Timothy and Rhoda Sloan


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Happy Ukrainian Easter! This is a big weekend in Ukraine. We have been invited out for some meals and have really enjoyed this lovely little ‘bit of normality’!
Tomorrow will be a busy day and we expect large numbers attending the meetings.
The assembly here is 20 years old tomorrow. We have so much to be thankful for as we look back and thank God for all His goodness over the years!

Just received this email from the UK government...
"…The Russian invasion of Ukraine is ongoing, with attacks against a number of major cities. There is a real risk to life.
We advise British nationals to leave Ukraine immediately if you judge it is safe to do so. Ukraine’s airspace is closed…"

We feel that the Lord would have us stay here with the believers and all of our friends. We are happy to be where God wants us and we just trust Him for everything. He is faithful!
Please keep praying.

Great to see the transformer for the orphanage almost ready after 3 long years!! It’s a must for the renovated building as we need to increase our power supply.
Another very busy day at the hall with so many people in for soup and hot meals. Marianna, Ira and Lera were kept going all day!
We got the small store cleared up and we are ready for a new delivery of boxes from the main store on Monday.
Please keep praying.

Good to have had another busy but encouraging Thursday. A lot of aid was given out from the aid store along with food bags. Many came in to have their hot meal and dining areas were full. We were at the large store, it’s getting more empty looking but still plenty of boxes to go through and distribute.
Had a quick trip to the orphanage too to see the floor of the ground floor started and the heated flooring getting laid. Work is progressing well. Tiles arrived for the ground floor and the basement today.
This evening we had our hymn singing and Prayer meeting. Good to see so many with us. We gave food bags to everyone present.
Then we all enjoyed a delicious chicken curry made by Marianna, Ira & Lera.
A huge thank you again to everyone for all the hard work.
Just before the meeting started the sirens were sounding again.
Please keep praying.

Video caption: (3 videos together)
"Enjoying our hymn singing - Great to be together - Special times of prayer and hymn singing"

We were all kept busy today again. Got more food bags packed. Lots of aid was given out from the aid store and many were fed at the hall. Lots of boxes were sorted today as well.
The 2 emergency response units arrived today. Was quite a job to get them off the lorry but they are amazing! They were packed full of aid too. We would like to sincerely thank Boss Cabins, especially Sarah and Nicky, for these brilliant units and also for all the aid. Everything is so useful.
One unit is now in a refugee camp and the other one is going to the mayor for the local community.
We are so thankful to everyone who is helping from abroad and those helping us here.
War sirens are sounding tonight so we pray we have a peaceful night.
Please keep praying.

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Thankful for another busy but good day. Some of us had the privilege of meeting the mayor this morning. Such a lovely man. Then it was back to work!! We got more food bags ready to distribute and more clothing plus food bags were given out to families from our aid store.
At present there are approx 50,000 refugees in our town. The kitchen was really busy all day too. Many came in and enjoyed a hot meal, tea and coffee. We also were asked if we could help a very needy town which has suffered dreadful bombardment and atrocities. What a privilege to send 1 car and 2 van loads of aid to those dear people who have suffered so much. Thank you to all who have helped in any way to make this possible. God has been so good to us here and it’s such a delight to be able to reach out and help those in deep need.
Please keep praying.

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"Another van load of aid to sort through. Boys kept busy!!"

So pleased to find a box of large fizzy cola bottles! The box had split open so we all had some treats!!

"I think U have a bit of a character in the middle of ur row. He looks like fun"

"He is such a great young man. He enjoys a good laugh. All these boys are just amazing.xx"

Another busy start to this working week! We got one store at the hall almost cleared of boxes and items sorted. Many people came to get clothes and food bags from the other store today. We are making up food bags now every day to distribute with the clothes. The kitchen was extremely busy too. Huge thanks to everyone for working so hard! Poor Pasha sprained his ankle today. Daniel, who is blind, worked, massaged and bandaged it. He’s amazing. Pasha got x-ray so has been told to rest. Great to see that boxes of aid collected here 10 days ago have arrived at the front line where there is such a great need. Many many thanks to all who donated this great aid. A town a couple of hours from us was bombed early this morning. It’s so sad - more lives lost and many injured.
Please keep praying.

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"Please pray for lives to be preserved here."

What a lovely day we all enjoyed together. Great to see the hall well filled and dining areas full for lunch. Ira was at the hall very early to prepare burgers and potato wedges. Tim spoke after the Breaking of Bread meeting, Anatoly took Sunday School and Sasha spoke in the Gospel meeting. We were so privileged to remember the Lord Who died but rose again!
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow!
We have another busy week now!
Please keep praying.

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"Ira, Olga & our boys!!
Enjoying the hymns.
Lovely words to these hymns."

A company in England has donated 2 towable emergency response units in Ukrainian colours. They have sitting area with kitchen plus a toilet and storage room. The unit is solar powered. They will arrive early next week. They will be really useful here. We are so grateful to everyone who has made all this possible.
Today some of our helpers had a day off and others were working as hard as ever. The kitchen was as busy as ever and all tables full.
Looking forward to all of our meetings tomorrow.
Please keep praying.

Another good Friday! Good to see a lot of bags of aid distributed today plus food bags. We are still sorting boxes every day too. Many people came in for hot meals today so it was busy everywhere!! Really thankful for great helpers. Think we will all sleep well tonight again!
Please keep praying.

Another busy day with great helpers making the work so much easier! So many working in the hall with the aid, others at the main store with the aid, others at the orphanage and the great girls in the kitchen! Over 200 hot meals served today!
A big thank you to Ira & Lecia!
Praying for another peaceful night.
Please keep praying.

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What a busy day! Firstly organising work at the orphanage, then getting more boxes from large store to the hall, then sorting aid! 3 van loads of aid sorted today. Vita, Lyuda and Pasha got small store well cleaned up.
Girls in the kitchen had very busy day too. Great to see so many people in for hot meals. Good to get some aid out to those in great need today.
Please keep praying.

Video caption: "Great job!"

Another encouraging Sunday. Hall almost full today. Great to see new faces too. Sergei encouraged us all after the Breaking of Bread from Exodus chp 3. Moses asked, Who am I that…? but God promised, I will certainly be with you!
After a coffee break Anatoly spoke to the Sunday School kids. Then we had a delicious meal of Mexicano and rice followed by hot drinks and treats! Vadim then spoke in the Gospel. We are so thankful for a peaceful day again and for being able to meet together freely.
Please keep praying.

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"Enjoying the lovely hymns.
Great to be all together and sing lovely hymns.
Our Slavic is 40 today! Vita presented him with some sweets.
Katja said Philippians chp 4 word perfect! Well done!!"

We are looking forward to a peaceful night’s rest after another good day. The kitchen was extremely busy today with so many in for their soup and hot meals. The 2 girls who are working so hard are from UCC. Lecia and Ira have attended for years and we are so thankful for them both. Yesterday another 1,000 new refugees arrived in our town. We are housing a further 17 ourselves. The war sirens are sounding tonight again. We are looking forward to tomorrow to meeting with the believers and also all of our new friends. What potential!
Please keep praying.

A very busy Friday here! We all got the main room in the hall cleared, boxes sorted and placed in 2 smaller rooms. We had 2 van loads of aid taken away today to very needy Ukrainians, some local and some farther away. Ira and Lecia were so busy preparing and serving so many soup dishes and hot meals too. Both dining rooms were full for most of the day.

Over at the orphanage the work is progressing well. It’s great to see so much being done. 19 men are working there now as we need to open as soon as we possibly can. It’s been a very busy but worthwhile week again. God has preserved us all and we are so thankful. We pray for a quiet night.
Please keep praying.

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"Still a lot to do on ground floor but getting there.
Our super team of boys!!"

Another busy day for everyone! More aid sorted and 2 lots ready to be distributed tomorrow to very needy groups.

We had a lovely hymn singing tonight and Prayer meeting. Great to have 10 new friends join us tonight. We all enjoyed a very tasty meal and dessert afterwards. We couldn’t ask for a better team of willing helpers!

War sirens were sounding today again. Praying for a peaceful night.
Please keep praying.

Video captions:
"More boxes arriving!
Enjoying hymn singing."

We all got on so well today and can see some clearance of boxes!! The aid is just brilliant! Again so thankful for all the help we had today to get so much done.

We also gave away a van load of aid to refugees and others who are in desperate need. The girls in the kitchen are making approx 190 meals per day - huge thank you to Marianna, Ira and Lecia. All is quiet here tonight.
Please keep praying.

Just a little post to ask you to remember our family at this time too. We miss them and they all seem so far away some days! It’s great to be able to keep in touch every day and we always enjoy our skype/FaceTime/WhatsApp calls! Please keep praying.

It looks chaotic but we are getting there!! Lots of boxes of food sorted today and ready to go to local refugees. Again a huge Thank You to all the hard workers in the hall, at the store, in the kitchen and downstairs in the small store. We really appreciate all you do to help.

The food items are so useful, so a huge Thank You to all involved in sending out the aid. Great to see so many in for hot meals today too. Please keep praying.
Video caption: "Our 4 great young helpers!!"

Today was spent going through lots of boxes of food which came out on lorries. So much great food to distribute. It’s a mammoth task but we have a great team of helpers. Many thanks to all for your hours of hard work today! Getting some aid now to those in need. So much need. Some very tragic stories from the East. Girls in the kitchen were extremely busy and served so many meals today again. Please keep praying.

We woke up to a very snowy day!! Slavic and Lyuda were at the hall very early getting a lovely meal prepared for us all. We had a full hall today. So nice to see everyone. Tim spoke in Ministry/Gospel after the Breaking of Bread meeting. Anatoly took Sunday School and Daniel spoke in the Gospel.

We had over 30 new friends in today from all over the country. All enjoyed a tasty meal. We hadn’t enough tables and chairs but that’s a good problem to have!! Please keep praying.

Video: 1st clip: Sunday School: Saying Philippians ch 4 off by heart!! Amazing!
2nd clip: congregational singing.

Today has been wet, dull and quite cold. Some of us went to visit some of the believers in nearby villages who can’t get out to meetings because of the war. We were able to take them boxes of food from the aid lorries.

Lovely to see Mary, Anatoly and grandmother Tanya. Tanya has mobility problems and is housebound. She’s such a lovely Christian lady. Girls in the kitchen at the hall had a busy day too preparing soup and lots of hot meals. Please keep praying.

Great to see so many come in today to get free meals. This is just from one sitting today. It’s a delight to help these dear people who have suffered so much. We had another busy day, all is quiet tonight. Please keep praying.

Another busy day but very encouraging meeting so many lovely people. We have rented 10 new billboards near the hall, each with a Bible verse, meeting times and offer of free meals to kids, pensioners and refugees. Great to see the response from these. Both dining areas were full today. Met some lovely people who have come through horrific experiences in the East. We can’t even begin to imagine. Getting some boxes of aid sorted every day too in the stores.

We had a lovely time of hymn singing before our Prayer meeting tonight. Grandmother Tanya can’t get out to the meetings now as she has mobility problems. We called her tonight during the meeting and we all sang her favourite hymn. Great to see so many out tonight and we all enjoyed a tasty meal of pasta and chicken afterwards, thanks to Marianna and Ira. We were warned to stay away from the town centre today due to bomb threats but thankfully everything is still quiet. Please keep praying.

Not long home after a very busy day! Many thanks to all who helped in any way. We unloaded our 5th lorry late last night and the store was well filled. Was just great to see Dan, Sasha & Dima today from Ivano as they came to get 3 van loads of aid from the store. Delighted to be able to help them and to know they have arrived safely back home after a long journey.

We worked in the stores all afternoon and then went to unload our 6th lorry at 5.20pm! Really thankful to all who came and worked so hard until 8.30! Such a great load of aid and the store is packed full. Now to get it all sorted and distributed as soon as we can. A huge thank-you to you all for everything. Please keep praying.

We all had another very busy day!! Lots of work sorting aid and girls working hard in the kitchen making soup and pizza for so many people. Tim, Anatoly and some men will be finished about midnight tonight again. Thank you to all the hard workers! We really appreciate all you do.

Last night a town near us was bombed. We pray again tonight for a peaceful night. Please keep praying.

Back to apartment after an encouraging day with Breaking of Bread meeting followed by ministry when Sergei spoke on Moses and what we can do for God. Sunday school was smaller as kids are abroad or in villages. Anatoly spoke well in the Gospel. Olga made us all a delicious meal of rice and garlic mince with pickled cucumber. Great to see so many new faces with us today. Yesterday missiles landed in a town about 2 hours from here and caused a lot of damage, injuring some people. Last night war sirens were sounding a lot in our town. 3 or 4 missiles were fired about 20 mins from here. 2 were shot down and others exploded. Sergei saw and heard the explosions. Thankfully no-one was injured. Please keep praying.

26th March 2022

Thomas Sloan is with Christopher Webster and
10 others, in Chester, Cheshire.

Massive thanks to our Chester friends and neighbours for helping pack the 3rd lorry of aid going out to Ukraine.
This will be such a great help to those who are struggling and have lost so much in Ukraine. Thanks again to everyone who has contributed aid & £ donations towards this load.

26th March 2022

This dear old man, Leonid, came to the hall today. He hadn’t had anything to eat for a few days... he was crying when we gave him soup, then potatoes and meatballs with pickled cabbage.
After getting some home made juice and tea with cookies he burst into tears again. It’s heartbreaking but what a privilege to show some kindness to this dear man.

25th March 2022

All keeping very busy again today. Trying to get aid sorted as quickly as possible to be able to get it to those in need. Small clothes store at hall is coming on well. Vita & Lyuda are doing a great job. Boxes of food are being sorted too but still a lot to go through. Thanks to all those from UCC who are helping. Everyone in the hall kitchen was so busy too preparing meals for so many. Today was a beautiful spring day, everything is quiet here and we are so thankful. Please keep praying.

24th March 2022

What a busy day! So many willing helpers worked so hard all day!! Thank you to everyone of you! You are a brilliant team! We are getting the aid sorted to be able to distribute it as quickly as we can. The girls in the hall kitchen were busy all day making hot meals and both dining areas were full! Great to be able to feed so many people who are in such need. We had lovely hymn singing tonight followed by our Prayer meeting. Then we all enjoyed a lovely meal of chicken and spicy potato wedges followed by delicious crepes with home made jam made by Lena. We have so much to be thankful for! Please keep praying.

23rd March 2022

Another busy day unloading and sorting boxes from the 4th lorry! Thanks to Colin Montgomery who organised the lorry and to all who contributed in any way. Thomas & Nadia, with their friends and neighbours from Chester did a huge amount of work to get everything packed up and the lorry loaded. Many thanks to everyone of you. It’s all deeply appreciated. We have been put in touch with 100 new refugees here who will be coming to get fed every day at the hall. Please keep praying.

22nd March 2022

Some photos from last night at the border and from today with new load arriving. Everyone got back home at approx 1.40am. Tim was away at 6.30 this morning to get the aid unloaded into the store. Then all drove back to the border for the next lorry. It was unloaded into a Ukrainian truck and is on its way here now. Will be another late night as the lorry has to be unloaded tonight. Just amazing to see such great loads arriving. We just want to thank everyone involved. It will be such a great help here just now.

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22nd March 2022

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21st March 2022

2nd lorry is just across the border now after a long delay and all the men are unloading it into Ukrainian lorry. Will take approx 1-2 hrs. Then 2 hr drive here and lorry unloaded into store. Will be well after midnight when everyone gets home. Please pray for safe travels for everyone. Just heard of some explosions near us tonight. Praying for a peaceful night.

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20th March 2022

Great to be able to meet this morning to have all of our meetings and Sunday School. So thankful that all is quiet here today. We had a great day and were so happy to see so many new faces! Tim spoke in Ministry and encouraged us from James chp.1. Good lesson in Sunday School and in the Gospel after lunch. Anna and Olga, with the help of others, made 60 delicious lunches of chicken, spiced potato wedges and beetroot/coleslaw salad. Please keep praying!

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19th March 2022

First of the lorries has arrived in Ukraine! We are so excited and delighted to have our first load here. Huge thanks to Silent Night, Montgomery transport, all who helped with aid, all who packed the lorry, all who unloaded into Ukrainian lorry and all who helped in any way today. Please pray for safe travels for the driver back to UK and for all travelling back here tonight on dangerous roads. Lorry has to be unloaded here tonight. Will be a late night! Please keep praying.

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19th March 2022

How can we ever thank you all for such kindness and help!! People we don’t even know have helped us so so much. We are so grateful to you all today.

Pictures and video below are from their son, Thomas, in Chester

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18th March 2022

A very long and busy day today. Got rented store all sorted and ready for first lorry arriving tomorrow. Please pray for safe travels for the drivers of these lorries, also for Anatoly, Sergei, Tim, Vitalik and others plus 4 helpers from UCC who will be travelling tomorrow. Praying for a peaceful night.

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17th March 2022

Just back to the apartment after another busy day! Great to meet new families, new refugees and help them in every way we can. We have just bought a 2018 Renault van with 200,000 km!! It’s in good shape and will be ideal for distributing aid when the lorries start arriving on Saturday. We had such a lovely time at our Prayer meeting and hymn singing tonight. These times are very special. We all enjoyed a delicious meal cooked by Marianna and Ira.
We have so much to be thankful for.
I love the Lord because……. Ps. 116:1. Please keep praying.

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16th March 2022

A very big THANK YOU to everyone who has helped getting aid to us here in Ukraine. This is the 3rd lorry on its way! None have arrived here yet but we are so excited to be able to help those who are in desperate need. We have paid for 10 new billboards around town advertising our meetings, a Gospel verse and free meals for kids, pensioners and refugees. We have had a busy day and pray now for a peaceful night.

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15th March 2022:

"After another busy day we are back in the apartment. More workmen are now working at the orphanage which is great. War sirens are sounding again tonight. A town less than an hour from us has been hit by a missile tonight. We just pray for a quiet night and for lives to be preserved."

Sunday 13th March 2022

"We all had a very encouraging day today. After the terrible news of bombs exploding near 2 towns not too far away we were so thankful for a peaceful day. We had so many meeting with us today, great to see them all. Tim spoke in Ministry after Breaking of Bread meeting. Anatoly spoke to the kids/teenagers in Sunday School and spoke in the Gospel after lunch. Many thanks to Slavic and Lyuda for making a delicious lunch of beef schnitzel, rice & roasted tomatoes.

This evening we were invited to a refugee camp and we had a lovely time singing together and then Tim told how he got saved. Over 70 unsaved in. So good to see them all. Tonight the war sirens are sounding here! Please keep praying!"

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