Eco Heater for Ukraine

In our Shoebox month of Light & Heat this is how you sent a Eco Heater to Ukraine. From Pete (British) and his team in Ukraine.

“Exactly” during the time our team were helping me buy goods from hypermarkets etc… I met Mariya, our latest member of our team, she was outside a shop and holding a kettle. I joked, “ahh now I’ll come visit and you can make me a cup of tea”.

My casual question uncovered something very important. With tears in her eyes, she explained the kettle was to be posted to Kharkiv” for a project, she’s been supporting for some time, Kharkiv being her home town before fleeing the bombing six months ago.

I discovered this centre for mothers with babies, rarely receives Government funding because all local Governments focus on front line support for military, especially constant development of drones. Then Mariya told me, the most urgent need was for an “eco heater” because power supplies were being destroyed. These mums and babies (and grandmothers) were trying to survive in freezing cold conditions.

A footnote to this story. You will see the picture of the Eco Heater after it was collected from the Post Office. Sadly, the very next day, that same post office in Kharkiv was bombed with four members of staff killed, so it was a miracle it was collected just in time, but VERY sad for the Post office staff killed & families involved.

We continue to pray for everyone involved in this war and for all the people it is affecting.