Koen Carlier Archives - Christians for Israel International

Update Meals on Wheels Ukraine – July 2020

When we started our emergency campaign ‘Meals on Wheels’ in the middle of March, we thought it would be something temporary, but time after time the measures to combat the coronavirus in Ukraine were extended. Initially they were extended until 22 June, then until the …

Photo report: Return from Ukraine

On 12 July, 31 Jews from Ukraine departed from Kiev airport on an evacuation flight to Israel, their home! The …

Aliyah: From Tikva in Odessa to Jerusalem

Last Thursday (June 18, 2020) we got the news about the Aliyah of thirty-two Jewish men, women and children from …

Watch: Aliyah from Ukraine despite COVID-19

Despite the corona restrictions and global lockdown, the Aliyah (return to Israel) continues! Unfortunately during the last weeks the spread …

#Aliyah update Ukraine | Koen Carlier

Koen Carlier from Ukraine gives an update on the aliyah work of Christians for Israel in Ukraine. “See, I am …

“Love your neighbor as yourself”

Shalom, yesterday we got an encouraging message from Tania, the deputy mayor of Karmiel, a big city in the Galilee …

Covid-19 doesn’t stop the Aliyah

With three special flights a total of 170 olim (Jewish immigrants) from Ukraine landed safely in Israel in May. The …

Mazel Tov Israel!

Today, on the 14th of May, it is exactly 72 years ago that David Ben Gurion became the first Prime …

Israel celebrates its 72nd Independence Day – the return continues

Earlier we reported that nine Jewish emigrants were scheduled to fly from Kiev to Tel Aviv and that the Christian …

Aliyah may resume from Ukraine

The Jewish Agency in Jerusalem informed us a few days ago that a flight is being prepared in cooperation with …

Holocaust commemoration in Ukraine

Like in many other places, the Holocaust commemoration in Ukraine was different from other years, as a result of the …

Update from Ukraine: Meals on Wheels still desperately needed

At the onset of the corona crisis, we launched an emergency appeal for food aid for the poor Jewish elderly …

First night of Passover in Ukraine

This morning I drove through the almost empty main street on my way to the Jewish school. I stopped at …

From Aliyah to Meals on Wheels: Shifting gears in Ukraine

In Ukraine, where Koen Carlier and his team are normally active helping Jews return to Israel, severe restrictions have been …

Eventful journey in turbulent times

Here and there you could hear worried cries about the burgeoning Corona virus and what if… But on Saturday afternoon …

Farewell to Elena

Early Tuesday morning, January 28, 2020, I received a phone call from Nataliya from Kiev: “Koen, we did it! Elena …

Food Parcel Campaign Ukraine

Masha will be spending this winter alone. Will you help her? In Ukraine, thousands of Jewish elderly people still live …

Update from Ukraine – Gaza Violence

Ukraine 02.00 a.m., one of our drivers is preparing for a five-hour drive to Kiev airport with two immigrants (olim). …

Taking a rest in the Sukkah after the hectic weeks in Ukraine?

The period prior to the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) and Yom Kippur always causes high levels of activity where …

Olga and the Children of Belaya Tserkov

“Today is a very important day, maybe the most important day in my life,” said Natella Andrushenko, director of the …