Ukraine has nearly three million disabled people are trapped by the violence in Ukraine. A Southern California organization is helping them evacuate.
In the pre-dawn hours Monday as bombs fell on Ukraine, a group of volunteers made a daring escape, driving through the bombardment with dozens of disabled Ukrainians, rushing them to safety in Poland.
"Quadriplegics paralyzed on beds, carried on stretchers, people with cerebral palsy in wheelchairs," said Joni Eareckson Tada, who runs the Joni and Friends International Disability Center in Agoura Hills, which provides services for the disabled community in Ukraine and around the world. Her organization coordinated the evacuation of 35 disabled people who had been stranded in western Ukraine.
"Our in country partner Galyna commandeered Volkswagen vans. It was an actual caravan of several vehicles that transported them early this morning," she said. She spoke with her Ukrainian partner Galyna by zoom after the group made it safely to Poland, letting her know Southern California is praying for them.Download our local news and weather app for
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