{"id":3519,"date":"2013-12-19T00:45:08","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T22:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=3519"},"modified":"2013-12-31T03:31:18","modified_gmt":"2013-12-31T01:31:18","slug":"will-you-pray-for-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/will-you-pray-for-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Will You Pray for Ukraine?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine needs your prayers!<\/p>\n<p>The protests in Kiev continue with no end in sight.<\/p>\n<p>The people demand change.<\/p>\n<p>They recognize that something is wrong in their country.<\/p>\n<p>(This video gives a good picture of what is happening in Ukraine now.)<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ya2elsR5s5s\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What many don&#8217;t realize is that it&#8217;s not just a problem with Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is world-wide.<\/p>\n<p>The world needs change.<\/p>\n<p>Everywhere you look things are broken.<\/p>\n<p>People are broken.<\/p>\n<p>Justice is far off.<\/p>\n<p>Politicians offer us their solutions.<\/p>\n<p>They give us temporary hope.<\/p>\n<p>But somehow we still end up broken,<\/p>\n<p>Wondering how we got this way.<\/p>\n<p>The shouts of the protesters remind us that the world has yet to find the ultimate solution.<\/p>\n<p>The world needs political change.<\/p>\n<p>The world needs peace.<\/p>\n<p>The world needs hope.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name is called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>Please join in praying for Ukraine.<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Pray that the hearts of Ukrainians would be ready to hear the gospel.<\/li>\n<li>Pray that churches would use this opportunity to share the hope of Jesus.<\/li>\n<li>Pray that there would be political peace and stability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Question: Will you pray with us that Ukraine will find hope in Jesus a midst the protests?<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine needs your prayers!<\/p>\n<p>The protests in Kiev continue with no end in sight.<\/p>\n<p>The people demand change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8,193],"tags":[77],"class_list":["post-3519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ministry","category-ukraine-2","tag-ukraine"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/ukraine-needs-prayer.PNG.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3izZc-UL","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5719,"url":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/after-24-years-of-independence-ukraine-needs-your-prayers\/","url_meta":{"origin":3519,"position":0},"title":"After 24 Years of Independence Ukraine Needs Your Prayers","author":"Caleb Suko","date":"August 26, 2015","format":"video","excerpt":"Yesterday we celebrated Ukrainian Independence Day with much more enthusiasm than we have in years past. 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