Ukraine Prayer # 520

Ira Kapitonova
The Lord tests the righteous,
but his soul hates the wicked
and the one who loves violence.
Let him rain coals on the wicked;
fire and sulfur and a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.
Psalm 11:5-6 ESV
 
It feels like I am repeating myself with all these missile strikes. Today, they attacked Kyiv with ballistic missiles. There were just a few seconds between the siren and the explosions. Most people didn't have time to go to a shelter. Thankfully, these missiles were intercepted by our air defense (which is a miracle for this type of missile). However, the debris still hit several buildings, including one of the facilities of our art academy in downtown Kyiv.
Kyiv wasn't the only city targeted today. Odesa, Kharkiv, and Sumy region — these are just the most recent ones on my news feed.
 
Thankfully, our school is on spring break now, so all the children could be safe with their parents. But one of the videos shared today was a video of children quickly yet calmly walking to a bomb shelter to the sound of explosions — the children who are used to the war. This is something that makes me really mad. The Lord will avenge.
 
Pray for these cities that are being relentlessly bombed. Pray for these children who learn to live with this like zombies, pray that they will not be ruined for life. Pray for a good defense from these missiles.

Al Akimoff and the Slavci Ministries Team

Today's picture – a girl saving art from among the rubble after missile debris destroys a facility of Kyiv Art Academy. Photo by Tetiana Dzhafarova for Suspilne.