January 11 (Day 322)
Dear brothers and sisters,
We had a good day yesterday, only with one air alarm. Yesterday the enemy hit one of our southern cities - Ochakiv, which is located on the border of Kherson and Nilolayev region. The hit was done with several hypersonic rockets and it was strange...
January 10 (day 321)
Dear brothers and sisters,
The war is going on. Our enemy became very active in the east, they have grouped the troops and are trying to advance. It’s very hard situation. But our troops hold back their offensive at the cost of great efforts. It gives an opportunity for our...
January 9 ( Day 320)
Dear brothers and sisters,
Our day was cold and rainy yesterday but there were many people in the church. It was good that there was electricity and we could have heating and lights and it was warm in the sanctuary. Our elder Valeriy preached and there was a good music part....
January 8 (Day 319)
Dear brothers and sisters,
Yesterday we had a nice completion of a Christmas season. As we gathered with our group of refugees in the café a local folk musicians came to play for us. It was such a joy to sing Christmas carols and Ukrainian folk songs. There are many carols very...
January 7 ( Day 318)
Dear brothers and sisters,
At the end of the Christmas season, I would like to wish all of us to keep the joy and spirit of Christmas throughout the year. Yesterday I cooked for my parents who are Orthodox, vareniki with cabbage and potatoes, which a traditional Christmas food...
January 6 (Day 317)
Dear brothers and sisters,
This Christmas season we think a lot about love and about the price God has paid revealing His love to us.
It's always been hard for us to love each other. Our country was torn apart by political wars for so long. Some people aspired back to the Soviet...
January 5 (Day 216)
Dear brothers and sisters,
Yesterday my day was full of thoughts. Sergey and I often talk to people of our community and we need wisdom how to do it, because sometimes it’s hard to understand other people, their thinking and we need wisdom not to push people away if we do not...
January 4 ( Day 215)
Dear brothers and sisters,
Yesterday we had a good day, it was quiet, there were no alarms. As usual Tuesday started with breakfast in the café. When people from our group come to have breakfast they always bring their news, feelings and problems with them.
Nadya ( a mother...
January 3 (Day 314)
Dear brothers and sisters,
It’s a new day and new beginning, new plans and we continue doing all the work that we started last year. Our counselors continue working with their clients.
Some stories from Tanya
Last year in July there was a rocket attack on a resort settlement...
January 2 (Day 313)
Dear brothers and sisters,
The first day of the New Year was very good. Many people came to the church and from all directions we heard “Happy New Year”, people greeted each other, wished soon Victory and the general mood was full of hope. Our youth were already there, tired...