Voice of Ukraine

From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 634):

‭‭When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears
and delivers them out of all their troubles.
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted
and saves the crushed in spirit.
Psalm‬ ‭34:17‭-‬18‬

Over the past few days, I came across several incredible stories of people whose lives show that we don’t have to be victims of our circumstances.

I’ve shared before about the “Good Bread” bakery that employs people with mental disability. They train them how to sift flour, knead dough, form the bread, bake it, and package it. Then, this bread is sent to the people in the active combat zone or internally displaced people and those in need. Their reports always inspire me because their impact goes beyond bread making.

Today, I saw a report about a 22-year-old man who lives in a village close to my hometown. He’s wheelchair-bound, but he simply cannot sit still. That’s why he started making portable wood stoves for the soldiers to stay warm in trenches. He doesn’t have a massive production, but he’s making a difference one stove at a time.

Living in a state of war, it is easy to start thinking that there is little you can do, that your effort doesn’t matter because it doesn’t lead to drastic changes. However, looking back at the past nine years, since the first days of Russian aggression, you see how much has changed, and it took billions of tiny steps and millions of “small” people.

And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. (Galatians 6:9)