Ukraine update 20 April

20 April 2022

We received Easter greetings over the weekend from our people in mission in Ukraine. The following is from long-serving mission partner Alison Giblett:

Happy Easter, everybody.

Wishing you a really good time as you focus in on God and Jesus and all that he’s done in laying his life down for us. Praise God for his great sacrifice.

And here in Ukraine, as we go through an experience of death to old dreams and, for many people facing death or having lost loved ones and loss of homes, we also believe that God will give us a resurrection as we look to him….

And so thank you very much for your prayers and thank you for all of your support. …

Happy Easter from all of us here…we’re celebrating Easter with you as well.

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