May 1, 2026 | PRAY, Prayer Focus for the Nations, READ, Ukraine, World Watch
Something extraordinary is happening in terms of military status of the nations. While Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth repeatedly boast of American military supremacy, ‘little’ Ukraine, the country Putin expected to overcome within three days, is somehow... 
Feb 28, 2025 | PRAY, Prayer Focus for the Nations, READ, Ukraine
Just a few days ago, I knew next to nothing about a country the size of Western Europe! But having been asked to lead a prayer meeting for Kazakhstan, I began to read up about and discovered a nation that I quickly took to heart. It was the last of the former Soviet... 
Jun 26, 2024 | PRAY, READ, Ukraine, World Watch
‘Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbour as yourself. I am the Lord.’ (Lev. 19:18) I was speaking yesterday with a friend in Texas, who was telling me that churches in her neighbourhood openly preach that... 
Feb 22, 2024 | Flashpoints, Ukraine, Watchmen for Russia, World Watch
As things looked in 2015 From a prayer post I published nearly ten years ago: “I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. But perhaps there is a key – that key is Russian national interest.”... 
Sep 5, 2023 | LISTEN, PRAY, Song Presentations, Ukraine
Over the past year we have a offered a variety of ways to pray for Ukraine. Here is a really precious initiative: a powerful five-minute film that Gerard le Feuvre released, followed by a reminder of the work of the Church in Kyiv, and then a precious opportunity to... 
Sep 5, 2023 | PRAY, Prayer Focus for the Nations, READ, Ukraine
When we were moving from Chester to Ludlow in 1989, and packing a 7.5 ton van that we had hired, we will never forget Ruth, then aged four, solemnly bringing out a banana from the house and placing it in the van as her contribution! Given the scale of the ever rising...