Pray for Christians in Ukraine as Putin Invades

 



Russia Attacks Ukraine from Multiple Directions in Unprovoked Invasion: 'A Full-Scale War in Europe Has Begun'

By Brody Carter - Posted at CBNNews.com:

Published February 24, 2022 - DEVELOPING...

Russia launched a violent, unprovoked, full-scale military attack early this morning against the people of Ukraine.

War sirens wailed in Kyiv, the capital, before dawn. That was followed by early morning explosions in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city.

"A full-scale war in Europe has begun," Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said. "Russia is not only attacking Ukraine but the rules of normal life in the modern world."


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Russia Keeps Punishing Evangelicals in Crimea

By Kate Shellnut, Forum 18 - Posted at Christianity Today

Published February 23, 2022

Since Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine in 2014—one of the central points of conflict in the current clash between the two countries—Protestant Christians in the territory have faced greater government penalties for practicing their faith.

Like elsewhere in Russia, meeting together to sing and read Scripture or letting others know about a church gathering puts believers at risk under a strict 2016 anti-evangelism law. Last year, authorities prosecuted 23 cases of such activity in Crimea, up from 13 the year before, according to Forum 18, which tracks religious freedom violations in the region.

Evangelical Protestants in Crimea received the most penalties. At least nine people from Pentecostal, Baptist, and other Protestant churches were fined for “missionary activity.”


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Amid War and Rumors of War, Ukraine Pastors Preach and Prepare

By Jason Casper - Posted at Christianity Today

Published February 21, 2022 

Facing imminent war, Ukrainian evangelicals preached peace the day before Russian President Vladimir Putin dramatically escalated tensions by recognizing the independence of two separatist regions on Monday evening.

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'Very Moving': CNN Reporter Pauses Live as Ukrainians Kneel to Pray in Stunning Moment After Putin Launches War

By Billy Hallowell, Faithwire - Posted at CBNNews:

Published February 22, 2022

CNN chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward encountered a powerful prayer scene Thursday inside Ukraine — and she took to the airwaves, where she called the emotional moment “very moving.”

Photo: CNN/Twitter


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