Author: Dal Stanton
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4/24/2022 – Belgorod Dnestrovsky – Easter bombing of Odesa
From Lxxx (Day 60): Dear brothers and sisters, Christ has risen! This wonderful news fills our hearts as we walk through the valley of death and gives us hope and joy. Yesterday our day was darkened with a tragedy that happened in Odessa. It was a nice sunny day , the sound of the siren…
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4/23/2022 – Acadia’s gift to the Ukrainian people
Maine based Delta flight attendant, Joy Guliani, along with her daughter, Acadia, came to Krakow to serve. With Joy’s airline connections the 10 bags of extra baggage were free of charge from Delta. EasyJet also provided free tickets to Krakow and waived all baggage fees. These supplies, all of which have already been transported into…
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4/23/2022 – Hope for Ukraine, Hope for Us
From Dasha Peipon (Ukrainian born, now from Jackson, MS): I was given a Ukrainian flag a while ago. It wasn’t new so I wasn’t too surprised that it was stained and wrinkled. It was probably well loved and well used before – I don’t know the rest of its story, but it made its way…
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4/23/2022 – How pastors are ministering in Ukrainian cities under attack
From mtw.org: Updates from Ukraine – As the war in Ukraine moves into its sixth week, Ukrainian Christians are praying diligently that God will somehow bring an end to the devastation and suffering across their country. Despite the horrific headlines, these Ukrainians are convinced that God is in control and can be trusted to help…
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4/23/2022 – Belgorod Dnestrovsky – Easter Celebration in Ukraine
From Lxxx (Day 59): Dear brothers and sisters, It’s the end of the week and we are anticipating our big holiday tomorrow. In Ukraine we traditionally bake Easter cakes and paint eggs. Orthodox people take them to the church to be sanctified there. On Easter day people meet with their families and have dinner together.…
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4/22/2022 – ‘How do you ask, what happened?’
From Jamie Peipon FB post (Jamie is the minister of music at First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS, and is a volunteer working with the MTW Crisis Response Team in Krakow, Poland): While on the plane coming to Poland, I remember thinking, “How on earth do you ask someone who is fleeing a war that you’ve…
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4/22/2022 – Ukrainian Seminary Professor’s Plea: Please Don’t Tire of Praying
For Fedya Minakov, exile within his own country isn’t a new experience. In 2014, Minakov left his hometown of Donetsk with his pregnant wife and 2-year-old child after Russian forces invaded the region in eastern Ukraine. Minakov planned to return home in a couple of months when he thought the conflict might ease: “We never…
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4/22/2022 – Belgorod Dnestrovsky
From Lxxx (Day 58): Dear brothers and sisters, Yesterday we had a church lunch remembering the Last Supper. We were glad to have new people with us – refugees and some people from our community who were invited when they came to the church to receive help. We have many calls every day from the…
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4/21/2022 – A Litany Stories from Ukraine on a Trip from L’viv
From Jamie Peipon: This picture is one I took yesterday while on a rooftop in beautiful L’viv. You can see the Ukrainian flag flying proudly above the skyline. There were lots of people out and about in the city, but they also have not begun to let their guard down.
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