On 12 June 2021, over 8000 Christians gathered together for the National Day of Prayer for Ukraine. Over 50,000 Prayer groups and individuals participated via live-stream from around the world.
The National Day of Prayer for Ukraine on Saturday June 12th was a phenomenal miracle.
With all the Covid uncertainties, preparation was made by faith and much intense prayer over many months. Literally only in the last moments of preparation, we received permission from the Government Ministry of Internal Affairs, from the Mayor of Kyiv and City Administration, and from the National Police to hold this 6th National Day of Prayer for Ukraine. We were not limited in numbers, or anything else, just some spacing, and face masks recommended.
So National Prayer was the first post-Covid mass event allowed by the Ukraine Government! This, in the very nation which said they would destroy Christianity, parade the last Christian on TV, and where whole new cities were built to the glory of the Soviet Socialist State – cities without any Christian presence and without access to the Bible…
...This is where God has demonstrated His Power today!
Out of a total capacity of ten thousand – 8,000 attended the Prayer in the National Sport Palace, including 400 ushers, 50 police officers, 100 members of special prayer groups, 300 musicians, two choirs, interconfessional orchestras and even 30 members of a children's choir. With slight spacing, the National Sport Palace was filled. The Prayer was broadcast live on four national TV channels (secular and Christian); and five secular national TV channels ran news reports. This was truly a NATIONAL EVENT. And over 50,000 Prayer groups and individuals joined via live-stream from around the world.
On the night before the Prayer, we received a personal signed letter from the Prime Minister of Ukraine – an incredible letter fully supporting the event and sharing all our values. He sent his personal Representative to address the nation on his behalf, publicly reading the letter to the people of Ukraine. What touched us was that his Representative left his car and security at a distance from the venue, and walked in alone unnoticed with his young son, to respect the sanctity of the place.
Bishops and Heads of every denomination in Ukraine (including from Russian controlled Crimea and separatist Donetsk region), prayed for the nation from the platform. Prayers were made for the war on Ukraine’s borders and the pandemic to be stopped. “God alone stops war, not politicians, not diplomats, God alone lifts up and puts down… We are also praying for the pandemic to stop, because prayer is always the way out… No steps can be taken other than those based on prayer and faith across the nation…”
David had opened by saying that this Day of Prayer was a miracle, the first country in the world to have every Christian Denomination praying together (for the sixth year now), and the first time in Europe since the Covid lockdown that a mass Christian event has been given such freedom. Ukraine must be an example to the whole world!
The atmosphere in the meeting was so powerful that people did not want to go home. The worship and prayers, with so much freedom, were outstanding. Two days later, another miracle immediately followed the event: the Government declared freedom for the Churches, no social distancing, no restriction on numbers, singing and music allowed, making Ukraine the first country in Europe to give total freedom to the Churches – a further evidence of the power of prayer! Then on the next day, the President of Ukraine declared the country to now be a green zone, having met all EU criteria in all regions.
