PresidentValentin Gradinariu
[Short bio — background, calling, family]
About us
Held by God. Sent to hold others.
In God's Hand is a volunteer-run, faith-based nonprofit from Arizona. When war came to Ukraine, a small group of believers chose to go — and has kept going ever since.
- 2022
- serving Ukraine since
- 5
- countries served
- 501(c)(3)
- nonprofit
BelizeHome baseArizona, USA
Our story
From Phoenix to the front lines
Every step was taken in faith, with whatever was in our hands that day.
- 2022
The war begins — we respond
Founded in Phoenix, Arizona, to bring warm meals, clothing and shelter to Ukrainians fleeing the war.
- Romania
A base in Suceava
Our Romanian base and a donor-funded Sprinter van turn gifts into deliveries — 750 miles to Toretsk.
- Ukraine
Kitchens in Chernivtsi and Toretsk
Daily hot meals for displaced families in Chernivtsi, and in 2023 two kitchens in a frontline city with fewer than 10,000 people left.
- 2025–26
New doors: El Salvador, Belize and Nepal
Evangelism trips to El Salvador, ministry with Belize River Valley Baptist Church, and a Nepal Crisis Relief campaign.
What we believe
Four convictions behind everything we do
01
Every person is engraved on His palms
Isaiah 49:16 is our name and our reason. No one is forgotten.
02
Faith shows up with a hot meal
We meet practical needs first — food, warmth, a safe place to sleep.
03
Run by volunteers
We are a volunteer-run ministry — and many of our volunteers are displaced Ukrainians themselves.
04
Stronger together
We serve alongside local churches who know their neighbors by name.
Our team
The people behind the hands
PresidentPhoto soon
[Role]
Petru Gradinariu
[Short bio]
Photo soon
[Role]Peter Gelpi
[Short bio]
USA · Romania · Ukraine · UK
Our volunteers
Join the team →Partners & accountability
We never serve alone
Our work is carried by churches, NGOs and individual donors. In God's Hand is a registered 501(c)(3) — gifts are tax-deductible in the USA.
- Pentecostal church networks
Europe and the USA - Partner churches in eastern Ukraine
Kharkiv, Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts - Belize River Valley Baptist Church
Belize mission partner - Local charities & NGOs
Food supply for the Chernivtsi kitchen - 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization · EIN 87-4836298 · Annual report [link]
Held by God. Now it's your turn to hold someone.
Your gift puts hot food, warm homes and hope into the hands of people who have lost almost everything.