Author: Dal Stanton
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8/16/2022 – Belgorod Dnestrovsky: A counselor’s update on state of Ukrainian people

From Lxxx (Day 174): Dear brothers and sisters, It is so nice to wake up in the morning naturally and not be woken up by the sirens. Yesterday evening we had several air alarms one after another but nothing happened. The sea was very stormy and most of Russian ship went back to the shore…
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8/15/2022 – Crates for Ukraine: a Courier’s Testimony

From D’Ann Moxley (Dallas, Texas – Park Cities Presbyterian Church): Nothing good comes easy. Our whirlwind courier trip to Krakow the first week of June came with many airline adversities, but God made it worthwhile with repeated blessings or “God winks” along the way! The last week of May is called “Mayhem” by moms like…
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8/15/2022 – Belgorod Dnestrovsky
From Lxxx (Day 173): Dear brothers and sisters, It’s a new day and we feel pleasantly tired after the weekend. We had so many good things happened. Our worship yesterday was blessed by the music that Jean-Marie played and our church music group sang a new psalm that was very special. The music was written…
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8/14/2022 – War update and commentary

From Jamie Peipon: There have been several interesting developments today within Ukraine; some bizarre, some unexpected, some difficult to verify. One bit that is easy to verify comes right from the Pentagon. A DoD official has said that on a scale from zero to ten, he would rate the effectiveness of Ukraine’s armed forces a…
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8/14/2022 – Belgorod Dnestrovsky: A concert to remember

From Lxxx (Day 172): Dear brothers and sisters, We wish you a good worship day! Yesterday was full of blessings for us. There was a wonderful organ concert and many people came to our church. Jean-Marie Leroy performed the music of Bruhns, Bach, Cesar Frank and made us a surprise playing his own arrangements of…
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8/13/2022 – Crates for Ukraine from Jackson, MS

From Jamie Peipon: Dear, friends. Thanks so much for such hard work on the Crates for Ukraine project. In one of these pictures (above), you can see less than half of the crates that the saints of First Presbyterian Church of Jackson, MS put together. This is a great victory for….
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8/13/2022 – Belgorod Dnestrovsky – Bringing music to the war

From Lxxx (Day 171): Dear brothers and sisters, It’s a special day for us because today we will have an organ concert in our church. Our good friend, a faithful Christian and a big patriot of Ukraine, Jean-Marie Leroy came from Paris, France to support us and to encourage us in our fight.
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8/12/2022 – Counseling ministry in Ukraine: From peace to war

From Lxxx: If we ask an average person how he imagines an ideal life he would probably say that he wants to lead a peaceful and joyful life, easily achieve goals and have good relations with people around. But hardly anyone can boast of such a life in the world full of problems and struggles.
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8/12/2022 – war update and commentary

From Jamie Peipon: If the picture of the destruction of this building is any indication, this man has nothing left. More than likely, that wicker rocking chair is one of the very few items that survived an attack on his home. I wonder where he thinks he’s going with that chair. Is it really worth…
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8/12/2022 – Belgorod Dnestrovsky

From Lxxx (Day 170): Dear brothers and sisters, A cloudy sky and a cool wind make this day comfortable to be outside. I think about our soldiers in the trenches, in the fields, how hard for them to be there in summer heat wearing all the ammunition. I hope this day will make it easier…