Lived Experiences of Adventist Humanitarian Service Providers in the Ukraine-Russia Crisis: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study

AdventHealth University, Orlando, Florida

The ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine has become a serious humanitarian crisis. The call for help to meet the basic needs of people affected by the crisis has been disseminated worldwide. Several organizations such the “Adventist Development Relief Agency (ADRA) staff report that conditions within Ukraine are even more dire than the rest of the world is seeing in the media” (ADRA’s Response to the Ukrainian Crisis, para. 4). ADRA has to suspend its ongoing projects to prioritize the emergency humanitarian assistance for the displaced victims.