Russian and Ukrainian Christians urge peace
Iain Taylor; Evangelical Focus; Financial Times
With tensions remaining high in the region
despite Russia’s recent military pullback
from the Ukrainian border, evangelicals on
both sides of the border have spoken out
wanting peace.
The Russian Evangelical Alliance has
led calls to
‘restore the peaceful relations
between the peoples of both countries’, while
churches in Ukraine have been encouraged
to ‘pray and fast for the peace in our land’.
Gaza bombs filmed by prayer group
EN
Dramatic footage of Israeli air strikes on the Gaza strip was captured by Christians from an outreach organisation to Muslims, who were about to begin a prayer meeting.
Members of the Hope For Ishmael ministry – which was founded by former terrorist sniper Tass Abu Saada after he came to Christ – were gathering for evening prayers on Zoom when their team leader managed to grab pictures of a huge nearby explosion.
Pray for us, say Armenian evangelicals, as war reporting is hindering outreach
EN
In a Facebook post, the Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East is calling on its partners throughout the world to join them and all Armenians in their call for justice and peace.
Further, it is urging people to pray to Almighty God to ‘let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream’ (Amos 5.24) in response to ongoing problems in Nagorno-Karabagh, a region disputed by Armenia and Azerbaijan.