Baptist Press
By Diana Chandler, posted September 10, 2024 in ERLC, International News
NASHVILLE (BP) – “Pray for the transformation of our nation,” Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary President Yaroslav “Slavik” Pyzh implored Southern Baptists at the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission’s trustee meeting Sept. 10 in Nashville.
“Next time you mention Ukraine to God, please pray that our people will love God and respect the law,” Pyzh asked, presenting the lingering war as an evil that has given uncommon opportunity to spread the Gospel, even as he prays for peace and victory.
Although Ukraine’s population is not precisely known, the number of Protestant believers has doubled since Russia launched its latest attack on Ukraine in February 2022, Pyzh said. Hope has countered the death and hopelessness the war has wrought. The Rest of The Story Here