Voice of Ukraine

From: Ira Kapitonova (Day 885)

For the Lord will vindicate his people
and have compassion on his servants.
Psalm 135:14

I needed to go to a nearby town and decided to take my son and niece along for a ride. On our way back, I listened to their conversation. They were telling each other about their invisible dogs (that’s a story our son came up with when he was about five years old, and now our niece picked it up). I was focusing on the road, so I don’t remember all the details, but the kids were catching each other up on how their dogs were doing. It was something like this:
— So Jack, the father of the invisible dog family, is a volunteer now. He helps evacuate dogs and people from the most heavily shelled locations. And his wife helps coordinate it, and then she helps evacuated dogs recover.
— Oh, so they might be working together with my invisible dogs because they are also evaluating dogs. And they also help rebuild places.
— Oh, Jack’s oldest sons also help rebuild the destroyed villages. And his other son works in a restaurant and makes food for those in need. He also donates all his money to the Ukrainian army.
— Oh, one of my dogs does the same. And the other one helps build drones!
— Two of my puppies help de-mine the liberated territories. Two more moved to Germany, but they work at a Ukrainian dog food factory and send dog food and money to help dogs in Ukraine.
— Oh, you’re lucky. The rest of my invisible puppies are too young to work, so they’re just being kids.

There must have been more details that I missed, but you get the idea. I am grateful that our kids grow up in a community where they see everyone helping the army, caring for others, and doing what they can for Ukraine’s victory.