Diana Gelever says many in Delta have been sending donations directly to family and friends in Ukraine and neighboring countries. And a local church has launched a weeklong garage and bake sale to raise money for relief.
The Word of Life church near Delta Junction is holding a weeklong garage sale/bake sale to raise money to help the people of Ukraine.
But when Russian President Vladimir Putin sent tanks into Ukraine a couple of weeks ago, Shestopalov says her worst fears had come to pass. “It really breaks our heart,” she said. “It’s really touched us. I didn’t realize that I would feel this way. It’s just happening — in the 21st century. It’s just unbelievable.”Shestopalov’s family was among the first in a wave of refugees that began arriving in Delta Junction in the 1990s. They came from Russia and Ukraine and other nations in the former Soviet Union’s orbit, many looking for a place where they’d be free to worship according to their conscience.
Shestopalov’s dad is Ukrainian. Her mom was born in Finland but moved to Estonia, where Shestopalov was born. And her husband is Russian. She says some members of her family are now wondering whether their country will be the next to be attacked. And she says the responses that fellow congregants have been getting from family members in the old country are heart-breaking.
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