Ukraine Prayer # 450

Ira Kapitonva
Deliver me from those who work evil,
and save me from bloodthirsty men.
Psalm 59:2
I lost track of the number of air raids we had today. I think we had three just during the school day — one in the morning, one at lunch, and one just at the end of the day (with one or two more during the after-school program). It's annoying and exhausting, but we are still grateful that we have a relatively comfortable basement and our air-defense forces.
 
Today, during one of the air raids, our kids made cards for our air defense soldiers, and it was the sweetest thing! Our kids understand the importance and value of our air defense.
Meanwhile, The European Council has decided to open accession negotiations with Ukraine. It gives us hope, even though we are aware of the reality of circumstances.
 
Please, keep Ukraine in your prayers, especially over the next few weeks. Russia is most likely practicing for a massive missile strike. In any case, daily (and nightly) sirens turn out to be a pretty reliable psychological weapon they are not shy about using.
 
Please, please pray during this very trying time. This relentless attack, dally on this city is awful to live with, yet these people are condemned to this. Pray for them, pray for peace! Also pray for our teams from Lutsk who were to begin their Christmas outreach this week, they have had to delay this because of the bombings in their area as well.
Al Akimoff and the Slavic Ministries Team

Today's picture — a girl rests in the corridor of her apartment after the massive Russian drone attack on Kyiv on November 25, 2023. The windows in her apartment were shattered, and her older brother was wounded in front of her. Photo by Kostiantyn & Vlada Liberov