Thank you so much to everyone who has been volunteered or donated towards the Ukraine Emergency Appeal, we are so thankful for generosity! Please keep reading for some ways we’re organising things going forward:
We are currently accepting donations of food, medical supplies and toiletries as per the list circulated on Monday, we will share on here when we are able to accept clothing and bedding again.
Volunteers are very welcome Monday to Friday 10am – 4pm, there is lots of sorting and packing to do!
If you are planning to drop items off or to volunteer at any time please email julie@internationalaidtrust.org.uk or text 07502 055109 to book in.
We know many of you have been kindly running drop off points for donations, please can you let us know if these are still ongoing and if you want us to share the days / times people can drop off.
Thank you so much everyone for your generosity! We are not accepting any more clothes and bedding until we have processed what we have at the warehouse. We are still accepting food, medical supplies and toiletries as shown below. Thank you all for your support and understanding at this time. Further updates will follow as we have more news to share.
We currently have a long queue of vehicles waiting to drop goods off at Sherdley Road Ind Est, we are kindly asking for patience at this time or if you can defer your visit until tomorrow (Tuesday 8th March). Thank you for your understanding
We would love to hear from you if you are a competent experienced FLT driver, hold a current license and have some time to offer us at our warehouse at Lostock Hall. Please email for more information office@internationalaidtrust.org.uk
Here is an updated list of list of what is most needed for our Ukraine appeal. We have an opportunity to get aid into our distribution centre in Ukraine, they urgently need food and medical supplies listed in this picture.
Our shops are now just taking items on this list, we are continuing to take clothes and bedding at our warehouse if you have already collected it. If you are starting a new collection please use this list. Please share, thank you so much for all your support! Ukraine appeal A4 poster
Below are a few photographs of the truck that left yesterday laden with much need aid.
It is now on the way to Moldova where Pastor Victor and team are supporting Ukrainian refugees. Thank you very much to everyone who helped make this possible!
Today (Fri 4th March) we are loading a truck and respectfully ask that if you were planning to drop off at the warehouse today could you possibly hold off until Monday 7th March. We want to ensure safety to all. Thank you all for your understanding and support. Please check our FB later for photos etc.
A huge thank you to everyone for all your support of our Ukraine appeal in so many ways!
Answers to some frequently asked questions:
urgently required – dried foods with 12+ date
What do you need most? Dried food, especially pasta and rice (with at least 12 months best before date.
Do you have a deadline? No we will be sending aid into Ukraine and to support those displaced for the foreseeable future.
As the response to the appeal has been so amazing, a couple of other things to mention, if you are planning to drop donations off at one of our charity shops, please phone first, as some of them are running out of space, numbers here: Stores – International Aid Trust
If you are planning to bring a large amount of donations to the warehouse e.g van rather than car please can you phone to arrange a time? (01772 6119888) or send a message on facebook.
We are very grateful to everyone who has volunteered to help with sorting and packing donations! There is lots, lots more to do, of you would like to help please get in touch.
Today (Fri 4th March) we are loading a truck and respectfully ask that if you were planning to drop off at the warehouse today could you possibly hold off until Monday 7th March. We want to ensure safety to all. Thank you all for your understanding and support. Please check our FB later for photos etc.
A huge thank you to everyone for all your support of our Ukraine appeal in so many ways!
Answers to some frequently asked questions:
urgently required – dried foods with 12+ date
What do you need most? Dried food, especially pasta and rice (with at least 12 months best before date.
Do you have a deadline? No we will be sending aid into Ukraine and to support those displaced for the foreseeable future.
As the response to the appeal has been so amazing, a couple of other things to mention, if you are planning to drop donations off at one of our charity shops, please phone first, as some of them are running out of space, numbers here: Stores – International Aid Trust
If you are planning to bring a large amount of donations to the warehouse e.g van rather than car please can you phone to arrange a time? (01772 619888) or send a message on facebook.
We are very grateful to everyone who has volunteered to help with sorting and packing donations! There is lots, lots more to do, of you would like to help please get in touch.
The situation in Ukraine is worsening by the minute and these desperate people now need our help more than ever before. Before this latest attack by Putin’s Russia many families and old people could not afford to buy even basic food items, with pensioners receiving less than £100 per month. Food costs are the equivalent of those here in the UK so it has been a choice between food or fuel with any needed medications simply being out of the question. With the situation now deteriorating so rapidly we need to be ready to help those who are worse affected. The destitute are always hit first and hit the hardest and they won’t be able to seek refuge elsewhere.
We have over thirty years experience of ministry in Ukraine with our own teams and networks already there in place. They are committed to staying put and helping those who need it most. Can you help us to help them please?
Donations can be made directly into our bank account using the following details. This is the easiest and most cost effective way of giving with nothing taken out for administrative purposes. Other payment methods can be found here
Thank you for standing with us and for all the continued prayers and support at this difficult time.
Rev Bernard Cocker
CEO & Founder
Luke 3:11 11 John answered and said, “Anyone who has extra clothes should share with the one who has none. And anyone who has extra food should do the same.”
Thank you very much to everyone who has donated for a ‘Virtual Shoebox’!
This video shows the first of these gifts, funded by donations from supporters in the UK and packed by the team in Ukraine, being given out at a Christmas service at Soborna (Unity) Church.
Luke 2:8-12 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.
After the birth of Jesus, an angel appeared to a group of shepherds. At that time shepherds were looked down upon and considered unclean, they were not even accepted as witnesses in a court of law. Therefore, it’s important to note that the news of Jesus’ birth was given first to the lowliest of people. Please see the importance of this statement: The lowly guardians of the sacrificial lambs were the first ones to hear of the birth of Christ is a wonderful truth, but there is a more important point to be made here. These shepherds were a bit special. They were the keepers of the sacrificial lambs. The lambs that were reared each year for the sole purpose of being sacrificed to God in the temple in Jerusalem for the forgiveness of sins. (This is the reason that the lambs were kept in the fields close by) They had to be male lambs and without blemish, it is important to know this because Jesus, the Perfect Lamb of God, was born to give his life as a once and for all sacrifice that would take away the sins of the world for ever – for everyone who believed.
The Angels Understood the True Meaning of Christmas, with the announcement of the birth, the angels burst into song, and the heavens opened to reveal their joy. The birth of Christ was long awaited, heaven was visible from the earth, and angels proclaimed the most important news in history, and they gave it the poor first, not the theologians in Jerusalem, but to the shepherds just “outside” the city walls… So, the message then, and still is today, that Jesus came for the lowest, the poor and lost, those just “outside” our accepted society.
Luke 2:13-14 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favour rests.” So, who are these on whom His peace and favour rests? Some take this out of context as a blanket statement of peace on earth. But true peace only comes to those who believe in Christ and believe in the sacrifice he made for them. It’s not saying that the entire world could not experience peace. They can, but only when they accept God’s saving grace and favour through the shed blood of Christ.
John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Only by having a relationship with Christ can we find that perfect peace, and then we know that whatever happens, whatever we go though through, and whatever is happening in this hurting world, we will spend eternity with our creator and Saviour.
For the last thirty years, with your help we have shared, and continue to share this Good News changing lives forever because you care.
May you experience and share God’s peace over this season and in 2022.
