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Times
26-04-2025
- Sport
- Times
This deal is a betrayal of Ukraine — yet we all bear responsibility
Roughly once a fortnight since 2022 I've clicked on Sport Angels, a website that chronicles the Ukrainian sportspeople — men and women, boys and girls — who have died since the start of the war. I do this as a way, however tenuous, of glimpsing the human stories behind the cold statistics trotted out on the news, which can desensitise us to the scale of suffering unfolding on our continent. I've read of Yuriy Yatskiv, a 26-year-old goalkeeper, who died in battle near Toretsk; of 17-year-old Vira Birukova, an outstanding basketball player killed with her sister by shelling in the Mykolaiv region; about Nastya, eight, and her ten-year-old brother Maxym Symaniuk (Nastya was a rhythmic gymnast; Maxym practised karate), who were killed with Zoryana, their
Associated Press
12-03-2025
- General
- Associated Press
EEM to Provide 600,000 Children's Bibles in 2025
'Now I know that God is my dad' - young girl after reading the Bible FORT WORTH, TEXAS / ACCESS Newswire / March 12, 2025 / Nastya's world was shattered when war took her parents, leaving her alone in an orphanage, overwhelmed with sorrow and hopelessness. She had no one to turn to - until she received a children's Bible in 2024. Clutching its pages every night, she searched for comfort and hope. Her teacher soon saw a transformation: the light returning to her eyes, a sense of peace settling in her Orphan With Bible Ukrainian Orphan Girl Holding Children's Bible One night, Nastya whispered, 'Now I know that God is my dad.' For the first time since losing her parents, Nastya knew she was not alone. Then, two months later, she experienced another miracle - she was adopted into a loving family. The one thing she refused to leave behind: her Bible. Right now, thousands of children like Nastya are waiting for the hope found in God's Word. Through the 2025 Bibles for Kids campaign, EEM aims to provide 600,000 illustrated children's Bibles in 21 languages to kids across Eastern Europe and beyond. In the last four years, EEM has provided 2.1 million children and teens with their own copy of God's Word through the ministry's annual Bibles for Kids campaigns. 'When kids grow up with a copy of the Bible in their own language, they discover that God's love is real, personal and everlasting,' said EEM CEO and President Bob Burckle. 'Children who receive a Bible find strength, peace, and the promise of eternal life with Jesus.' For more than six decades, EEM has faithfully worked to provide free Bibles and Bible-based materials to people in former Communist bloc countries and beyond. From smuggling Bibles behind the Iron Curtain in the 1960s to working with ministry partners to provide Bibles to refugees in the 2020s, EEM's mission is simple: to share God's Word with everyone. Through partnerships with churches, schools, orphanages, refugee ministries and rehabilitation centers, EEM distributes Bibles in over 36 countries in more than 32 languages. 'The Bibles for Kids campaign invites Christians worldwide to come alongside these children in faith - through prayer and financial partnership. Every Bible placed into these precious hands is a chance for a child's future to be changed for eternity,' said Dirk Smith, EEM Vice President. 'With this year's matching fund campaign, every $5 donation provides two Bibles to two children,' Smith added. 'More than a book; it's a life-changing message - an invitation to eternity with Jesus!' To learn more about Bibles for Kids, visit About EEM (Eastern European Mission)
Yahoo
24-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
‘I'm still hoping for a peaceful sky': Catching up with a Ukrainian teen after 3 years of war
Three years ago, Ali Velshi travelled to Eastern Europe to cover the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. While talking to Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw, Ali met then 15-year-old Nastya Shpot. She and her family were forced to flee their hometown, leaving behind Nastya's father, a military chaplain who stayed to fight for their country. Ali kept in touch with Nastya and her family over the years and now, just one day before the 3rd anniversary of the start of Russia's full scale invasio
