The camp facility in Lutsk, called the Swedish Help Centre, has developed over the years and is now, in addition to being a camp facility, a hub for all our aid transports.
The aid shipments are unloaded on the premises, to be reloaded and transported further throughout Ukraine. The Swedish Help Center also receives aid shipments from other organizations – from Sweden, but also from around the world. The Swedish Help Center is run by Filippus and Sergei Porokhnavets, who work on-site.
The area is now fully booked with camps during the summer months. Many children and young people from the Kharkiv region get to attend camp – far away from the war front in the East.
The property was built during the communist era in the 1960s and was in poor condition when it was purchased.
Sergei Porokhnavets (our interpreter and co-worker since 1996) manages the facility and now lives there with his family. The camp has been actively used by various organizations and churches for gatherings and camps, primarily for children and youth.
What was missing was a meeting hall/church on the premises, and during Filippus’ 100th trip, the travelers, together with Sergei, began to consider whether it would be possible to build one. After just one year, the church/meeting hall was completed. Truly amazing!
