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January 2025 Update
As we enter the new year, we enter another year of war and tragedy for Ukraine. Yet, volunteer workers continue to unload trucks, distribute aid, and champion hope. We need a forklift for workers in Lutsk, Ukraine. Manually unloading trucks for the past 3 years is...
Back to School and Back to Ukraine
While many are getting ready to return to school, Sozo Charities is getting ready to return to Ukraine. Our hope is to provide shelter and humanitarian aid to those in need. We are looking to raise $10,000. by the end of September. Field Reps Kelly and Vicki will be...
UKRAINE BOMB SHELTER PROJECT – BRIGHT LIFE PRE-K
BREAKING REQUEST FROM UKRAINEDear Friends, We just received this urgent request from Ukraine: Bomb Shelter and Books! Never thought we would put those words in the same breath, but this is the reality of the Bright Life Pre-K and Elementary School in Kyiv,...
Update from Eastern Ukraine
This morning, together with a team of volunteers, I went to the east of Ukraine. It is only 20 miles from the Russian border. We brought a modular house for the victims. This will be the family of the pastor of the church in Sumy. They lost their home due to the...
Ukraine Update February 28, 2023
Sozo Charities would like to give thanks to those who recently donated to provide 2 new tiny homes for Ukrainian families in need. Each home costs $5000 and is furnished with beds, heating unit, small kitchen furniture and bathroom items. New home owners Nadia and...
Ukraine Update November 28, 2022
Sozo's Kelly Hoodikoff says THANK YOU from Kjiv.Dear Friends, Thank you for your support towards the humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. These are challenging times as Ukraine experiences long power outages daily during the cold winter days. Things are becoming critical....
Ukranian Pastor Rescued Just In Time
In 2018 I was invited on my first mission trip alongside veteran missionaries Jim Hiskey, Vicki and Kelly Hoodikoff to Cuba. This mission team consisted of US pastors, missionaries, and leaders to get an overview of the country and learn their needs. By the end of the...
Tiny Homes Project Update
Amidst all of the destruction on the ground in Ukraine, good things are happening! Recently we completed a home for a grateful family. Because of your generous donations, the Tiny Homes Project will continue to build a hope and future for the Uktrainian people....
UKRAINE Home Build Projects
Since February 24, 2022, over 14 million Ukrainians have been displaced because of the war. Russian aggression has caused thousands of people to lose their homes with yet untold stories in the eastern part of the country, where daily combat is taking place. Nations...
Mission Completed! Pastor’s Van Purchased!
We recently posted a prayer request for a new van for Pastor Volodymyr. We wrote: "Nearly every other day the church van is being filled with canned goods, rice, cooking oil, bottled water, fruit, and many other items to help feed those who can no longer purchase from...
Chernobyl Update
UPDATE JUNE 23, 2022 ~ BRINGING RELIEF TO CHERNOBYL We helped to purchase a van for one of our partners in Ukraine, Oles, who is helping to bring aid around the country. Attached are a few photos of Oles, who purchased and helped deliver food to the Chernobyl area...
June 2022 Sozo Update
Dear Sozo Charity Partners, Thank you for your generous giving towards helping Ukraine during this unprecedented crisis. With your support we have already helped many people in need. Over 11 million Ukrainians have been displaced because of the war. Nearly 7 million...