Pray for Political Peace in Ukraine


April 3 - Ukrainian Pastors praying for their nation
A spontaneous, fervent prayer time happened in Mukachevo, Ukraine during the weekend celebration of The Church of the Living God's 15th anniversary. The overseer of this church network is Pastor Sergey Baluk. He is on his knees in the right front of the photo.
My roomate Tammy wrote the following blog about what was happening in Kiev at that very hour.

Last night Ukrainian president Viktor Yushchenko dissolved parliament & called for early elections to keep the country from slipping into further political turmoil. Recent months have seen an erosion of the president's power. Immediately, the response of the opposition (the premier minister) was negative, although it is clearly the president's party that would likely lose position in the parliament when new elections are held. Since the announcement, the prime minister has told the people not to obey the president, & that they'd like to put the president in prison!

This latest news of new elections signals the possible return of competing protests, tent camps and political rallies to the streets that were seen in 2004. Then, they were peaceful, but now, some fear bloodshed. Please pray with us for peace & political stability in Ukraine.
Today April 10, tanks have moved into the center of Kiev and the demonstrations continue. Students have been "hired" to hold signs protesting the actions of the President. Thank you for your prayers.

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