Dr. Robert Gamble is a Presbyterian minister and founder of This Child Here, which started in 2005 by practicing what he calls "individual reverence" to connect children living in impossible situations with stable homes and communities. Olya Balaban serves as Program Manager and Director of Refugee Services. Ever responsive to the context at hand, the This Child Here community now serves as a network that builds resilient and open-hearted community spaces for mothers and children affected by war in Izmail and Odessa, Ukraine, seven days a week.
In our conversation, Robert and Olya share the work of This Child Here; how it has remained responsive to Ukrainians' lives in a rapidly changing world; how ordinary places become healing spaces; and the power that is harnessed when human beings show up for one another to do art, buy groceries, share tea, make music, and heal.
Special thanks to the Rev. Eme Azstalos for providing our English-language voice over.
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