The war's influence has extended to North Texas, bringing an influx of evacuees and emboldening Ukrainians and North Texas to step in to help.
Ukrainian Americans who call this place home say they’re continually fraught with anxiety about the safety of their family members in Ukraine. But many say they’ve also been emboldened to help their country any way they can. North Texans with no ties to Ukraine or Russia have also stepped in to help.
They stood near the edge of a sidewalk under cloudy skies and braved chilly weather to voice their support for Ukraine. Both adults and children waved Ukrainian flags and draped them around their shoulders. The rally was one of several similar events in North Texas. On Feb. 24, supporters of Ukraine gathered in Richardson for an auto-rally, and the next day people gathered in Fort Worth near the Tarrant County Courthouse.
The concern for family members is widespread amongst Ukrainians. Although much of the fighting is taking place in eastern Ukraine, Russian forces continue to bomb Ukrainian cities, destroying their infrastructure and forcing people to occasionally seek shelter and live in the dark. Her cousins live in Lviv, she said. Alongside Oharenko was her mother, Natalia, who also lives in the U.S. Natalia Oharenko said family members have to sit in the basement sometimes two or three times a day because of the threat of Russian missiles.
The Ukraine native said some members of his congregation, which includes Russians, Ukrainians and Moldovans, among others, have sought psychiatric help because of the constant worry for their family in Ukraine. Others complain of high blood pressure, he said. During services Feb. 19, River of Life church leaders spoke in Russian and prayed for peace in Ukraine and across the globe.
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received nearly 219,000 applications from U.S. residents looking to sponsor Ukrainians. Valentyna Kuzminova arrived in North Texas in late May last year through Uniting for Ukraine with her husband, Artur Kuzminov, and her 6-year-old and 8-year-old daughters.
Sally McKee said she and her husband spoke to many people trying to find a fit for their family. When they found Kuzminova and her husband, she said it seemed like it clicked. They both have jobs; Kuzminov is a long-haul trucker and Kuzminova found work at a local Christian school. Near the front of her store, however, were two boxes of items not for sale. Inside were medical supplies that would be shipped to Ukraine.
In Plano, Carey Buyse runs a donation center out of a former preschool’s gymnasium, known as The Closet Ministry. Buyse said a part of the gymnasium houses furniture and houseware on one floor and then upstairs a room full of clothes.
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