The invasion, he added, has forced his loved ones to either relocate to the major cities or flee the country altogether.
Moroz compared the emotions that his family and friends have been experiencing to the stages of grief, saying they have experienced “shock, grief, anger and depression.” Despite everything Ukrainians are experiencing, he is encouraged by the positive updates regarding how the evangelical Church in Ukraine is adapting to minister in the crisis.
Moroz said God can be seen in these unconventional yet special moments in Ukraine. Seminaries are becoming refugee centers and vehicles fleeing the country are turning into sanctuaries filled with worship.
“In the midst of all this chaos and darkness, there are glimmers of hope and light. We can see God’s hand sustaining, protecting and encouraging,” he said. “Ukrainians are incredibly resilient people. What I’m hearing is they’re not going to give up, and the churches and believers who are serving are planning to keep fighting, pursuing people and rescuing people until the end, whatever that end is.”
Moroz believes this unity evident among Ukrainians will be fuel for global revival, regardless of the results of the conflict.
“I think what God is doing globally is orienting our world for revival, and many of us have been praying for this,” he said.
“What the enemy wants to do is divide, create chaos and isolate people. But how God operates is that salvation unifies people and brings them together. It brings us back in relation to God and to each other. What the world is beginning to experience is a taste of that unity, and I think that’s common grace and the bedrock of future revival.
“What I’m praying is as Western nations continue to fight against this injustice, that they continue to ask questions about what’s right and what’s wrong and what is the basis of those things. When you pull on that thread, you end up with the Gospel and His design for our lives. Although there is much loss in Ukraine, that loss is watering revival.”
This article originally appeared on BaptistPress.com.
