Our Dear Friends,
We thank you so much for your wonderful friendship and partnership in the gospel.
Bless you for your very kind help and support for the crushed and needy children of Ukraine. We do appreciate your faithfulness. We’ve been able to keep our focus on the needs of people that are growing worse in the horrific war situation in Ukraine.
Russia (and China) and the Wars in Ukraine and Israel
Rebekah Koffler, a former US Department of Defence intelligence officer and Russia expert, has said she has solid evidence of Moscow officials being involved in Hamas’ terrorist attacks on Israel. She added that the Kremlin is satisfied with the results of the attacks.
Just a few days ago, a senior Hamas official, Ali Baraka, told a Russian state TV channel that the attack had been secretly planned for two years with only Hamas partners and high-ranking terrorists knew about it. This precise planning succeeded in blinding Israel’s military and intelligence forces. Shortly after the attack, officials in Moscow called their counterparts in the Hamas terror group and thanked them for an excellent operation that distracted the world from Ukraine.
This cooperation is a strong indication of the change in Putin’s operating patterns and his support for Hamas and is dictated by the defeats in the war in Ukraine. This completely changes the course of the Kremlin and provides new data for intelligence work.
Senior Hamas official Khaled Mashal has told Egyptian TV, “The Russians told us what we did on October 7, in attacking unarmed Israelis, will be taught a lot in their military academies from now on. Our actions in Israel benefit the Russians because it diverts US attention from Ukraine. The Chinese are considering similar action now against Taiwan.”
Ukraine is still being hammered.
Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO Secretary General and the past prime minister of Norway, has said, “There are no signs Russia is planning for peace. On the other hand, Russia is planning for a more offensive war.” In the Odesa province, the Russians have destroyed the power stations. A factory near the House of Hope has been obliterated. The Russians are now destroying all the energy structures. It’s going to be another long, cold winter.
Russian Instability
It was reported about 2 weeks ago that Putin collapsed in his office having a severe heart attack. His guards flustered around him not knowing what to do. Doctors arrived, and it was said that they revived him. The report said that it is known that he has cancer, and this has added to the concern about his life. The there is the ‘election’ coming up alongside a reported increasing dis-satisfaction amongst the Russian people.
In war, it can be advantageous for conflicting parties to deliberately spread misinformation to strengthen their own position or weaken that of the opponent and thus becomes difficult to discern the full truth from which ever source. Our truth, is God’s word – the Bible and our trust is in Him.
Our continued prayer is as Jesus taught the disciples:
“Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.”
Matthew 6:9-10 [NKJV]
From reports in the Odesa media and also the Ukraine official media outlet the invading forces are scanning social media for information confirming results of there attacks and to adjust their tactics. They have also been posing as representatives of foreign media for the same purpose. With this in mind we will not publish on the website photographs that either identify people or locations, similarly towns, other than those regularly mentioned by the media will not be named. Some names have also been changed in this report.
If you receive a direct copy of our news letters please do not re-publish any part to social media. Thank you for your understanding.
The House of Hope
to the Psalms, which is quite beautiful to watch.Our Rescue work goes on
Finances are running low due to the huge amounts we’ve had to outlay in providing food and medicine packs, Bibles to so many devastated families, and then making provision to evacuate many more to safety. Please continue to help us if you can.
| $ | |
|---|---|
| Rescue packages for poor villages – 400 food parcels x $25 | 10,000.00 |
| Purchase of Bibles for the Ukraine | 7,000.00 |
| Salaries of the workers per month | 3,500.00 |
| Esther Missionary support | 1,500.00 |
| House of Hope utilities and maintenance | 3,000.00 |
| Maintenance of Rescue Vans | 3,500.00 |
| Kherson rescue packages - 600 parcels X 20 | 12,000.00 |
| Plus - wages for drivers | 500.00 |
| House of Hope Children’s Driver – fuel and support in Germany | 2,550.00 |
| Melitopol Music Group – Ministry in Norway | 1,700.00 |
| Total current monthly budget | 45,250.00 |
We’re still giving out food packs and Bibles for the poor in the villages of Odesa province and Eastern Ukraine. They are seeing a marvellous response to the Gospel.
So many are coming to the Lord and requesting counselling from Andrey and our other drivers.
We are expecting a deluge of people flowing to the House of Hope for refuge in the next major onslaught of the war that is coming, either to live there or to be evacuated to Norway or Germany. We still have a wonderful supply of pure water in the well at the House, but we’ll still need to purchase a large supply of firewood for the icy winter.
| $ | |
|---|---|
| Costs for the relocation of our main driver, to Moldova, where he will be used to drive our big 26-seater van from Moldova to Germany | 10,000.00 |
| Firewood supplies for the House of Hope preparing for winter | 10,000.00 |
| Repairs to the House of Hope car in Germany | 700.00 |
| Total | 20,700.00 |
Thank you so much for your gifts that have enabled us to keep meeting the considerable needs of Orphans, Homeless Kids, and broken families. We’ve been privileged to evacuate more than 20,000 needy people in the last 22 months. These refugees include orphans, homeless teenagers, elderly and infirm people, poor people, and single mothers with 3 to 5 children whose homes have been bombed and many of whom lost their husbands in the war.
You are heroes in helping us to do this. We appreciate your friendship and partnership in the Gospel immensely. Please continue to stand with us in prayer and support for these needs. We couldn’t have managed without you.
The winter has already started in Odesa, this was in central Odesa a few days ago (late November). The fallen trees etc are from storm and snow damage.
At the beginning of the month the city was able to see the Northern Lights one night.
“…. the Lord said in his heart….. “While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.”
Genesis 8:22
