Saturday, October 18, 2014

Ukraine: Evangelicals call for aid and prayer


Christians in Ukraine have painted a vivid picture of life in the conflict zones in the east of the country and called for prayer and help with relief work.

The All-Ukrainian Union of Associations of Evangelical Christians-Baptists (AUUAECB) said that around 5,500 Baptists are among the more than 100,000 people displaced from their homes in struggles with pro-Russian separatists.

The Union said in a statement: "Bridges and supply lines are destroyed. Roads and streets are blocked with checkpoints. Cannonade from explosions is heard every night. Many apartments and cars are destroyed. Tanks are ploughing through the city streets. Read more

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