Alex and Larisa Chubaruk with Oleg Chereshnya had the opportunity to visit Ukraine in February of 2023. Like most of our trips, the goal is to visit missionary stations and other organizations that receive financial support from CME. The trip serves as a way for CME to confirm finances are allocated to where they should be and to see first-hand what the needs of the people in Ukraine are.
The team was in Ukraine for 1 week. They were able to visit 29 locations throughout Ukraine. The total miles traveled was: 2,436 miles. Below is a map of all the locations visited in that week.
Oleksandrivka
Alex Chubaruk, President of CME & Anatoliy Kolomiyets
Khersonska Oblast - what many of the buildings in Kherson and around Kherson looked like.
Oleksandrivka - no home was left untouched
Oleksandrivka
Our team with the pastor and lead builder of the men's rehab center in Busk
Men's rehab center being built in Busk near Lviv.
Church in Dublyanu that has served as a transfer point for many refugees.
Dublyanu – homes that were built as orphanages but are currently housing refugee families as well as orphans.
Pastor of a church in Dublyani that also serves as a Chaplain for the Ukrainian military.
Men's rehab center near Novovolinsk
Team of people who visited Kherson to deliver food packets, water and firewood. Each Sprinter van behind the group was packed with food and other supplies.
Knyahinini – missionary station that has been active for over a decade.
A wood burning oven. We were able to purchase quite a few of these for various churches and organizations throughout Ukraine. These organizations bake bread by the dozens and distribute it to the military and villages that have little to no access to food.
Mochulki - missionary family
Manevichi rehab center that is currently being used to house refugees as well.
Oleg & Masha – missionary family
House of Grace Bethesda in Novovolinsk for elderly ladies who cannot take care of themselves and have no one to take care of them.
A warehouse in Novovolinks full of donated items from the US.
Missionaries from Poltavska region
Children's Path Orphanage in Veluki Mosti, Lvivska region
Veluki Mosti church in Lvivska region.
A church service held for refugees in Vinnitsya Ukraine.
Visiting a newly planted church in Warsaw Poland.
Delivering firewood to a village near Kherson
Near Kherson - giving out food packets to villagers who have no access to basic supplies