Christ said, “You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened…” (Mat. 24:6). Those words rang in my ears as I heard that Russia was invading Eastern Ukraine in the Donbas region this morning. This happened a decade ago and a war was started that still smolders. Later Caleb and I were part of a ministry to local churches and the Ukrainian military there.
Ukraine has lost thousands from the fighting in the Donbas region to the east. Pray them as they face war again.
Caleb and some pastors went there last week to do more ministry. War does open those kinds of doors. They were within a few miles of live fire. It was a little tense due to the threat of Russia making a full invasion. Our family prayed for several days until they finished and returned to Odessa by overnight train this past weekend. Click on Caleb’s full reports in links below and see what they saw and his report on scene.
Caleb’s family is in Odessa on the Black Sea. That also is likely to be attacked. Caleb is busy assisting the members of his new church finding places to stay since they can’t leave the country. Airlines have almost ceased operations and I expect trains might also soon if things get worse. Our son and family have bags packed and ready to go if they needed to flee to a safe area. Pray!
Christ said we could expect to see wars before He returns (Mat. 24:6). Read Matthew 24 for the full picture. Note that Mark and Luke and Revelation also comment on this. Note that I will be preaching in both services on this text on March 13th at Discovery.
If you would like to be on Caleb’s regular updates on Messenger then contact Nancy or me. In the mean time keep praying since God is doing an unseen work in both countries there and here also.
Pastor Mark