Author: Dal Stanton
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3/8/2022 – Kyiv
From Clay Quarterman, former MTW missionary: We don’t hear from all our friends regularly, so we rejoiced to get news of Pastor Ivan, although the news is 3 days old. He has decided to stay with his wife in their apartment in eastern Kyiv and help other people to evacuate. They use the basement in…
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3/8/2022 – Kyiv

Moderator’s note: At Pastor Sergei’s request, the normal security protocol’s we take to protect identities is not being employed. From Pastor Sergei: “Friends, I am incredibly grateful to God that he helped my wife and my sons get to the border with the European Union. Now they are safe! This is indescribable news and comfort…
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3/8/2022

Source: Verkhovna Rada: “March the 8th. Today, the holiday looks like this. I do not know who this girl is, I got this photo from a tape, but this photo represents authenticity, reality and faith. Belief in Victory!”— Olena Kondratiuk, Second Deputy Chair of Verkhovna Rada on her FB page.
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3/8/2022 – Kyiv

ERSU Seminary lecturer and Pastor in Kyiv writes: “Kiev, Ukraine, war zone. The Beast of the Kremlin continues to exterminate Ukrainians. Just yesterday, I received terrible news. Three of my brothers in Christ and one of my sisters in Christ from Irpen Bible Church, a city in the outskirts of Kiev, were killed by Russians…
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3/8/2022

Pastor Sxxx’s sons, ages 5 and 16, waiting at the border of the EU, after evacuating from Kyiv: “I never thought my sons would be children of war. The Kremlin beast ruined the lives of millions of people. We have to stop the beast.” When asked if we could use his story and blur the…
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3/8/2022 – Belgorod-Dnestrovsky
From Pastor’s Wife: “I am so proud of my little town where many people used to be pro-Russian and didn’t care about what was happening. Now we all changed so much and there is such a unity we have never had before. Our prayer is for the hearts of the people to turn to God.…
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3/8/2022 – Slovakia

From MTW missionary Rebecca Oliver Gregoire: The gravity of the situation is this…we usually get excited about arrivals from America and the things they bring in their suitcases, like, peanut butter. Pop tarts. Italian seasoning or chili powder. Today we’re rejoicing over suitcases filled with bandages. Tourniquets. Intubation tubes. Etc. Do you understand this?! Our…
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3/7/2022 – Belgorod-Dnestrovsky
From Lxxx: March 7 (Day12). Dear prayer warriors, Thank you for being with us during this hard time. Thank you for your messages that are very helpful. When I read them I imagine that I talk to each of you and it’s such a comforting feeling. I thank God for another quiet night in our…
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3/6/2022 – Kyiv
From former missionary Clay Quarterman: Our seminary graduate, Pastor Kxxx performed a wedding today in Kyiv: Hope in time of darkness!
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March 6 – Odesa
Former MTW missionary Clay Quarterman reports: “My former Russian language teacher woke us with a text message at 6 a.m., saying they are being bombed more heavily. She is a faithful member of our church. Since she is disabled, she can’t go to a shelter, and she and her husband are hiding in the small…