Author: Dal Stanton
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9/19/2923 – It often feels like we exist in two worlds…

From Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 572): It often feels like we exist in two worlds. One closely resembles ordinary life with coffee stands, leisurely walks, and playing children. The other one is filled with death. While we try to silence this second one, to shove it somewhere deep, it still comes out. However, we…
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9/18/2023 – Ukraine’s Operations in Bakhmut Have Kept Russian Reserves Away from the South

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, Special Edition From The Institute for the Study of War by Daniel Mealie, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan Key Takeaway: Ukrainian forces are celebrating the liberation of two small towns south of Bakhmut, but Ukraine’s entire effort first to defend and now to conduct counter-offensive operations around Bakhmut has been…
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9/18/2023 – I lift up my eyes to the hills.From where does my help come?

From Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 571): I lift up my eyes to the hills.From where does my help come?My help comes from the Lord,who made heaven and earth.Psalm 121:1-2 It’s been three weeks since we returned home, and it feels like we never left it. However, we are aware of how much we’ve changed.…
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9/18/2023 – Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

From: Lyuda Betina in Belgorod Dnestrovsky (Day 572): «Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!» Psalms 133:1This is one of the passages of scripture that we studied during our retreat. The counselors of our center had three days of rest in a quiet place not far from…





