Help families keep warm this Christmas
Freezing winter weather is still a danger for so many around the world – especially in countries torn apart by violent conflict: where homes are damaged and open to the elements, where displaced families struggle to find warmth and safety. But you can do something powerful to help people stay warm and safe.
DONATE TODAY TO HELP FAMILIES LIKE MARIA’S
By giving today, you can support mums like Maria in Ukraine. Last winter, Maria and her young family were forced to flee their home in Berdyansk Raion, in the south-east of Ukraine, to escape the violence of Russia’s invasion. They were displaced to a village on the other side of the country. Maria said their new home “was uninhabitable – the ceiling was crumbling – there was only rubble”. When freezing winter winds began to howl, Maria knew her family was in serious trouble. Imagine facing the prospect of temperatures set to drop as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius. Imagine preparing for this deadly cold with no fuel for fires to warm your four young children. These were the challenges Maria faced. The situation looked bleak.
YOUR DONATION TODAY CAN HELP A FAMILY FACING CRISIS THIS WINTER.
Maria and her husband, Stephan, were desperate: “We realised we wouldn’t be able to afford firewood,” said Maria. “It’s too expensive. We gathered some litter to burn.” Your donation today can fund the local Church partners who gave Maria and Stephan the practical help they needed – firewood. Maria remembers: “We told the children. When the firewood arrived, it was like a playground for the little ones. Our emotions were off the scale because we knew it was our lifeline in winter. When there’s firewood you know you can cook a meal and keep warm without problems.”
We asked Maria why warmth was so important: what does warmth mean to you? She told us:
“Warmth is the light in the stove and the light inside us all.”
These beautiful words from Maria capture the spirit of Christmas. Today, you have the opportunity to help so many more families like Maria’s with firewood for fuel, as well as hot food, emergency shelter and home repair kits, so that every family can survive the harshest winter weather.
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