Author: Dal Stanton
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5/24/2022 – The Stakes Are High for Ukrainians Praying for Peace
From Andrew Hess (MTW): In the weeks, and now months, since war in Ukraine escalated in February, MTW missionaries across Eastern Europe have prioritized the traumatized refugees who have come to them weighed down by physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
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5/24/2022 – Belgorod Dnestrovsky
From Lxxx (Day 92): Dear brothers and sisters, Our day yesterday was very windy with dark clouds and the sea was stormy. We were glad because the probability of blows from the sea is low in a stormy weather. The day was quiet with no alarms, so nothing interrupted our plans. I met with the…
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5/23/2022 – Belogorod Dnestrovsky
From Lxxx (Day 91): Dear brothers and sisters, Again and again I thank you for your prayer support, for your encouraging messages. Today is a birthday of our youngest granddaughter Vxxx, she is four. This girl brought us so much joy, love and tenderness. Every evening we talk and when she sees us, she hugs…
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5/22/2022 – Northern Ireland: elementary school sings Stephania to support fellow-Ukrainian students
Watch the remarkable moment when pupils at a Co Wexford school sang Ukraine’s Eurovision-winning song ‘Stefania’ as a gesture of support for 30 new classmates from the war-torn country.
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5/22/2022 – Belgorod Dnestrovsky: In memory
From Lxxx (Day 90): Today is the ninetieth day of a dreadful counting and the end is not near. Everybody is talking about a balance change that will happen soon, but it’s hard to think about it when we see so much death. Many, many deaths are caused by war. Yesterday I went to the…
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5/21/2022 – Belgorod Dnestrovsky
Lxxx (Day 89): Dear brothers and sisters, Usually the weekend starts with good mood and plans. But today started with a siren and it sounds while I am writing. Yesterday there were several attacks on Odessa and some explosions could be heard in Odessa region but there is no detailed information about it yet. Today…
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5/20/2022 – Belgorod Dnestrovsky: Vyshyvanka Day in Ukraine
Admin: Vyshyvanka Day (Embroidered Shirt Day) is an international holiday that aims to preserve the Ukrainian folk traditions of creating and wearing ethnic embroidered clothes called vyshyvankas. It is celebrated every third Thursday of May. Vyshyvankas are, along with pysankas, one of the best known symbols of Ukrainian culture (Wiki). From Lxxx (Day 86): Dear…
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5/19/22 – displaced church of Kharkiv visits church in L’viv
Most of the members of the Presbyterian Church in Kharkiv relocated further west in Ukraine to the city of Ivano Frankivsk, which is south of the Presbyterian Church in L’viv. Mission to the World’s relationship with the Kharkiv church goes back to the late 1990s when the church was established with the leadership of Pastor…
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5/19/2022 – Belgorod Dnestrovsky: the church continues as the church in war
From Lxxx (Day 85): Dear brothers and sisters, Today is a holiday of embroidery shirt in Ukraine and we will have a little party at the local defense center. We will wear our shirts, sing Ukrainian songs and make a video for our soldiers. It’s interesting to notice that more and more people start speaking…
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5/18/2022 – Volunteer snapshot: Providing Medical Supplies to Ukraine
From Philip Foster: I am working in Krakow, Poland, to ship medical supplies to our sister churches in Ukraine, to then be distributed to those who need it most.
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