Category: Updates
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1/1/2024 – Ukrainians comprehend what’s at stake – our existence

From: In Ukraine 🇺🇦 by Olena Halushka – Ukraine’s Monobank showed statistics on crowdfunding for support of defenders via their bank. In 2023, the scale of fundraising tripled compared to 2022, totaling -700 million. The number of donors increased almost twice to 5.7 million. Ukrainians comprehend what’s its stake – our existence.
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1/1/2024 – Your monthly reminder:

From: Meanwhile in Ukraine 🇺🇦 Your monthly reminder: “UKRAINE” not “The Ukraine” “KYIV” not “Kiev” “KHARKIV” not “Kharkov” “LVIV” not “Lvov” “ODESA” not “Odessa” “MYKOLAIV” not “Nikolaev” “DNIPRO” not “Dnieper” “RUSSIAN WAR AGAINST UKRAINE” not “The Ukraine War”
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1/1/2024 – Every Ukrainian’s dream for the New Year

What is your dream? From: Meanwhile in Ukraine 🇺🇦
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1/1/2024 – How did ‘Shxheddryk’ became ‘Carol of the Bells’

Mykola Leontovych’s “Shchedryk” has become a recognized classic, performed by everyone from orchestras to jazz and rock bands. Notable arrangements by the band Pentatonix or the Spanish tenor Placido Domingo are worth mentioning. But how did a purely Ukrainian melody become an international phenomenon? The English-language version of “Shchedryk”, sung worldwide at Christmas today, was…
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1/1/2024 – Happy New Year! from Lyuda in Belgorod Dnestrovsky

From: Lyuda Betina ( Day 677): Dear brothers and sisters, Happy New Year! We wish you a year full of blessings and joy! May God bless your families and your churches. In our culture, New Year has always been a big holiday and people usually celebrated all night with fireworks and champagne. But this year,…
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1/1/2024 – Remember the price of celebration 🙏🇺🇦

From: Sergei Nakul (pastor of Big City Church in Kyiv and military chaplain): Remember the price of celebration 🙏🇺🇦
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1/1/2024 – Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing…

From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 676): Remember not the former things,nor consider the things of old.Behold, I am doing a new thing;now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?I will make a way in the wildernessand rivers in the desert.Isaiah 43:18-19 Happy New Year, dear friends! I’ve noticed that many of my Ukrainian…
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12/31/2023 – New Year’s Eve when your neighbors are ruzzians

From: Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (675th day): New Year’s Eve when your neighbors are ruzzians This year’s Christmas tree through the eyes of graphic designer Uğur Gallenkuş. This picture resonates with many Ukrainians, especially after yesterday’s massive drone and missile attack and a recent attack on Kharkiv. I see this picture has been reposted by…

