Pray for the churches in Ukraine

Like greater post-Soviet society, even the churches and believers of Ukraine don't take an active role in the lives of orphans. Old communist expectations still linger even amongst the church that care of the orphans is the government's responsibility and not their's. They tend to ignore scripture like James 1:27, that "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look afterorphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."

Pray for the churches of Ukraine that there would be a sweeping change of attitude toward the needy orphans in their country. Pray that church leaders would look to actively engage in the care of orphans, and that church-goers would be compelled to step in and maybe even adopt these children and save their lives. Pray that they would stop looking to the government to address this issue but see the care of them as a way the Lord reveals a better understanding of how we all are his adopted children!