As Congress Gives Support Ahead of Ukrainian Easter, Death Will Not Have the Final Word

COMMENTARY

This has never happened to me before. This year I get to celebrate two different Easters. I didn’t realize this when I planned my upcoming trip to Ukraine. I’ve been to Ukraine on four different occasions in the last 24 months. On this next trip, I’m bringing a group of mental health specialists to serve the people of Ukraine. Together, on May 5th, we will celebrate Ukrainian Easter and our aid team will distribute food for 400 displaced families in the east of Ukraine. 

Our trip coincides with passage of the Ukraine aid package by the U.S. Congress. I didn’t want to explain to my Ukrainian friends why a Christian speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, was hindering the aid that the majority of our state representatives were ready to release. Thankfully the aid has been approved and I can now celebrate with my friends that Ukraine will get the critical aid they have been waiting for. 

Can you imagine holding the line against one of the world’s “superpowers?” Now imagine holding that line with minimal resources. That’s what Ukraine has been doing. As the aid to Ukraine has dried up, Ukraine has been in survival mode. Ukrainians have been

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