Ukraine Prayer # 448

​Ira Kapitovova
My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast! I will sing and make melody!
Psalm 57:7
Russia's terrorism continues. Today, it's in its cyber form. This morning, the network of one of the largest cell phone operators was hacked, leaving millions of users throughout the country without cell phone reception and mobile data. I discovered it on my way to school (thinking something was wrong with my phone or my account), so it meant I couldn't call my husband, check messages, or use GPS. I wasn't sure if it would still send me an air raid notification to my phone. Thankfully, we still have wi-fi, but many people, especially the elderly, have no connection to the outside world. For example, there's no way for us to reach my grandma and check on her.
 
It might sound like a simple inconvenience, but this paralyzed the operations of several banks; people had no way of calling an ambulance or the police, and the air raid sirens were disabled in several regions. The communication of our soldiers on the frontlines was also disrupted.
 
The experts say it may take another 24 hours to resolve this problem. We mentally prepare ourselves for it taking longer as nothing of this scale has ever happened in any country and because our "kind neighbors" will not give up.
 
Once again, we were surprised to notice that it could have caused panic and anxiety last year, but it causes mostly annoyance today. We know that we have survived worse things (it's mid-December, but thankfully, no blackouts), and we trust the Lord will carry us through anything that might still come our way.
 
Pray against these cyber attacks and pray for President Zelinsky’s vistit to U.S.
Al Akimoff and the Slavic Ministries Team

Today's picture — shell craters in a frontline field near Bakhmut highlighted by snow. Photo by Alex Babenko / AP Photo