Ukraine Day of Prayer, July 2025 | Summary

We arrived in Kyiv late on the night of 3 July. An air alarm was in place. As we went to bed after midnight the biggest Russian air assault yet - with Kyiv as the main target - rained down on us: 539 Shahed drones, 1 Kinzhal missile, 6 ballistic missiles, 4 cruise missiles. Our house shook. Kyiv woke to smoke and debris. David could only say, "I was glad I was here with you on your darkest night of the war - when Putin tried to bring hell to you." On Saturday 5 July we went ahead with our annual prayer for Ukraine - to bring an end to the war - in the October Palace situated in the Government District of Kyiv. The prestigious venue was filled to the rafters, not a spare seat anywhere. But only 30 minutes into the prayer our organiser Vadim was told the air alarm had sounded, two hypersonic missiles were on their way, and he must close the event. If not, if anything happened, Vadim would be criminally accountable. Only by the grace of God, both missiles were intercepted and the prayer continued without a break. David spoke from 1 John 4.3-4, "The spirit of antichrist has come against you, but you in Ukraine are of God, you have overcome, and HE that is in you in Ukraine is greater than the spirit of antichrist. God cannot be defeated." He concluded, "God will not fail you. Every Russian soldier will leave Ukraine - God Himself will drive them out. HE that is in you - the Spirit of the Living Christ - is greater than the spirit in Russia! Devil, in Jesus' Name I command you to leave Ukraine." He MUST. ---------------------------- For more information on the Ministry of David Hathaway https://www.eurovision.org.uk