A Ukrainian-born Columbia International University student recently returned from a tour of his war-torn homeland where he noted courage is a common thread throughout the country. 

Andrew Moroz is enrolled in CIU’s online Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies (ICS) program and is the pastor of Gospel Community Church in Lynchburg, Virginia.

In an opinion article posted on the FOX News website, Moroz writes, “The battle is brutal, costly and painful, but ordinary citizens, soldiers and ministers are united with a gritty resolve to hold fast through this unjust and unprovoked assault.”

More than just getting a sense of how Ukraine is coping with the war, Moroz led a team providing physical, spiritual and emotional care. He said their message was simple: "You are not alone. God has not forgotten you. God loves you. We love you."

“This was a moving experience,” writes Moroz. “I will never forget the weary faces of the people that we served and the courage of the volunteers on the front lines.”

Read more of what Moroz experienced in his article:

“In Ukraine I witnessed unity, sacrificial love and a people's unbroken spirit”

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