“Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.”
Lord of the Rings – JRR Tolkien
As teams continue to comb the areas that have been bombed unrelentlessly these past weeks and try to evacuate the areas that are in the way of a new invasion, they have had the opportunity to show these acts of kindness and love.
In a meeting today with staff and workers from across Ukraine, Andrei from Mariuple shared how his young staff who have had to flee the city are now active in helping to feed and rescue people. This is a different kind of battle fought with love. Showing kindess in the midst of hatred.
“For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of Lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is not partial and takes no bribe. He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing.”
Deuteronomy 10:17-18
Pray for this huge undertaking going on right now in the Eastern and southern parts of the country. It is dangerous and thousands still need to be evacuated.
In the meantime,
1 million Ukrainians who left Ukraine after the start of the full-scale invasion of Russia, returned.
Andriy Demchenko, the spokesman of the State Border Service, announced this at a briefing on April 12.
120,000 gospels in Ukrainian are being printed in Latvia to distribute to Ukrainians who are very open to the gospel at this time. This is thanks to a group in Korea who have a vision to print a million copies for this need and their part in ending Bible poverty.
Please continue to pray for this crucial time of transition of the front from Kyiv to the East and South of Ukraine. Today sirens blared across the whole of the country bringing fear of new attacks to come.
Al Akimoff and the Slavic Ministries Team
