Saturday, May 3, 2014

Pray for Peace in Ukraine

by Rev. Blake Purcell

Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

My son Lewis and I just saw the news of dozens of pro-Russians in Odessa burned out and killed.  We prayed for peace with tears. 

Horrible things are happening in Ukraine.  There are more Evangelical Christians in Ukraine than any other part of the former Soviet Union. Some Orthodox priests have been very brave in trying to keep the peace.

We must follow their example and pray for peace and be willing to be peace makers as they are.  Isaiah 2 and 11 call the Church to be the makers of peace and the examples of peace.  People are dying and we must pray and stand in the gap for the land (Ezekiel 22:30)

Please make Tuesday, May 6th, 2014, a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Ukraine and between Russia and Ukraine.  Atrocities are being committed on both sides, and the future of the world in our time and the Church in this part of the world depend on this. 

Please share this with all your Christian friends, family and churches. 

In Christ from St. Petersburg, Russia,

Blake Purcell
Field Director
Slavic Reformation Society

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