In the U.S. and many other countries this is a day to celebrate Mothers. We want to celebrate our own mothers and the mothers in Ukrqine.
Anya {Kyiv}
Happy Mother’s Day!
This special day let’s lift up mothers in Ukraine and Ukrainian mothers that had to leave the country, leave their husbands running for the safety of their children.
It is an unbearable burden to be a mother during the war. Even the Bible talks about a special hardship for pregnant and mothers of newborns during the war times. It is a different kind of pain to be able to protect your child, to be able to feed your child, to watch the fear of your child, to not be able to provide peace for your child.
Let’s pray today for the Ukrainian mothers.
Let’s pray today for the Ukrainian mothers of our soldiers. It is a different kind of pain to know that your son or daughter is giving up the right to stay alive for the sake of the country’s right for a future.
Let’s pray for mothers that already in these 70+ days have experienced loss of their children. In our culture we have a saying: it’s wrong for a parent to live beyond your child.
Let’s pray that the all compassionate Lord of Might comfort, strengthen, support, provide, give hope and help to Ukrainian mothers!!
The 9th of May is the big celebration in Moscow commemorating Russia’s victory in WW2. There are many expectations and fears of what might be proclaimed at this parade. The possibility of a declaration of war? This would allow for a conscription of young men into the army. It could formalize and takeover of the lands that have been taken by the Russian army. It can also mean a declaration of war on some of the other surrounding areas and even countries.
Let us pray for peace, for an end to the killing and senseless destruction of these cities. Many churches across the world are being encouraged to pray on this day, let’s join them in deep and fervent prayer.
Al Akimoff and the Slavic Minstries Team