Murder Threats

Numerous murder threats were received by our parishioner from All Saints Lutheran Church in Kharkiv, Ms. Zhanna Tytarenko. Sister Zhanna is a journalist working for the "Spravzhnia Varta (True Watchmen)" internet newspaper in the eastern Ukraine. Recently she was making journalist investigations regarding secret dissapearence of people, possible tortures in Kharkiv police departments, and other violence crimes. More can be read here (in Ukrainian): http://varta.kharkov.ua/authors/titarenko/1091040.html
Please keep our sister in your prayers. "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble".  God says, "Call upon Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver you and you shall glorify Me". (Psalms 46:1 and 50:15).

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

 

Due to the Julian Calendar the Ukrainian Lutheran Church begins to celebrate Christmas on January 6.  To those of you who begin to celebrate our Savior's birthday today - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  May the Lord Incarnate continue to gather you around the Cradle of the Church - His Word and Sacraments!

 

Prayer Request

We have very snowy and frosty winter (I think they call it 'global warming').  It means that in many parts of our country some roads are totally closed and some are very difficult to drive on because of  snowdrifts.  There have been a few days of rather calm weather in a row but today it is snowing again.  Since our pastors believe they should deliver food of the Holy Gospel to their sheep every Lord's Day despite of any weather conditions, could you pray about their safe travels in Ukraine tomorrow, please? A picture is from our pastor from Malyn and Radomyshl, Rev. Dmytro Didkivskiy.  He wrote if not police patroling the area he and a dozen of other drivers would have to spend a day or so in snowdrifts and on a road with fallen trees.  Thank you for your prayers and have a blessed day of the Lord tomorrow!

A Very Interesting Article from the BBC 4

I have found its Ukrainian version on our deacon's blog and then I have found its original on the BBC 4 web-site. If you are a Lutheran, you will not regret reading it.  The title of the article is: The eurozone's religious faultline.  To read it click the following link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18789154