It’s been a harrowing journey to safety for Iryna Petrus and her little girl, Polina, with three different countries and three different host families.
This Easter is very different for many Ukrainian refugees, with close to 5 million people fleeing Ukraine.
"First egg hunt was [Saturday] at the church, and [Sunday], in the community that had another egg hunt," she said. "I was talking to my husband yesterday on the phone. When I am back home, I want to have a little bit of the U.S. traditions in Ukraine."However, she can’t help but worry about her husband and family trapped in Ukraine, going on almost two months now. "She goes and asks me every evening.
"Then I am meeting more people, their friends, who are trying to help because Dallas there is a Ukrainian community, churches, and a big immigration group of Ukrainians there," Petrus said.Easter service was held at St. Sophia Ukrainian Church in The Colony Sunday.
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