April 5, 2022

Praise Reports

Today’s Latest

  • Anti-Aircraft – Ukrainian Air Defense shot down 3 of 4 missiles launched by 2 Su-35 from Belarusian airspace. 4th missile damaged and missed a target as well they shot down two Russian missiles over Dnipropetrovsk region overnight
  • Military – pushing back towards Kherson in the west & Izyum in the east
  • Chemical – Russian army shelled chemical plant in Donetsk region, no leak of dangerous chemicals
  • Red Cross – team that had been held overnight after trying to reach Mariupol has been released and sent back to Zaporozhia
  • UN – Zelensky to address UN Security Council today and the United States and Britain said they would seek Russia’s suspension from the UN Human Rights Council — a move Moscow branded “unbelievable”.
  • Zelensky – touring Bucha he called for the “finally…powerful” sanctions, saying “But… did hundreds of our people have to die in agony for some European leaders to finally understand that the Russian state deserves the most severe pressure?” He also called for additional weapons from Western allies, saying more equipment could have saved thousands. “I do not blame you -– I blame only the Russian military,” he said. “But you could have helped.”
  • EU – will most likely adopt a new round of sanctions against Russia on Wednesday. While EU’s Ursula von der Leyen to travel to Kyiv to meet President Zelenskiy this week.
  • Mariupol – Turkey had proposed a plan to help evacuate wounded people and dead bodies from the city, but cautioned that the initiative depended on the will of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
  • Truth Revealed – Russian Military failings and atrocities both can only be whitewashed so much before suspicions creep in.
  • Evacuations – seven humanitarian corridors today. The routes will be in the Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions.

General

  • Tanks – US is expected to help facilitate transfer of tanks from NATO allies to Ukraine, according to senior US officials. The tanks will be Soviet-era T-72 tanks, which Ukrainian military has experience operating and will be delivered “within days, not weeks,”
  • Britain released the star streak missiles and they already took out their first helicopter yesterday. These have operational altitude of 16000 and Mach 4 speed over Stingers at 11,500 and Mach 2.5 and Strela at 7,500 and Mach 1.5
  • Truth Revealed #1 – The UK Ambassador to Ukraine: “Monstrous crimes becoming clearer daily” – mass graves, bodies in streets – as Russia “withdraws and regroups” – including mass graves
  • Truth Revealed #2 – European Council President: Shocked by haunting images of atrocities committed by Russian army in Kyiv liberated region #BuchaMassacre. EU is assisting Ukraine and NGO’s in gathering of necessary evidence for pursuit in international courts. Further EU sanctions & support are on their way
  • Truth Revealed #3 – Kievs Mayor Klitschko declared this can only be described as genocide and so the only appropriate response can be that not one more bloody cent will go to Russia. There must be a complete gas and oil embargo on them.
  • Truth Revealed #4 – children and youth used as human shields
  • Evacuations – 4217 people were evacuated today to safe areas, about 2500 from Luhansk region
  • Lithuania has been operating without Russian gas imports since April 1. This is huge as before this they were 83% dependent on Russian gas.
  • Mayor of Beryslav, Kherson region, Oleksandr Shapovalov was released from captivity. the Russians detained him for two weeks
  • Retreat – Russian army blown up a bridge at Chumakove village in Sumy region
  • Kharkiv Region – massive shelling but no aviation sorties other than drones.

Pray Points

Today’s Latest

  • Mariupol – as Zelensky addresses the security council pray that China, India and the UAE will be shamed backing away from their tacit support of Russia.
  • Donbas – Russia continues to bomb the Ukrainian military positions and civilian infrastructure in Donetsk & Lukansk
  • Zaporizhiye – Explosions reported in Zaporizhiye and Synelnykove – pray against sabotoage
  • Germany – be impressed by Poland and others to embrace an embargo on Russian oil, Germany warned it was too soon to cut off Russian gas.
  • Mariupol – pray for supplies, support, protection and evacuation for the 160,000+ who are without food, water, electricity or heat
  • Kharkiv – pray for the people in the midst of incessant bombing for protection and food and shelter
  • Occupied Territories – pray for protection of body, mind and soul for all those and to prevent deportations and for the people to continue to rise up.
  • Evacuations – for people to continue to be able to get out of the worst hit areas
  • The Truth #1 – that the West will embrace the complete Truth of the narrative of not just this invasion but of the past 14 years and even the past 40 years of Post-Cold War Europe that has led us to this place and so will be steeled to meaningful action.
  • The Truth #2 – that the fighting between the government administrators and the military would spill into the open and reveal the lie-based narratives the Kremlin has been pushing and the people will realize how deeply they’ve been lied to.
  • Europe/US – pray they will block all gas imports and provide truly meaningful military support.
  • Russia’s Invasion – pray against the preparations the Russian army is making to re-invade Sumy and Donbas and Mikolaiv

General

  • Oil – Pray that Europe would have the political will to do a complete embargo of Russian fossil fuels (oil, gas, coal, etc.)
  • Retreating Russians – Russian troops planted explosives at Cookies plant in Bucha, also poisoned all products at warehouses also retreating Russian forces are creating “a complete disaster” by leaving mines on homes and corpses in their wake, as renewed missile strikes on Ukrainian cities were reported. And 200 Ukrainian National Guard troops were also taken prisoner back to Belarus when the Russians left Chernobyl.
  • Sumy/Kharkiv – Many villages completely cut off from all supplies and food and water!
  • Izyum – Russian troops captured Izyum town in Kharkiv region
  • China – Ukraine’s security service said the Chinese government attempted to hack more than 600 websites belonging to the government and other key institutions, beginning before the Olympics.
  • Global Food – there could be a global food crisis as Ukrainian farmers are being forced to limit what they plant due to the war. And also due to the fact that the main ways that they have a reaching global markets through the Black Sea is now blocked by Russia. Russia and Ukraine together produce 25% of all green in the world!
  • Refugees – According to Polish border guards, more than 2.4 million people have fled Ukraine to Poland . However, supplies have dropped off and now the whole regions are struggling.
  • For the Weak – Russia has flown more than 300 air sorties over Ukraine in the past 24 hours: senior U.S. defense official
  • Russian Elites – to turn on one another and on Putin
  • Russian Conscripts – President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a decree ordering 134,500 new conscripts into the army as part of Russia’s annual spring draft, but the defence ministry said the call-up had nothing to do with the war in Ukraine.
  • Russian Mercenaries – British military intelligence said on Monday the Russian private military company, the Wagner Group, has been deployed to eastern Ukraine. “They are expected to deploy more than 1,000 mercenaries, including senior leaders of the organization, to undertake combat operations,” Britain’s Ministry of Defense said. These are particularly used to create terror to break the back of citizen resistance in occupied territories
  • Russian Military – continuing to press in the north, but the real danger is that Russia seems to preparing for an all-out push in Donbas to encircle the Ukrainian army and to take the entire region and to create a united front against Ukraine.
  • Russian Soldiers – pray for their physical,emotional and spiritual well-being and for them to have the courage to face the Truth and the opportunity to receive the Gospel which is the ONLY answer to the atrocities they’ve already committed.
  • Russian Opposition – that those in the inner circle will see a way out and that Russian Opposition would be able to gather together in a meaningful way
  • Russia Offensive – Russia attempts to break
  • The Truth – In all things that the Truth would be painfully evident and unavoidable in all public discussion
  • Ukrainian Army – Russia is attempting to encircle the Ukrainian Army in Donbas
  • Russia – for the people to wake up to the Truth and rise up
  • Putin’s Inner Circle – to fragment and turn on one another
  • Protection of the Weak
  • The West – to not grow numb to atrocities, but be compelled to action
    • Military Aid – High Altitude Missiles
    • Evacuation – Mariupol
    • Peace Keepers – to aid evacuations and protect and provide humanitarian aid

Prayer Strategies

  • Corruption & Domination Falls
    • Russia, Belarus & Ukraine
    • The Former Soviet Union
    • China, India, UAE & Saudi Arabia
  • Truth & Freedom prevail
  • The Gospel is spreads like wildfire
    • From Ukraine
    • To Russia
    • To the whole world

Prayer Encouragement

“Each time, before you intercede, be quiet first, and worship God in His glory. Think of what He can do, and how He delights to hear the prayers of His redeemed people. Think of your place and privilege in Christ, and expect great things!”

— Andrew Murray