Evacuating Children from East Ukraine

UKRAINE — Throughout the war in Ukraine, Great Commission Media Ministries has coordinated the evacuating of many children and families from some of the worst-hit parts of the East of the country. Here’s just one story of how Hannu Haukka and his team rescued Andrei’s family and many others from near Mariupol and brought them to a place of safety.

Reporter:

What part of Ukraine are you from?

Andrei:

Chervona. 5 km from Mariupol.

Reporter:

How did your trip here go?

Andrei:

Very well, God protected us. 

Reporter:

Did anything extraordinary happen during the trip?

Andrei:

The children were scared of the shelling. But there’s no shelling in this area. Along the way we saw horrible things like dead bodies that weren’t removed yet. 

Reporter:

Where? In the city?

Andrei:

No, on the highway. Ukrainian vehicles had been destroyed and we saw dead Ukrainian soldiers.

Reporter:

It was terrible?

Andrei:

*Nods yes* We drove in between the bodies. 

Reporter:

What kind of vehicles were the soldiers riding in?

Andrei:

Cargo and utility trucks. We also saw destroyed army vehicles and equipment on the road. it was a terrible thing for the children to see decapitated bodies. Fortunately they don’t really understand everything that is happening.

Reporter:

Awful. But you are traveling to Finland now.

Andrei:

Thank God for that.

Reporter:

Hopefully your trip will be uneventful.

Andrei:

It will with God’s help.


About Great Commission Media Ministries

Great Commission Media Ministries (GCMM) is an evangelical non-profit media ministry founded more than 40 years ago by Dr. Hannu Haukka that conducts high-impact Mega City Media Saturation Campaigns in cities around the world with the message that God gives the power to change. Megacity campaigns utilize a symphony of mass media, including radio, television, billboards, call centers, and thousands of volunteers to deliver the Gospel message. These campaigns have been completed in cities in Russia, India, Tanzania, Uzbekistan and more. GCMM also produces satellite programming targeted at Muslims in the 10/40 window, as well as bible distribution to reach people with the Gospel message.


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