Round the clock they worked, feeding people, shuttling people, sheltering people. Some of the men in the military were fighting nearby. Fighting and bombing was before their eyes and around them. Yet more than 5000 people were evacuated. All people from his church left but five. Five people stayed at church to serve people. Even when Russian troops came, they kept caring for people. Russian tanks were within 200 yards, but came no closer. The five still serving, then others joined them to serve the needs of others. On March 5, a young man came to help the church move people from Irpin to broken bridge. Two days later he was killed. He was from eastern Ukraine, and his grandfather had been a regional pastor in Luhansk. About 20 men are serving in the military, and three have been killed. 

 Every day, even with Russians nearby they held a worship service. Many unbelievers coming, from 10-100 each day. In late March they started the service in church again – 10-12 church members and 90 unbelievers! Many elderly and disabled could not leave. They carried them out on stretchers to vans, one person at a time.

When the city was liberated, the team kept providing assistance. Pastor returned from western Ukraine in early April. They began to receive aid from Poland supported by SGA, one week after Easter. Jonasz was here. Greater need was food, tea and charging phones. People were in shock, they just needed to talk. One lady said, “I have no reason to live any more.” A bomb destroyed their home, her son wants to die. Yet she continues to attend the church today (not come to faith). Twelve have been baptized from those that came in the early months. They started a Bible group for unbelievers in early May. Then they started another group in Gostomel for unbelievers. They found a place to meet, and made a sign for relief center. Brought generator for heat water for tea, cook food, charge phone, and have conversations. They needed to talk. This was ground zero for the invasion. Many kids and youth had not evacuated. Started youth ministry. Started worship on Sundays – 40 people. Mostly unbelievers. Then some needed clothes. The ministry grew and now a church has been planted. Now 100 people and still growing. Sunday school, AWANA and more. Recently a baptism. Pastor said before the war, this was not possible. After war started, many unbelievers just kept coming. They repeated this in three more locations and all have turned into churches that are growing and thriving. Beginning was aid, and faithfulness. Each location started as an aid center, all led by volunteers. They worship on Sunday morning at IBC and then fan out to lead services at these remote locations. And this is continuing today. There are currently 15,000 refugees in Irpin alone. Their members fan out and take food to people in homes.