Ben for Ukraine

01/31/2024

01/22/2024

When one appreciates how the situation in Kherson is different in kind, and the uniqueness of the perspective and vantage point I’ve had that has contributed this insight, the conclusions have credibility, and implications.

01/22/2024

I’m not important but my unique truth is. Here I explain why my unique experience in Ukraine, and especially Kherson, is almost certainly very rare, if not one of a kind.

01/22/2024

Kherson is different from the other places. It’s important to understand why to appreciate the unique suffering of the population there.

10/16/2023

Who we are, where we are, and what we have.

05/28/2023

An “interview” with my friend and fellow foreign volunteer/photojournalist Jerome, one of the precious few (if any?) other foreigners in Kherson, Ukraine at this time.

Thank you for your courageous service to humanity, Jerome. Slava Ukraini.

05/23/2023

Some reflections on being an American humanitarian in Kherson, Ukraine these days …

I really love this place and the people here. And they sure have been good to John and me. They are my heroes.

Slava Ukraini. 🇺🇦

05/08/2023

200 meters from my “safe house” accommodations. Was a month ago. This is barbaric, has no military justification and must cease. And there must be accountability for the war crimes against the civilian populace of Ukrainian cities like Kherson where weak and vulnerable residents like the invalid and elderly have been intentionally targeted.

Slava Ukraini. 🇺🇦

04/25/2023

Even local heroes have to sing the song … Good job, Ihor. I realized that he and Alex had yet to sing the song. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦🇺🇸💙💛

04/25/2023

Thank you, God, for the feeding your people. Slava Ukraini. 🇺🇦🇺🇸💙💛

04/24/2023

Humanitarianism is a team game. Delighted to support our fellow humanitarians from Poland in delivering medical supplies (wheelchairs, etc.) to local Kherson hospitals this morning. Gary from California, a former student dean at Georgetown University, a hard-working American among our partner group. And, of course, a brave local Khersonian.

Together, we can make a difference by empowering our Ukrainian brothers and sisters. So let’s make that difference.

ONE LOVE. ONE FREEDOM. ONE HUMAN FAMILY.

Slava Ukraini. 🇺🇦🇺🇸🇲🇨

04/07/2023

Ben for Ukraine has reached 200 followers! Thank you for your continued support of the cause. I haven’t posted here as much but I will continue to do so with greater frequency, to raise awareness and encourage the world’s assistance for our brother and sister human beings, the glorious people of Ukraine. . 🙏🤗🎉

It’s way bigger than any of us or all of us. It is a war against humanity. Humanity must win.

Slava Ukraini. 🇺🇦🇺🇸