From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 1244)
For not in my bow do I trust,
nor can my sword save me.
But you have saved us from our foes
and have put to shame those who hate us.
Psalm 44:6-7
Last night was scary again. We knew from the warnings that drones and missiles were to be expected, but I don’t know how to explain this feeling of waiting for the inevitable.
At some point of the night, when it was announced that missiles were coming at Kyiv, my whole body tensed up as I was expecting a loud explosion. Kyiv is a big city, so you never know if they will hit your district or the one on the other side of the city, but you prepare. I grabbed my phone tightly and moved closer to my son (we were sleeping on a mattress in the hallway). Thankfully, that night’s attack didn’t target our neighborhood, but I still stayed awake until almost 7 a.m. waiting for the attack to be over.
Today, we had a slow morning that started closer to noon. We had a slow breakfast while watching a travel show. It broke our rule of no screens at mealtime, but I felt like a morning after such a night could be an exception.
At night, with every drone and missile coming, I prayed, “God, take them away. Make them disappear. Remove them with your hand!” And He was faithful! The morning report showed that russia attacked us with 426 drones (kamikaze and imitation drones) and 24 missiles (including 5 hypersonic aerobalistic missiles). Our air defense intercepted or neutralized all the missiles (100% success rate!) and 403 drones (95%). To me, such a success rate is clear proof of God’s intervention. Yes, the damage was still done. One person was killed, several were injured, and several million were terrorized, but I cannot fathom the scale of the intended damage. One jet launcher flew 6,000 km to launch a missile at a sleeping neighborhood. Can you imagine how many resources are spent on terror and killing?
Well, morning brought relief to all of us. I know that during the next attack, I will feel scared again and will try to remind myself about God’s faithfulness, yet I wish there were an end to these attacks.
Rise up;
come to our help!
Redeem us for the sake of your steadfast love!
Psalm 44:26
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