Lessons learned in war: a Ywam couple choosing to stay in Kyiv
Life goes on. I can’t believe it will soon be one month after the war started. We are both doing very well. We laugh a lot; we mess with each other a lot; we truly celebrate life. First-year of marriage went fast, and I should say it went well. We were busy but always happy. One thing we learned in the last 20 some days of the war is that Life is a gift; you can not take it for granted. We take it for granted and try to hoard stuff and build our own empires.
It is a natural human tendency to hoard. But in the face of war, hoarding makes no sense when you do not know what tomorrow holds. So, we started applying that truth in a very tangible way. I started using my favourite perfume my mother in law gifted. I ate all the German goodies; now we use all the special Indian spices, wear our best clothes, and listen to our favourite songs. We hoard nothing except for some canned foods if Putin goes Chemical crazy.
It took a war for us to live out what Jesus asked us to do each and every one of us on a daily basis – Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? So, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. DO NOT HOARD.
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Our drivers brought 30 more people from Chernigov today. This was their second trip this week.
Chernigov is North of Kyiv, still very hot spot, people being shot, lots civilians targeted. So proud of our brave guys and so grateful to God for watching over them. Thank you for your prayers, they are making a difference, Let’s keep pressing in…
Let’s keep praying for these brave ywam guys and gals that choose not to leave but continue to serve.
Al Akimoff and the Slavic Ministries Team