SILVER SPRING, MD (February 24, 2023) “Today is a somber anniversary at the end of a dark year, and we are praying for all those who have been affected by the conflict in Ukraine. We pray for those who have been separated from the people they love and the lives they know. We pray for […]
Category Archives: Ukraine Crisis
ADRA Partners with Southwestern Adventist University for Ukraine Benefit Concert
SILVER SPRING, MD (April 18, 2022) The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) joins forces with Southwestern Adventist University (SWAU) to support the people of Ukraine. SWAU will host an ADRA International Benefit Concert for Ukraine at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Arlington, Texas, to raise […]
Elementary School Walkathon Raises $18,500 for Ukraine
The students of Captain Gilmer Christian School in Fletcher, North Carolina held a school-wide walkathon in March and raised $18,500 for those affected by the Ukrainian humanitarian crisis. The crisis hit close to home for many of the school’s students. “Ten percent of our student body has either Ukrainian or Russian family members,” said the […]
Churches, Schools, and Groups Show Support for Ukraine and ADRA
The ADRA family has been overwhelmed with prayers, donations, and other support from our community of supporters across the country and around the world! We are so grateful because the power of your prayers is very real, and monetary support is vital in a crisis like this when flexibility is required and urgent action is […]
A Mother’s Decision to Flee
ADRA is blessed to meet amazing mothers in our work every day. These are the kind of mothers who would do anything, give up everything, and go anywhere for their children. Mothers like Masha and Glendys. These two women have lived vastly different lives, but they are united by the lengths they have gone for […]
A Broken Bridge to Safety
Daniel is a member of ADRA’s emergency support staff, serving at one of the centers welcoming refugees forced to flee the conflict in Ukraine. Thousands of displaced people, mostly women and children, have come across the border where he is, and he shared the story from one. The following are his words. Inside ADRA’s Tent […]