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AFP PHOTO \/ OLEKSANDR RATUSHNIAK<\/p><\/div>\n
The pictures coming out of the “war zone” in Kyiv make me want to turn away but I can’t. This is Ukraine, the country I love, I have family there, I have friends there, so far I’ve given 8 years of my life to serve the people there!<\/p>\n
They say war is ugly and I agree but civil war has a particular venomous stench to it. When a nation starts fighting against it’s self it can be hard to stop and the results are always the same -death, destruction and dehumanization of the enemy.<\/p>\n
22 dead means 22 mothers whose sons will not come home. It means children who will bury their fathers and wives who will only have a chance to kiss the corpse of their husbands.<\/p>\n
Death doesn’t care who started the violence, it doesn’t even car who’s right and who’s wrong. Death levels the playing field, it forces everyone to count the costs. With all the violence what we don’t notice is that death often kills the hearts of those who remain alive.<\/p>\n
When peace is far away hope seems completely out of reach!<\/p>\n
But peace and hope are within reach, they’re just not where most people think they are.<\/p>\n
True peace will not be found in a new president or a new government, hope will not be found in a revised constitution, closer ties the the EU or to Russia.<\/p>\n
The peace and hope that Ukraine needs now can only be found in Jesus. \u00a0John 14:27<\/p>\n
So today I just have one prayer request!<\/p>\n
Pray for peace in Ukraine!<\/h4>\n
If you want to get “Prayer Points for Ukraine” I’ll be sending out a more detailed report tomorrow via e-mail. \u00a0Just sign up below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
While you slept last night Ukraine turned bloody! 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