian support to the Chernihiv region, where displaced persons live, and we have assisted, according to the requests of families of servicemen. More than 10,000 kg of humanitarian aid were distributed among those affected by the Russian aggression.

I am grateful to everyone who supports us at this difficult time.

With prayer,

Fr. Mykhailo Romaniv OP