Sandra is back this episode with baby Ila. Joshua House moves forward with building new homes in the warzone while Jim and Sandy plan to cross the border to Poland in search of building supplies. US officials Blinken and Austin visit Ukraine and discuss establishing the US ebassay just hours before 5 railway stations were bombed by Russia. 

Our guest today, Cassandra Welch, Communications Specialist at Catholic Relief Services, speaks to the generosity of the Moldovan people. Even though they are one of the poorest countries in Europe, they welcome Ukrainian refugees with open arms. Catholic Relief Services knows the trauma of war and crisis after helping over 120 million people across  5 continents. Through pre-planning for times like this, they were able to set up refugee camps through their global partner network and not only help the refugees immediate needs, but also their long-term needs like mental health and working through the psychological trauma of war.  

For more information about Catholic Relief Services (CRS) visit: https://www.crs.org/ 

Quick Glance: 

• 0:05 Sandra and Colton are back with baby Ila
• 2:00 Joshua House Update
• 2:50 Ukraine War Update
• 4:05 Jewish Nonprofit Highlights in Ukraine 
• 8:45 Intro to Catholic Relief Services and Cassandra Welch
• 12:10 importance of pre-planning for crisis
• 13:45 CRS relief and rehabilitation efforts 
• 17:45 Stories from Moldova
• 23:20 How can we help support

NonProfit Shoutouts:

• Joshua House: https://joshuahousecares.org/ 
• Tikva Children's Home https://www.tikvaodessa.org/ 
• American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee https://www.jdc.org/ 
• AFYA https://afyafoundation.org/ 
• Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society https://www.hias.org/