Our Story
We are Josh & Nicole. We have been living in Lviv Ukraine for eight Years
We have three Awesome Kids: Nora (age 9), Titus (age 6), and Luke (Age 3)
Since 2014, we’ve worked in L’viv with New Horizons, a local organization and church that
volunteers in the community. We’ve mentored people from the church, fed and developed
relationships with patients at a local psychiatric hospital, taught English, led a blood drive for the
city, and sent humanitarian aid to chaplains and civilians who’ve been living in combat zones in
Ukraine’s east for the past 8 years.
On February 24, 2022 we had to evacuate the country due to the full scale invasion by Russia. It
took us twenty one hours to cross the border and thirty six hours total in our vehicle to reach our
destination in Krakow Poland. As we sat in line with millions of other people we were moved with
compassion and knew we had to help. Over the next six months we evacuated families from the
Ukraine using our van, driving supplies to the border and into the country, Providing trauma
support at shelters near our location in Krakow. Moving forward we will continue to asses the
situation in Ukraine and if it is stable enough we will be move our family back to Ukraine. Until
that time we will continue to be stationed in Poland helping Ukraine win this war by making sure
their families who have evacuated the country area being taken care of. We will also continue to
partner with New Horizons Ukraine. With them we have a goal to repair 30 homes before winter
sets in.
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About the Blogger
Hi, I’m Nicole, and I write this blog. I became a missionary kid at twelve years old, when my parents, four younger siblings, and I moved to… Read more “About the Blogger”
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For discipleship relationships to grow in trust and commitment
For service opportunities in the psychiatric hospital and community
For peace in Ukraine and service to refugees from the east
For our children to know the love of Christ themselves
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