“So they were hiding in bomb shelters, and in cellars, and as soon as they could they got in their vans and gathered up the kids and tried to make their way,” said Amber Linnekin, director of donations for Heart for Orphans. “They couldn’t travel at night. There was a curfew for one thing because it was dangerous. Once it was dark it just wasn’t good for them to be out. So some of them actually traveled for days with all of these kids. A couple of them had cars full of adults with three kids on their laps for five or 600 miles.“

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As some of you know, our founders, Steve and Nancy, along with our translator, Valerie, just arrived home from Eastern Europe. They went through Slovakia, Hungary and Romania. It was gut-wrenching for them to listen to the stories, the fears and the heart breaks of each of our Heart for Orphans family groups. They cried together and prayed together.

WAVY.com spoke with Amber Linnekin, the director of donations for Heart for Orphans, about their efforts to get the children out of the country.

“To have these orphan kids going through all of this, it’s very difficult. The ones who have evacuated went through a lot to get out” explained Linnekin. “They drove for miles and miles for days some of them, one family had three kids on each lap.“

View WAVY.com Interview with Amber Linnekin

Heart for Orphans founder Nancy Hathaway opens up about helping Ukrainian children during the Russian invasion on 'Fox Business Tonight.'

“We’ve been working tirelessly since this war began and been able to get four of our homes out of the country. We still have one more remaining,” explained Hathaway.

View Fox Business Interview with Nancy Hathaway

"When it happened, it happened so quickly," Nancy Hathaway said.

Hathaway says her team overseas had prepared, getting the kids ready and their bags packed, before each home had to flee.

"[They're all] in cities that had been shelled," Hathaway said.

View WTKR Interview with Nancy Hathaway