“Seek justice: help the oppressed; defend the orphan; plead for the widow.”
Harvest Ukraine exists for such a time as this—serving Eastern Ukrainians in a deep crisis of identity, faith, and relationships by meeting practical needs and making disciples through the tangible love of Christ.
Stories of Hope
After surviving a rocket explosion just outside her home, Olga’s life was forever changed. In the aftermath of trauma and loss, the Harvest Ukraine team began visiting her, offering care, presence, and support. Through those visits, Olga found healing, renewed hope, and a new family within her local village church.
Kata’s village was occupied, forcing her and her husband into Russia before they escaped back home. What they returned to was unimaginable—the loss of their son and the destruction of their home. Through the Harvest Ukraine team, rebuilding began, and with it, a greater hope in Christ.
Tatiana and her sons escaped just before the invasion reached their village, while her husband was left behind—barely surviving missile attacks from their cellar. When the family returned to a destroyed home, the Harvest Ukraine team helped them rebuild and provided a heater that carried them through the winter, restoring warmth, stability, and renewed hope for the future.
Harvest Ukraine operates in Eastern Ukraine. Our missionaries are based in Poltava Oblast and serve Poltava and Eastern Ukraine. Life for those in Eastern Ukraine includes continuous fighting, threat, and destruction. Many of the villagers left are those without the means to leave, including many widows, elderly and poor families.
Where We Serve
Current Updates and Areas of Need:
Missile attacks an shelling are growing in intensity as Russian troops push the Front further West. Poltava, where our missionaries live, if being hit daily. Apartments, hospitals and civilians are being targeted. It is also becoming much harder to get to the Eastern Villages and cities. Many of our dear friends living here are in deep need of evacuating and relocation. We have an urgent need of finding places further east for people to move to.
Power plants are being strategically targeted right now. The entire country is facing mass power outages. This can mean that the electricity comes on for several hours a day, or can mean days in a row without any. For many, this also means extended periods without heat, as generators are expensive and hard to come by. Low temperatures continue to fall into the single digits.
