Category: volunteers

Mercy Works of Texas Says ‘US Border Guards Need Affirmation’

Who thinks of showing appreciation to southern U.S. Border Guards as they grapple with a flood of immigrants overwhelming their efforts? Beth Knox of Mercy Works in Garden Valley, Texas, and a team of like-minded souls did, distributing 600 “Border Patrol appreciation packs” worth more than $15,000 to two different units near McAllen, Texas, on…


Untold Story of Aid For Ukraine as Faith-Based Group Sends 1 Million Meals

The untold story of the Ukraine war in much of American mainstream media is how churches and faith-based organizations in the United States and abroad are funneling food, medical supplies, and spiritual support into the chaotic mess that is war in Ukraine, said a spokeswoman for Intercessors for America to The Epoch Times on March…


Volunteers Bring Goods to Ukrainians

Volunteers lined up in their cars at the Poland-Ukraine border. Many of them are bringing goods for the Ukrainian people. The Epoch Times’ sister media NTD spoke with people waiting in their cars to find out more.


Volunteers Lining Up for Ukraine at Mercy Works in Texas

LINDALE, Texas–Leaving for Poland today, March 18, to aid Ukrainian refugees is the first group of 200 people who have expressed a desire to travel to the stricken area with Mercy Works of Texas. If this group of volunteers is typical of small, faith-based non-profits in America, much of what they do, where they go,…


Aid Volunteers in Ukraine Also Facing Trauma Themselves

Volunteers seeking to aid some of the three million refugees coming across the border from Ukraine will experience anguish themselves, said a Trauma Therapy counselor to The Epoch Times on March 15. “It’s essential that volunteers who have little or no experience dealing with traumatized adults and children get ready for what they are about…


Aid Volunteers in Ukraine Facing Trauma Themselves

Volunteers seeking to aid some of the 3 million refugees coming across the border from Ukraine are experiencing anguish themselves, a trauma therapy counselor told The Epoch Times on March 15. “It’s essential that volunteers who have little or no experience dealing with traumatized adults and children get ready for what they are about to…


Volunteers in Texas Coordinate Evacuation of Orphans From Ukraine via Social Media

Orphan caravans from Odesa in the south of Ukraine are finding their way out of the war-torn country helped by volunteers in Texas using social media to guide them to safety. An all-volunteer effort is underway in Ukraine, Romania, Moldova, Poland, and the United States, to help aid the tens of thousands of orphans and…


Volunteers Cook Soup for Ukrainian Refugees in Poland

An Irish volunteer and other volunteers prepared a huge pot of vegetarian soup. The soup was served to refugees who have escaped the war in Ukraine. The volunteer says food is like love. From NTD News


Video: Volunteers Cook Soup for Ukrainian Refugees in Poland

An Irish volunteer and other volunteers prepared a huge pot of vegetarian soup. The soup was served to refugees who have escaped the war in Ukraine. The volunteer says food is like love. From NTD News


Volunteers in Romania Working Non-Stop to Help Ukrainians Fleeing War

A steady stream of refugees from Ukraine heading into Romania are finding their way to American Jim Leach and his wife, Becky, who had been leading a team of full-time volunteers to aid Romanian orphans over the past five years. At least, he said, that’s what they did until two weeks ago. “Then the war…