From the blockbuster hit, Home Alone, to choirs in Carnegie Hall, and concert halls the world over, a Ukrainian composition, Carol of the Bells, sets the tone for Christmas celebrations.
Terrifying realities face citizens in Israel and Ukraine where daily life occurs in the echos of sirens and explosions. What is on the other side of those realities?
What is the reality of living with Russia as your neighbour? How is the brutality of the ongoing, full-scale invasion seeping into every aspect of the day-to-day lives of Ukrainians? What about energy?
This is the story. I write it with tears and pride. With tears for all the terror we received (and still receive) from Russia, and with pride for our invincible spirit.
700 kms of driving, delivering food, preaching, supporting a fellow pastor, and keeping an ear open for incoming rockets. All in a day’s work for one Ukrainian pastor.