From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 647):
For the Lord, the Most High, is to be feared,
a great king over all the earth.
Psalm 47:2
With the holiday season approaching, we are often filled with a childlike faith and desperately wish for a miracle. Unfortunately, our reason and experience often ruin this magic. I know that everything is possible for God, but I also know that His ways are not my ways.
Several charity organizations in Ukraine organize fundraisers to buy Christmas gifts for internally displaced children or those whose parents died fighting the enemy. They’ve been doing this since 2014, but their target audience seems to be increasing exponentially lately.
Here are some letters to the St.Nicholas they received from the kids:
I like playing with Lego and playing computer games, but this year I can do without a gift. I want you to give warm things to the soldiers so that they wouldn’t freeze, could protect us, and that everyone would return alive.
My father fought in Azovstal and was captured by the Russian invaders. I am very worried about him, and I want him to come home safe and sound. I know you always help children in need. So I am asking you to help my father. Make it so that he can come home to me. I promise that I will study well and obey my parents.
My father died in the Luhansk region. He loved Ukraine and was a true hero. I miss him a lot. My greatest wish is for the war to end and for peace to come to our beloved Ukraine. Give weapons to the military.
There are many more letters like this. There are also kids who ask for basic necessities — materials to fix their roofs, wood to keep them warm, or school supplies. When I think about the millions of children whose childhood was stolen by the Russians, that’s when I feel helpless and overwhelmed. But I know that God cares for the little ones, and He is the defender of the fatherless, so He will avenge every tear.
Voice of Ukraine 