For six days, Pastor Justin Vetrano and Neina Vetrano, his wife, were part of a hospitality team in Romania welcoming refugees from Ukraine. For 15 hours a day, volunteers bundled up and braved the cold to give back to those who need it the most.
"We wanted to create a link between the people here in New York and the people in Romania," said Vetrano, the founding pastor of LIFE Lutheran Church inThe couple met 11 years ago in Romania, where Neina is from. They shared photos and videos from their recent trip volunteering near the border where thousands of women and children arrived by ferry, leaving behind the life they once lived in Ukraine.
"When they'd get off the boat and have to wait in line to go through passport control, I'd be there armed with sandwiches and my wife with hot tea, wrapping them in blankets and giving the kids toys," Vetrano said.
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