Dear Friend,

Because of the war in Israel, and all that we are doing there to comfort those who mourn in Zion, we haven’t asked for your help, but we have been caring for not only Holocaust survivors but also Jewish orphans in Ukraine.

In fact, we’ve now provided some 18 million pounds of food along with other emergency supplies! 

In the last decade since I saw an elderly, homeless, dirty, Holocaust survivor digging through a dumpster for food, there is no ministry that has done more for Holocaust survivors and orphans in Ukraine…and it is thanks to your compassion and generosity.

Jeremiah said, “Oh, that my head were a spring of water and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night for the slain of my people” (Jeremiah 9:1). 

Today, that “fountain of tears” is still a reality for far too many Jewish people in war-torn Ukraine, and they are facing multiple threats of destruction.

Things in Ukraine are really bad right now, as the war nears the two-year mark,and our help has literally been the difference between life and death for so many precious people.

Ukraine is at risk of losing the war to Putin, and if that happens, life will become a living hell for these souls, and the door could close so we cannot help them. 

The sacred call of Isaiah 58:7 to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, and not to divert our eyes from the suffering remains before us as we join hands to care for those in dire need.

I wanted to take a moment and let you know how deeply we appreciate your help…and more importantly, how deeply the suffering people of Ukraine appreciate your help.

And I can assure you that the Lord appreciates what you have done as well. 

Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” Mother Teresa prayed with me in Rome and told me, “You can’t love Jesus without loving the Jewish people, and love is not something you say, it’s something you do.” 

You are showing your love in action.

As you may remember, we didn’t start working in Ukraine when the war broke out. We’d already been there for ten years, reaching out to poor Holocaust survivors, Jewish orphans, and those who were struggling to survive. 

Since the war started, no other organization has done more to help. Since the last time I asked for your help in Ukraine, we have delivered more then a dozen trucks of food in the cold of winter…but without your help, we cannot continue.

The first time I went to Ukraine was when I was on a trip to visit the place where my great grandfather was burned to death inside his synagogue with 2,000 other Jewish men, women, and children. 

As the flames roared and the screams inside began to fade, those outside celebrated the fate of the “Christ killers.” 

Putin hates Jews just like Hitler did. We cannot close our hands and hearts to their cries. We must help them now before it’s too late.

My mother was so scarred from the story of her rabbi grandfather and his death…and from eggs and tomatoes thrown at her in America with screams of “Jew witch”…and our house spray painted with slurs. I was beaten up at school for being a “Christ killer.” She told me, “Christians hate Jews. Christians kill Jews. Adolf Hitler, the Pope, and Billy Graham are all Christians.”

My mother never saw a Christian filled with love for the Jewish people. All she saw was professing Christians filled with hate. I remember weeping and thinking about what my mother and her rabbi grandfather had experienced and what that homeless Holocaust survivor was experiencing digging through a dumpster thinking, “How could this be?” 

I made a holy vow to God to do something about it. I presented this urgent need to our Jerusalem Prayer Team friends and partners, and we launched an outreach in Ukraine that has touched thousands of lives over the years.

Having a team already on the ground meant that when the war broke out, we weren’t trying to figure out how to get people into the country…they were there. And the networks and contacts we had established over the past decade meant that we knew where the greatest needs were and how to get the most help to the most people as quickly as possible.

I just heard from our director in Ukraine about a village near the frontlines. 

There is a 62-year-old lady there who lost her husband during the war. Rather than giving up, she has turned her church into a relief center for local residents and soldiers going to the frontlines. There isn’t a grocery store anywhere in her entire region, and the food your love provides is all many of these people can get.

This need is very personal to me, and I pray it is to you as well. I had a physical father, but he hated me. He was bitter and abusive…far from what a real father should be. He hated Jews, but he married one. 

He was convinced that I was not really his son and that my mother had an affair with a Jewish man. He had no interest in meeting my needs. He never called me “son,” but instead, his favorite name for me was “moron.” In many ways, I had an orphan spirit.

I know what it’s like to go to bed hungry. I know what it’s like to dig through the dump looking for food. I know what it’s like to be hated and belittled and abused because of being Jewish. And that is why my heart is so broken for the precious people of Ukraine right now.

They need us now more than ever. I’ve told the story before, but I want to remind you of a precious Holocaust survivor you rescued in Ukraine. Sheila told me, “I was born in war, and I thought I would die in war. But I put my trust in God and you came!” 

The only reason I was able to be there, and the only reason we were able to get her to safety in Israel is because you cared enough to make a difference.

Thank you so much for reaching out to them in Christian love and compassion. Thank you for putting feet to your prayers and providing life-saving help. Thank you for showing them hope.

I am asking you today to prayerfully consider sending another gift for this vital project. Everything we do is only possible because faithful friends like you respond to help meet the need. 

Perhaps you could send a gift as God leads today. I would not ask if the need were not so urgent, but lives are at stake.

Whatever you can give will be put to work immediately and do more than you can imagine. On a day when my father beat me horribly, a Christian lady showed me love. She was at the crosswalk and told me, “You’re a good little boy. Someday you will grow up to be a minister.” 

You will never know until we get to heaven how significant your gift today will be.

Thank you once again for your part in this great outreach of love. God bless you for caring for “the least of these.”

P.S. You and I are truly family. We are led for this prophetic moment by our Heavenly Father in all we do, and we are sealed by the Holy Spirit of God. Please continue to pray for the suffering people in Ukraine, “The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you.”

Meeting the Needs in Ukraine

Thanks to the support of friends like you, we’ve been able to provide some 18 million pounds of food and other supplies to the suffering people of Ukraine. As the war drags on, the situation is getting worse, and the needs of the people are growing. Your gift today will be the difference between life and death for precious people who have nowhere else to turn for help.

YES, Dr. Evans, I want to do my part to help the suffering people of Ukraine, especially elderly Holocaust survivors and Jewish orphans.