From Ira Kapitonova (Day 620):
Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
They collapse and fall,
but we rise and stand upright.
Psalm 20:7-8
I remember a heartbreaking story from the first months of this invasion. It was around Easter, and we were hoping for a miracle, hoping it would all be over soon. However, we were shocked with cruelty instead. A Russian missile hit a residential building in Odesa.
There were several testimonies shared after that attack, but the tragedy of one family is what everyone remembered. That morning, the father went to the store for some last-minute groceries before Easter. That’s when the missile hit, killing his 3-month-old daughter, wife, and mother-in-law. Three generations were wiped out in a moment.
I don’t know how the father coped with his grief. Today, we learned that he joined the army. Today, we also learned he was killed in a battle.
Someone commented on this report with the words, “I want to believe in the afterlife just to know that this family is reunited. Otherwise, this life makes no sense…”
Our life really makes no sense if there is no purpose, no salvation, no hope, and all of those are impossible without their Source. I also want to believe that God is using this war to fulfill some purpose we might never know about. Otherwise, it’s too hard to persevere.
Voice of Ukraine 
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A year ago:
Nov. 12, 2022 – War update and commentary: Kherson
“He redeems my soul in safety
from the battle that I wage,
for many are arrayed against me.”
From Jamie Peipon: Kherson is Ukraine. This has truly been a historic day as the Ukrainian armed forces raised the Ukrainian flag in almost every town on the right bank of the Dnipro River around Kherson. They also made their way to the very center of Kherson – the only oblast capital city that russia had been able to occupy over the course of this invasion.
I wrote two days ago about how I thought Ukraine would likely meet some resistance even after russia announced the withdrawal. I was right… but it wasn’t at all the resistance I expected. It appears there was basically zero resistance from russia, but progress was happily slowed by Ukrainians flooding the streets to greet their countrymen and liberators.
The scenes have been amazing: grown men weeping as they thank the soldiers, disbelief… joy… smiles… tears… lots of “we knew you’d come”s… and “everything will be OK”s… a whole lot of “Slava Ukrayini!” with a robust response of “Heroyam Slava!”… and every able-bodied babushka in the oblast forcing soldiers out of vehicles to give them flowers and hugs….
There are lots of things to consider… but tonight, Ukraine celebrates. There is no electricity, gas, or water in Kherson; but the freed citizens there have never felt better. They were under occupation since the first days of the invasion. And now they’re free again. Tonight, they’re lighting bonfires in the streets, dancing, and singing late into the night.
He redeems my soul in safety
from the battle that I wage,
for many are arrayed against me.”
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