THE U.S. PLEDGING THEY WILL TAKE IN 100,000 UKRAINIAN REFUGEES.
IN 100,000 UKRAINIAN REFUGEES.
KPRC 2 US THE FIRST AND ONLY
HOUSTON NEWS TEAM TO HAVE A CREW
ON THE GROUND IN POLAND COVERING
THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS OF THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE.
CONFLICT IN UKRAINE.
OUR ZACK JOINING LIVES THE
CHURCH IN POLAND THAT IS
CONVERTEDDED TO A SHELTER FOR
REFUGEES. ZACK, GOOD MORNING.
ZACK, GOOD MORNING.
REPORTER:
REPORTER: GOOD MORNING.
SHELTER IS MEANT TO BE TEMPORARY
BUT FOR SOME, IT IS ALL THEY HAVE TO CALL HOME.
HAVE TO CALL HOME.
[BELL TOLLING]
REPORTER: POLAND, THE CITY WITH
CHARMING CHARACTER IS WELL
WELCOMING UKRAINIANS WITH ARMS
WIDE OPEN. IN THE LISTEN TO, THERE IS NO
IN THE LISTEN TO, THERE IS NO
SIGN OF WAR, BUT 15 MILES FROM
BR WE ARE STANDING, PEOPLE ARE
FREEING THEIR COUNTRY AND
LEAVING THEY KNOW WHAT LIFE TO
BE, BEHIND INSIDE OF THE BAPTIST
CHURCH. HANGS ART.
HANGS ART.
DRAWN BY CHILDREN FORCED OUT OF
THEIR CLASSROOMS IN THE UKRAINE.
A GISH DREW THIS AND TWO FLAGS
THAT LOOK SIMILAR TO RUSSIA AND UKRAINE.
CHAOS AND PEOPLE RUNNING.
COMMUNICATION SPECIFICALLY
LANGUAGE BARRIERS ARE
CHALLENGING BUT CAN BE
CONQUERED. >> HOW OLD ARE YOU?
>> HOW OLD ARE YOU?
>> FIVE.
>> KNIFE.
HAVING RESPONDED TO OTHER
DISASTERS PROVIDING RELIEF AND
HOW DOES IT MEASURE UP?
>> PIT IS JUST DIFFERENT.
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF
DIFFERENT DISASTERS AS FAR AS
NATURAL DISASTERS. THIS IS THE FIRST ONE THAT IS,
THIS IS THE FIRST ONE THAT IS,
THAT IS JUST MAIN LIKE THIS.
IT IS DIFFERENT.
GARY FINDLEY A VOLUNTEER WITH
TEXAS BAPTIST MEN WAS BORN AND
RAISED IN HOUSTON NOW RETIRED GARY LIVES IN SAN ANTON YES TO
GARY LIVES IN SAN ANTON YES TO
BE CLOSE WE’RE THE
GRANDCHILDREN.
HAVE YOU BEEN EMOTIONAL.
>> YEAH.
VERY MUCH ABOUT! MUCH SO ♪ ♪ ♪
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♪ PEOPLE STILL NEED HELP. RIGHT NOW, AS WE SPEAK.
RIGHT NOW, AS WE SPEAK.
A TRUCK IS HEADED INTO UKRAINE
TO UNDISCLOSED LOCATION BECAUSE
OF THE SEE RARTIVE THE
SITUATION. WE DON’T WANT TO GIVE IT AWAY.
WE DON’T WANT TO GIVE IT AWAY.
THEY NEED THE AID WORTH GOING.
HER HUSBAND AND THEIR CHILDREN
LEFT BE HEINZ THEIR LIFE IN
ODESSA, UKRAINE, INCLUDING LOVED ONES.
>> PARENTS FROM RUSSIA, ORPHANS
, THEY DO NOT BELIEVE WE ARE VERY SAD BECAUSE ALL THE TIME WE
VERY SAD BECAUSE ALL THE TIME WE
HAD GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM
AND THEY NOW DON’T BELIEVE THE
TRUTH THAT THE WAR IS HAPPENING IN UKRAINE.
IN UKRAINE.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTERVIEW
FOR YOUR PROGRAM. REPORTER: APPROXIMATELY 15-MILES
REPORTER: APPROXIMATELY 15-MILES
A WAY AT THE POLAND-UKRAINE
BORDER.
U JUST CROSSED THE BORDER FROM
UKRAINE?
>> FROM UKRAINE.
REPORTER: WHERE?
>> KYIV. REPORTER: THIS YOUNG MAN, HIS
REPORTER: THIS YOUNG MAN, HIS
SISTER, THEIR CAT ARE EN ROUTE
TO GERMAN MY.
>> WE HAVE FOOD FOR ANIMALS.
BLANKET FOR PEOPLE TO KEEP WARM
AND CHOPPED FIREWOOD TO MAKE
FIRE. ORGANIZATIONS HAVE SET UP SHOP
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE SET UP SHOP
AT THE BORDER TO HELP REFUGEES
NAVIGATE THEIR NEW NORMAL.
>> WE ARE FEEDING THEM AND GIVING THEM WATER AND THE BABES
GIVING THEM WATER AND THE BABES
AND FEEDING THEM AND DIAPERS. RIGHT NOW THIS MISSIONARY IS
RIGHT NOW THIS MISSIONARY IS
HELPING THIS MAN FROM THE
UKRAINE CHECK IN TO THIS
SHELTER.
THIS MAN IS AMONG 15 REFUGEES
WHO TRAVELED 13 HOURS TO GET HERE.
AGAIN, ALL THEY BROUGHT WITH
THEMES A R THESE BAGS.
THIS IS THEIR ENTIRE LIFE.
IN THESE BAGS THEY ARE HERE IN
THE SHELTER RIGHT NOW. PEOPLE ARE GATHERING IN THE
PEOPLE ARE GATHERING IN THE
CHAPEL THEY ARE TALKING I WAS
SPEAKING TO ONE WOMAN WITH HELP
FROM A TRANSLATOR ABOUT WHAT
TODAY MEANS TO HER AND SAYS, SHE
HAS A LOT OF STRESS AND HER
HEART HURTS.
AMY AND LISA.
INCREDIBLE WHAT THEY ARE ENDURE
NOW.
ZACK, FOR PEOPLE AT HOME
WATCHING THIS MORNING.
IF THEY WANT TO GET INVOLVED HOW
CAN THEY HELP.
WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO DO SO. YEAH WE ARE GOING TO POST A LINK
YEAH WE ARE GOING TO POST A LINK
TO TEXAS BAPTIST MEN’S WEBSITE
INSIDE OF THIS STORY ON OUR
WEBSITE THAT IS
CLICK2HOUSTON.COM. EARLIER WE WERE SPEAKING WITH
EARLIER WE WERE SPEAKING WITH
JENKINS HE IS A VOLUNTEER
COORDINATOR WE W THE TEXAS-BASED
ORGANIZATION AND SAYING THE BEST
WAY FOR TEXANS TO GET INVOLVED IF THEY ARE COMPELLED TO DO SO
IF THEY ARE COMPELLED TO DO SO
IS TO SEND MONEY AGAIN.
WE’LL POST A LINK TO THEIR
WEBSITE INSIDE AND THIS STORY ON
OUR WEBSITE CLICK2HOUSTON.COM.
>> THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
REPORTING LIVE FROM POLAND THIS