Ukraine Prayer # 447

Ira Kapitonova
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust;
I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
Psalm 56:3-4
At 4 am, we woke up from explosions that came before the sirens went off. We quickly unrolled the mattress in the hallway, brought our son there, and tried to find a comfortable position on a beanbag to fall back asleep. We weren't as scared as we were annoyed that our sleep was interrupted.
This morning, Russia attacked Kyiv with eight ballistic missiles. Thankfully, all of them were intercepted. The fallen debris did cause some destruction and left giant craters, but we were very pragmatic in our assessment — at least the missiles didn't reach their targets, and there were no casualties. A few stolen hours of sleep are not that big of a loss.
I guess the worst part for me came once we came to school, and I heard the students sharing their feelings before the classes: "I saw the debris falling." — "I woke up from the explosions." — "I couldn't understand why my parents woke me up in the middle of the night." — "I thought I wouldn't live till morning."
Lord, establish your justice and bring Your judgment on those who cause this suffering to your little ones.
You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book? (Psalm 56:8)
 
Pray protection over the little ones.
Al Akimoff and the Slavic Ministries Team

Today's picture — the crater left by the fallen debris this morning. Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko / Reuters