by Brenda Poor | Jan 10, 2025 | Media Stories, Ukraine
Mila Buria is a Perrysburg nurse who lives a double life. Although she lives the American Dream here in the States, her family, friends and community live in a state of tension and fear back in the land where Buria was born and raised — Ukraine. “First of all, when I...
by Brenda Poor | Dec 4, 2024 | Media Stories, Ukraine
Watching the war in Ukraine unfold has been hard for Global Care Force volunteer Mishel. Born in Ukraine, hearing stories of pain and suffering really hit close to home for her. “I felt very helpless and I felt like I couldn’t do anything about it,” she said. Mishel...
by Brenda Poor | Nov 14, 2024 | Media Stories, Ukraine
Colorado volunteers on a medical mission in war-torn Ukraine have been getting an up-close look at the reality of life in a war-torn country as volunteers with Global Care Force. For the last two days, they’ve set up make-shift medical clinics in the town of Cherkasy,...
by Brenda Poor | Nov 13, 2024 | Media Stories, Ukraine
Russia attacked Kyiv, Ukraine, with a sophisticated combination of missiles and drones Wednesday, for the first time in 73 days. Air raid warnings lasted for hours throughout the country. But a pair of medical volunteers from Colorado were undeterred by the threat....
by Brenda Poor | Nov 12, 2024 | Media Stories, Ukraine
Leanna Stoufer never imagined herself working on the ground in Ukraine, helping victims of a violent war that has stretched on for nearly 1,000 days. But she’s in that country right now, for the third time, trying to improve the lives of trauma victims. “Whatever...
