Thanks for paying attention… here’s the Day 10 update video followed by fresh pix.
UKRAINE WAR AID UPDATE
I just received some info that should encourage our prayers and involvement.
Our partners are now housing and feeding over 500 people per night. Both the camp and Holy Trinity church are “all hands on deck” providing various types of aid. Here’s new pics of facilities from the church.
Just in! A truckload of blankets is delivered to help keep the 360 displaced persons warm in their beds at our partner refuge in Vinnytsia. Thank you for joining us in supporting them.
Here are some images from life in Ukraine, how our partners are helping, what’s happening in Budapest, and a surprise I saw yesterday.
Neighbors of Trinity church are pitching in to secure the basement windows. This church houses the seminary I teach in, the beds from the dorms have been moved into the basement to provide shelter from those far away and near.Some more good news in the midst of the struggle: In a bomb shelter in a city in southern Ukraine a couple gets married! May God bless them!Today our partners were able to procure medical supplies and send them to Irpin and Bucha.
“Я ж буду оспівувати Твою силу, вранці радітиму Твоїм милосердям, бо Ти став моїм захисником і притулком у день моєї недолі. Ти — моя допомога, Тебе оспівуватиму, адже Ти, Боже, є моїм захисником. Боже мій, Ти — моє милосердя! Псалмів 58:17-18 УТТ
“But I will sing of your strength; I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress and a refuge in the day of my distress. O my Strength, I will sing praises to you, for you, O God, are my fortress, the God who shows me steadfast love.” Psalm 59:16-17 ESV
Photo Credit: Reuters – Some of our partners in Hungary are working hard to care for Ukrainian refugees. Anna and I plan to be in Budapest on the 30th. At the top of the list is to see how we can help.
And here in Charlottesville…
I was encouraged to see this Ukrainian flag on this neighbor’s porch.
In the Ukrainian Bible (a fairly recent version) like many Bibles the Psalms are a little different in number. This psalm came up in my reading just now. In Ukrainian it is Psalm 55, in English it is 56 and follows. The verse numbers are also different as they include the introduction as a verse. So for those of you who read Ukrainian, you’ll see a one verse difference. My wife and I found this text singing to us about Ukraine. Speaking of singing, keep reading and you’ll see and hear why I have tears on my face.
“На закінчення. Про народ, віддалений від святині. Псалом Давида — на згадку про те, як його затримали филистимці в Ґеті. Помилуй мене, Господи, бо по мені пройшлася людина, весь день гнітила мене, ворогувала зі мною. Мої вороги весь день нападали на мене з погордою, адже безліч тих, які нападають на мене від світанку. Вдень [не] буду боятися, бо на Тебе покладаю надію. Перед Богом увесь день віддаватиму хвалу своїми словами. На Бога покладаю надію. Не матиму страху, бо що заподіє мені людина? Весь день відчували огиду до моїх слів, усі їхні задуми — на зло мені. Будуть жити поряд і таїти; вони вистежуватимуть мою п’яту, оскільки з нетерпінням чекають на мою душу. У жодному разі Ти не врятуєш їх, у гніві, Боже, зведеш в могилу народи. Я відкрив перед Тобою своє життя, Ти поклав сльози мої перед Собою, — як і є у Твоїй обітниці. Того дня, коли я закличу до Тебе, мої вороги втечуть геть. Ось пізнав я, що Ти — мій Бог. Перед Богом віддаватиму хвалу Слову, у Господі віддаватиму хвалу Слову. На Бога я покладаю надію, тож не буду боятися! Що заподіє мені людина? На мені, о Боже, обітниці прославляти Тебе, які я виконаю. Адже Ти визволив мою душу від смерті, а мої ноги — від спотикання, щоб я у світлі живих був Богові до вподоби. (Псалмів 55:1-14 УТТ)
“Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me; all day long an attacker oppresses me; my enemies trample on me all day long, for many attack me proudly. When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? All day long they injure my cause; all their thoughts are against me for evil. They stir up strife, they lurk; they watch my steps, as they have waited for my life. For their crime will they escape? In wrath cast down the peoples, O God! You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book? Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call. This I know, that God is for me. In God, whose word I praise, in the Lord, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me? I must perform my vows to you, O God; I will render thank offerings to you. For you have delivered my soul from death, yes, my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.” (Psalm 56:1-13 ESV)
Help us help those inside Ukraine.
Pray, stay informed and give. This is a marathon not a sprint.
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