Author: Dal Stanton
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8/20/2022 – War update and commentary

From Jamie Peipon: I’ve often been asked what I think Russia’s endgame is. They’re clearly bogged down. They have clearly lost a lot of soldiers. They have clearly not been able to reach their original objectives. They have also clearly failed to reach secondary and tertiary objectives with any semblance of success. So why not…
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8/20/2022 – Belgorod Dnestrovsky – Stories of separation in war

From Lxxx (Day 178): Dear brothers and sisters, It’s a nice day, quiet and sunny and there is a hope for a good weekend. Yesterday we had a meeting with the counselors and at the end we prayed with a serenity prayer. I started this day with a serenity prayer, too. When we surrender to…
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8/19/2022 – More amazing miracles of Crates for Ukraine from a former missionary

From Jill Devries Nobles: Last week, my husband David and I had the privilege of delivering aid with Crates for Ukraine in Krakow. We are so thankful for this opportunity to do something tangible to show our love and support for not only the churches and people of Ukraine, but also for the missionaries. Our…
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8/19/2022 – Belgorod Dnestrovsky

From Lxxx (day 177): This week is especially busy for our church. Our church members come to the church early every day to prepare everything to meet people who come during the day. We got acquaintance with many people from our community during the previous months when we were distributing help and now to avoid…
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8/18/2022 – Belgorod Dnestrovsky: Attack on the beach

From Lxxx (Day 176): Dear brothers and sisters, It’s a new day and a new hope. We are thankful for a peaceful night. Yesterday our town was woken up by a loud explosion that happened in the beach area again. Our people can recognize now where the sound comes from and what happened. When the…
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8/17/2022 – War update and commentary

From Jamie Peipon: More news out of Crimea today. Apparently, there was another instance of a Russian soldier “smoking in an unauthorized location” at a base in Dzhankoy. Russian state media has to call it an accident of some sort because admitting that it was a Ukrainian attack would mean admitting that Russia is not…
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8/17/2022 – Belgorod Dnestrovsky

From Lxxx (Day 175): Dear brothers and sisters, Our day yesterday was busy but joyful. The charitable breakfast now looks like a fun time of good friends when people come, hug each other, sit and talk, exchange impressions. Everybody was talking about the concert. Though they enjoy delicious food it looks like they come to…
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8/16/2022 – War update and commentary

From Jamie Peipon: Is it better to stay in a bombed-out city that is your home where you’ve lived your whole life? Or is it better to fill up a backpack, leave everything else behind, and move west hoping to start a new life in a city you may never have even visited before? The…
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8/16/2022 – Aid arrives in southern Ukraine

From Dr. Wiley Smith: Here are pictures sent to me by Vxxxx Lxxxxxx from Belgorod. The five boxes of medicine have been distributed to the church and to the local defense forces. Thanks for helping this happen.
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8/16/2022 – Update from our pastor in Kyiv

From Pastor Ivan Bespalov: It has been almost six months since our country lives in a state of war with Russian Federation. Even though Kyiv has not had any shelling for several months now, we are still very concerned about the intense battles which rage in the east and south of our country.