Military chaplain from Ukraine Vitalii Samovyk and Ukrainian entrepreneur & volunteer Yana Matviychuk met at Ukrainian Week 2024 in Washington. The military chaplain gave a short interview to Yana Matviychuk.
Military chaplain in the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Military chaplain Vitalii Samovyk said that 700 military chaplains are needed in the Armed Forces of Ukraine but at the moment there is a lack of them. So that, Ukraine and foreign partners try to teach new chaplains for the army. There are some pieces of training for chaplains in Ukraine and abroad.
In the Ukrainian army, many soldiers believe in God and are Christians. Often soldiers want to understand the sense of life and chaplains help them not to lose faith.
Chaplain Vitalii Samovyk supports warriors before they go to the frontline and after their return. What is more, Samovyk helps wounded soldiers during the process of rehabilitation. It’s hard, says Vitalii Samovyk but it helps soldiers to endure psychological and physical pressure that soldiers often feel after they return home or hospital.
During Ukrainian Week 2024, the Chaplain’s forum took place in Washington. Police and military chaplains participated in this forum, achieved new knowledge, and shared their experiences with colleges from the USA.
Watch the full interview with Vitalii Samovyk under the link.
At Ukrainian Week 2024 military chaplain & pastor of the First Baptist Church of the City Zhytomyr (Ukraine) Andrii Kovalov was present too. He arrived in Washington to raise money for the Rehabilitation Center for military personnel and war veterans in Zhytomyr.
This Rehabilitation Center has already allocated two hectares of land. A competition among building companies took place – there were more than 120 applications. Three projects were selected and one of the Andrii Kovalov presented in the United States. The aim is to find investors and new partnerships that will help the project done shortly.
All the capelans and representatives from Ukraine participated in the National Prayer Breakfast 2024.
