Distraught, Faddei* showed up to the Samaritan's Purse Emergency Field Hospital in Lviv, Ukraine. Faddei said his village was 25 percent annihilated and 900 people died—including his son. As he explained what happened, two crisis-trained chaplains from the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team were there to listen, pray and offer encouragement.
Name changed for privacy.
People like Faddei* are why dozens of Billy Graham chaplains are ministering in three Ukrainian cities alongside sister ministry Samaritan's Purse. They're offering emotional and spiritual care to Ukrainians, while Samaritan's Purse has served tens of thousands of people by providing medical care and distributing food and other life-saving supplies. Every morning, the ministries gather to start the day with a devotion and prayer.
Next to a Billy Graham chaplain, medical intern Anna prays over a patient before surgery. She recently came to know Christ after starting to work at the clinic.