Category: Updates
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11/23/2023 – In the past, first snow would create a sense of spontaneous celebration – signaling the approach of the Christmas season and New Year. But not this year.

From Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (637th day): We woke up to the first snow today. Actually, when we were going to bed yesterday the ground was getting slightly powdered and of course, snow was in the weather forecast for today. Lately, we have been going to bed to the sirens of air raids and waking…
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11/23/2023 – It’s amazing how many thoughts snow can bring…

From Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 637): Delight yourself in the Lord,and he will give you the desires of your heart.Commit your way to the Lord;trust in him, and he will act.Psalm 37:4-5 I didn’t have to try too hard to wake my son up in the morning — I just had to tell…
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11/22/2023 – Wartime Ukraine is making historic progress toward EU membership

From Atlantic Council by Mark Temnycky In early November, the European Commission recommended that EU accession negotiations begin with Ukraine. EU leaders are now expected to confirm this decision in mid-December. This would represent a major milestone in Ukraine’s long quest for European integration that would reflect the historic changes taking place throughout Ukrainian society and in…
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11/22/2023 – We trust God… Revolution of Dignity just like in 2014 – the tyrant in ruzzia will run (or be taken to God’s judgment) and the war will end

From Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (636th day): Today, we celebrate in Ukraine a Day of Dignity and Freedom. On this day in 2013 Revolution of Dignity started after our President Yanukovich returned from Moscow and announced that the future of Ukraine is not with Europe and European Union but in Customs Union with ruzzia. It…
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11/22/2023 – The Day of Dignity and Freedom – We remember…

From Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 636): Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who know you,and your righteousness to the upright of heart!Psalm 36:10 November 2004. Nineteen years ago. I was an exchange student in a small town in Minnesota when my country was consumed by what would later be called the Orange…
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11/21/2023 – Crates For Ukraine – YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:Option #1 – Buy and ship supplies through our “CLICK & SHIP” option.Option #2 – Send a donation to MTW and we will buy aid on your behalf.
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11/21/2023 – Zelensky on 10th anniversary of EuroMaidan: ‘It is up to our generation to determine the direction (Ukraine’s history) will take’

From: The Kyiv Independent by Nate Ostiller President Volodymyr Zelensky commemorated the Day of Dignity and Freedom on Nov. 21, which marks the start of two major Ukrainian uprisings — the EuroMaidan Revolution and the Orange Revolution. The holiday was established in 2014 by a presidential decree. Ukraine celebrates the 10th anniversary of the EuroMaidan…
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11/21/2023 – We miss our walks in our pine forest, and we wonder if there will ever be a time when it will feel completely safe for kids to run around the forest…

From Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (635th day): Today FB memories reminded me that 3 years ago on this day (Nov 20th) we had our first snow – just a touch of it, but enough to make winter’s presence known. Next to Sasha’s flower farm, there is a pine forest, and before the war, we loved…

