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<i>We didn't think that we were hungry</i>

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<i>or we couldn't take a shower 
because there was no hot water.</i>

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<i>We just were thinking about,</i>

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<i>"Are we going to stay alive today?"</i>

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<i>or "Are we going to die?"</i>

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<i>And we were only praying all the time.</i>

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<i>And thanks God we are still alive.</i>

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<i>I'm Ruslana.</i>

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<i>I'm staying here in Poland at the church.</i>

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<i>My family are refugees from Ukraine.</i>

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My mom, my siblings, sister, and brother.

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Unfortunately, our father,

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he's a preacher,
and he is left in Ukraine.

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<i>When the first day of war started,</i>

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<i>we hoped it would end soon, but it didn't.</i>

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<i>And the worst part was that 
our city Berdyansk was occupied</i>

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<i>on the second and third days of war,</i>

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<i>so just from the start.</i>

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<i>And we couldn't leave the city at all.</i>

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<i>And the pharmacies, the food stores
were completely empty.</i>

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People couldn't buy food 
or even like simple medicines.

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<i>And also, we didn't have any network</i>

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<i>or we couldn't even call
that we are alive.</i>

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And our grandmother, she was so worried,

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and we couldn't tell her
that we are alive.

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It was so bad.

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<i>Ruslana and her family
are among the millions of refugees</i>

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<i>fleeing the conflict in Ukraine.</i>

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<i>Few know where they will end up.</i>

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The majority of us 
don't have relatives or friends here.

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And the only people who helped
is the church.

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The church gives us
a chance to have a future

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and helps us with the basic things.

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And here is the bedroom.

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So we slept here.

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And it's quite comfortable.
It's warm here and nice.

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And we are really glad 
that the church provided us

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a place to sleep in.

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<i>Adventist churches across Europe</i>

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<i>are redefining what it means
for a church to be a sanctuary.</i>

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<i>ADRA supports their efforts
to take in thousands of refugees.</i>

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Jesus never asked, "Who are you?"

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"What is your nationality?"

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"Are you a good person or bad person?"

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<i>He was open.</i>

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<i>And I think this is a good example for us.</i>

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<i>When we are helping others, 
it's like Jesus' hands will be through us.</i>

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<i>We change because of Jesus,
of his impact on us.</i>

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<i>And we want to be His hands.</i>

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<i>We want to be His feet.</i>

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<i>The global humanitarian agency ADRA...</i>

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<i>The Adventist Development
 and Relief Agency ADRA...</i>

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<i>And now the organization 
has people in and around Ukraine</i>

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<i>helping the hundreds 
of thousands of people fleeing...</i>

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<i>Groups here at home 
are getting involved as well...</i>

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<i>But a Maryland aid group
is going much farther,</i>

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<i>5,000 miles farther 
to provide direct help...</i>

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<i>It's already providing shelter
 to refugees in youth centers</i>

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<i>and church buildings...</i>

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<i>ADRA volunteers
crossed the border themselves</i>

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<i>into Ukraine.</i>

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<i>This convoy carrying supplies...</i>

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When they said like, "Don't worry,
you can feel at home here,

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and we will help you

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because we are your brothers
and sisters in God."

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They just supported us,
and that meant so much.

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<i>"I was hungry</i>

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<i>and you gave me something to eat.</i>

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<i>I was thirsty</i>

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<i>and you gave me something to drink.</i>

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<i>I was a stranger and you invited me in.</i>

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<i>I needed clothes and you clothed me.</i>

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<i>I was sick and you looked after me.</i>

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<i>I was in prison and you came to visit me."</i>