HELP CHURCHES BE CENTRES OF HEAT AND HOPE FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED URGENT HELP IN SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURE

How weary the SGA-supported pastors and churches we serve must feel right now with eight months of non-stop war in Ukraine! And now the fear is rising once more, as matters have gone from bad to worse in just these past few weeks.

Missile and drone attacks have destroyed 40% of Ukraine’s power generating capacity. Massive blackouts and outages are crippling more than 1,100 cities and towns. Elderly people are already on the edge of death, and many even now cannot heat their homes. They could freeze to death in the coming winter months, because the infrastructure has been destroyed.

With the continuing destruction of Ukraine’s electrical and heating infrastructure, we are going to see a new wave of people fleeing their homes. There’s no way to stay warm during the winter, and sadly we will see a loss of life from the elements. That’s why your support is critical to help local churches become centres of heat and hope for their communities.

SGA-supported pastors and their congregations cannot do this alone. They need believers in New Zealand to stand with them in Jesus’ name.

We have seen how God opens the door to the Gospel many times before in the worst of winter weather circumstances in the former Soviet Union countries. And we trust He will do it again now as we come together to provide emergency winter relief supplies for war-weary people in Ukraine.

Please share your gift now to provide heat and hope in Ukraine as hurting families face a harsh winter without electricity.

To help churches turn their buildings into centres of heat and hope, we must provide congregations with generators so they can care for people who need shelter and warmth. These faithful servants will also help hurting people experience God’s peace even in a difficult time of war by providing them with: