Working with local doctors on our medical mission to Ukraine, we shared skills and stories while adapting to air raid sirens and power outages in the makeshift clinics.

Join Dr. Lara Wieland in her profound journey into Ukraine, unveiling untold sufferings and the resilience of its people amid war.

Last night after getting back I was told that Pastor Oleg wanted to have dinner. He invited a young student from his church to translate for us…

Ukraine (12) 27th JulyHad a good nights sleep with only one air raid siren and despite being on the floor, having norunning water and after seeing the horrors of the …

24th July Yesterday and today I pretty much spent organising photos and videos and trying to translate and edit the videos of the army chaplain who had been killed. I …

22/7 We said goodbye to everyone at camp including our lovely interpreter. Always hard to take when people so effusively thank you for coming to their country during war and …

This day marks the continuity of the Ukrainian nation for over a thousand years and counters the hostile  narratives of the Russians around Ukraine as a ‘fake’ state. It marks …

20/7Today was a heavier day as I interviewed two people for hours, both with intense experiences.David was a young neurosurgeon who works in Dnipro hospital, one of the receiving hospitals …

18/7 Woke to the news that Russia conducted a massive missile and drone attack on Odesa last night. The city I’d just been the week before. Thankfully air defence worked …