THE CHURCH dispersed

In the face of war and conflict, the church becomes dispersed. Yet, the church is still the church, for both those who have stayed and those who have left.

In Ukraine, food distributions have remained a key part of serving those in the community, where many people suddenly lost access to goods or finances. Raica, who attended a distribution in Kyiv, can no longer receive her pension because all of her job data was lost. Natasha used to work in a kindergarten, but now she is unemployed. Lyuba worked as a railroad cashier, a job made impossible by the war.

They are just a few of the many people the church dispersed is serving. From trauma counseling to meeting people at borders, from fundraising events to delivering food and supplies, local churches have become the hands and feet of Christ in the face of terrible conflict, whether they have a building to meet in or not.