{"id":268180,"date":"2026-02-02T12:16:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/?p=268180"},"modified":"2026-02-03T08:52:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T13:52:54","slug":"february26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samaritanspurse.org\/es\/our-ministry\/february26\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter February 2026"},"content":{"rendered":" \r\n
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Helping the Cold and Hungry in Ukraine<\/span><\/h1>\r\n \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/section> \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
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February marks the fourth anniversary of the start of the conflict in Ukraine. The people there are suffering greatly. Many are without electricity and heat for long stretches each day; some have no power at all. This year's winter has been brutal—the coldest since the conflict began, with lows below zero as I write this.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

Plunged into darkness, many cold and exhausted Ukrainians struggle to survive. Schools in the capital, Kyiv, had to close for weeks in January because they couldn't keep students warm. Some people wake up at 1 a.m. to do their work when the power flips on and then go back to bed when the blackout starts again at 5 a.m.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

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Throughout the country, Samaritan's Purse is working with our church partners to deliver massive amounts of food and also provide many thousands of daily hot meals. Large tents, which we distributed earlier in the conflict, are still being used as hubs where shivering people—young and old—can go to eat, warm up, and charge their phones. In one city, we support a pastor whose church serves more than 600 meals daily, helping residents, displaced people, and those living on the streets (shown above). He said, \"From the bottom of my heart, I am deeply grateful to Samaritan's Purse for everything you have done for us and continue to do. The food you provide is a tremendous help to us in this difficult time.\"<\/p> \r\n\r\n

We've already provided more than 284 million pounds of food in Ukraine, an amount that would fill a line of 18-wheelers stretching 92 miles.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Closer to the frontlines, it can be dangerous to even leave your home. At great risk to themselves, church leaders are delivering food and other critical supplies to senior citizens, people who are disabled, and others unable to flee the fighting. These items are packed in specially marked bags we provide that say \"God Loves You\" in Ukrainian.<\/p>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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