Thank you for the many calls and messages of support and prayer. I’m sure many of you are seeing on the news what is transpiring in Ukraine these last 2 days.
Last night was a very hard night for Ukrainians, especially in Kyiv. Our pastors and their families have chosen not to leave but to stand by their pulpits and people in their cities. They sense your prayer and support. They have become contact points for many people to take refuge spiritually and physically.
At present, there is a major campaign to take Kyiv. Forces are moving in from the west, south, the east, and the north but are meeting fierce resistance.
I am on Zoom calls and the phone daily and far into the night with our pastors and their families in Ukraine. They are safe at this point. We’ve had times of prayer and tears. I have not heard yet one word of hatred or revenge from our folks towards the Russian people. Only prayers.
I am getting reports of our pastors and their families going out onto the streets and sharing Christ with scared and angry people - comforting them with prayer. This is truly a time for the Body of Christ to shine the Gospel in Ukraine.
This invasion is coming to a head in the next few days and has already translated into a mass refugee situation that will only worsen as Ukrainians head to Lviv (the most western city of Ukraine 45 minutes from the Polish border). The roads west to Lviv and Poland have become quite treacherous.
We are working with our pastors and friends in Poland to help house, give material and spiritual support to those already arriving from Ukraine. I spoke with one organization that works intensively with Ukrainian orphans - and by God’s grace, we can help get their orphans out of danger in Ukraine into Poland and onward.
Greater Grace Church in Lviv has become a point of contact for some humanitarian aid organizations and the L’viv City Council. We own a 4 story building there that housed refugees from the east during the 2014 invasion and will do so again.
We ask for your prayers. If the Lord moves your heart to give to help with resources you may inbox us here or give directly to our Aid for Ukraine fund: www.EverGrace.org/give.