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04/25/14 update: Apr 25, 3:42 PM EDT UKRAINE OFFICIAL SAYS HE FEARS RUSSIAN INVASION Ukraine's deputy foreign minister said Friday he fears an imminent Russian invasion. "We have the information we are in danger," Danylo Lubkivsky told reporters at the United Nations. Praying for Ukraine? Odessa Lighthouse A 7 Day Guide to Prayer by Caleb Suko and other missionary friends God at Work in Ukraine Facebook page Description from the God at Work page: Stories about how God is at work in churches during the crisis in Ukraine This is a unique time in Ukraine's history as the crisis with Russia heats up. The news reports coming from Ukraine include violent images of protesters and mobs taking control of government buildings. What you don't see in the news is that God is at work in the lives of individual Ukrainians and in many churches all over Ukraine. We want to share with you how God is working in Ukraine today and how you could possibly ...

My heart goes out to Ukraine, especially those in the eye of the storm in Crimea (seemingly, virtually lost to Russia) and the eastern and southeastern portions of the country that both border Russia and boast large ethnic Russian populations. These are the areas that voted for the ousted former president that some, including me, think that Russia may like to bring  forcibly   back to power as a puppet.  This is a call to prayer for them.  See map below for the ethnic makeup of the country, i.e. Russian population:   The red areas are large percentages of ethnic Russians.  The darker the area, the higher the concentration. I have kept watch over the country and events that have transpired since the protests of November 2013, through the ouster of the president and the elected parliament's decision to go back to the 2004 constitution and Russian interference since then.  As an amateur historian, I see parallels with Hitler's taking of ...