Dr. Paul Chitwood talks with Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. Chitwood traveled to the region to observe Southern Baptist relief efforts.

At the border of Romania and Ukraine, Dr. Paul Chitwood speaks with a Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteer serving Ukrainian refugees fleeing their home country.

Dr. Paul Chitwood speaks with a Romanian pastor involved in Ukrainian refugee ministry at the border of Romania and Ukraine.

Dr. Paul Chitwood prays with Polish pastors who are serving Ukrainian refugees who fled the war.

Dr. Paul Chitwood and a Polish pastor pose for a photo. Chitwood visited Poland to observe IMB and Polish Baptist’s ministry to Ukrainian refugees.

Dr. Paul Chitwood prays with Polish pastors who are serving Ukrainian refugees who fled the war.

At the border of Romania and Ukraine, Dr. Paul Chitwood listens to and empathizes with a Ukrainian refugee who shares her experience fleeing Ukraine.

A woman poses for a photo. Even though the country is at war, in Lviv, Ukraine, people seem to go about life as normal. IMB Photo

Two women pose for a photo. Even though the country is at war, in Lviv, Ukraine, people seem to go about life as normal — shopping and snapping selfies. IMB Photo

Oleg and Dashia pose for a photo. The couple are leaders in the church, and they both serve in worship team. Mike Domke, an IMB missionary, and Cade and Ginny Wheeler of Send Relief, visited the church. Sasha and his wife, Julia, and with a team of young leaders lead this growing church. The Sunday worship service is filled to standing-room-only with 130 people. With the help of Send Relief, the church provides food packets to the community. IMB Photo

Sasha, the pastor of Water of Life Church in Lutsk, Ukraine, and his wife, Julia, pose for a photo. The couple is in the process of adopting five children. Sasha and Julia and a team of young leaders lead this growing church in Lutsk. The Sunday worship service is filled to standing-room-only with 130 people. With the help of Send Relief, the church provides food packets to the community. IMB Photo

Mike Domke, an IMB missionary, encourages and prays for a woman with four children. She recently came to faith but still struggles. Domke, met the woman at the Water of Life Church in Lutsk, Ukraine. The church, with the help of Send Relief, provides food packets to the community. IMB Photo

Mike Domke, an IMB missionary, speaks during a church service at Water of Life Church in Lutsk, which is located in western Ukraine. Domke and Cade and Ginny Wheeler, who serve with Send Relief, visited the church, and spent time with the church’s pastor, Sasha, and his wife, Julia. The couple, with a team of young leaders, lead this growing church. The Sunday worship service is filled to standing-room-only with 130 people. With the help of Send Relief, the church provides food packets to the community. IMB Photo

Worship leaders of Water of Life Church in Lutsk, Ukraine, lead the congregation in song. Mike Domke, an IMB missionary, and Cade and Ginny Wheeler of Send Relief, visited the church. Sasha and his wife, Julia, and with a team of young leaders lead this growing church. The Sunday worship service is filled to standing-room-only with 130 people. With the help of Send Relief, the church provides food packets to the community. IMB Photo

A woman prays during a service at the Water of Life Church in Lutsk, in western Ukraine. Mike Domke, an IMB missionary, and Cade and Ginny Wheeler of Send Relief, visited the pastor of the church, Sasha, and his wife, Julia. The church has a team of young leaders who lead this growing church. The Sunday worship service is filled to standing-room-only with 130 people. With the help of Send Relief, the church provides food packets to the community. IMB Photo

Women exit Bread of Life Baptist Church in Kozelets, Ukraine, after receiving bags of food distributed by Mike Domke, an IMB missionary, and Cade and Ginny Wheeler of Send Relief, distributed the food packets. Mike shared the gospel with the people who gathered. Send Relief partners with the church to provide food packets to those in need in the community. IMB Photo

A woman and her children accept a bag of food from Mike Domke, an IMB missionary, and Cade and Ginny Wheeler of Send Relief. Domke and the Brows distributed food packets to people living in Kozelets, which is northeast of Kyiv. Domke shared the gospel with the people who gathered. Send Relief partners with a local church to provide food packets to those in need in the community. IMB Photo

A woman reaches for a bag of food that Mike Domke, an IMB missionary, and Cade and Ginny Wheeler of Send Relief, distributed food packets to people living near Kozelets, Ukraine. Send Relief partners with a local church to provide food packets to those in need in the community. IMB Photo

Mike Domke, an IMB missionary, and Cade and Ginny Wheeler of Send Relief, distribute food packets to people living near Kozelets, Ukraine. Mike shared the gospel message with the people who gathered. Send Relief partners with a local church to provide food packets to those in need in the community. IMB Photo

Mike Domke, IMB missionary, shares the gospel with Ukrainians who gathered after receiving food distributed by Send Relief and a local church. IMB Photo