Japhin is with Marie John in Borodyanka.
She said, “A few days back, I went to my son’s tomb. I told God, If my son were alive, he would have fixed all the broken windows. Now, there is no one to help me. Two days later, here you are, fixing all the broken windows. God heard my prayers. I am grateful to God”.
We went back to replace a few broken windows in that village.
We keep all our tools and other raw materials in Masha’s house. When we went to pick those up this morning, she was ready, waiting for us with many gifts. She spent hours embroidering this and gave it as a token of her love.
We said, “this is all too much to accept.”
Masha says, “Nobody ever comes to my home. Now that God sent me a son and a daughter to fix my windows, I need to bless them.
We had a day filled with so much joy. It’s an honour that Marie and I get to serve together in all this.
Meet Japhin and Marie, Some of you have probably already met them. They appeared on a CBN special and I have posted many of their wonderful posts. Today they are my next door neighbors here in Kyiv. I can truly attest to the fact that they are wonderful servants of God. I am awakened each day to the delivery of a wonderful cup of cappuccino. Anything that needs doing around the YWAM center here, they are doing it or they are out feeding, rescuing or as you read above, ministering to the needy. They are just a couple of the wonderful people who are serving Ukraine here at this time. Pray for them!
We are launching a program to help repair a hundred homes in three villages and to build another 100 temporary dwellings. These are simple, insulated shelters that are cut and packaged and then sent to the site where they can be put up by a team in a day. Many elderly have refused to leave their homes, most now destroyed or damaged. Many others are now returning to their villages desperately wanting to be home. These will not be their permanent houses but will provide shelter for the coming winter and possibly longer.
For more information on this project: teams@ywamkyiv.or
Thank you for praying for this need, you can give at the address below.
Al Akimoff and the Slavic Ministries Team (Kyiv)