First Place: “The Aroma of Prayer”

Photo by KZ, Eurasia Director of Expansion, currently based in the country of Georgia

Second Place: "Fishing in the Mud”

Third place: “30 Years of Ukrainian Independence ”

Photo by David Benzel, Seminary Teacher, located in Ukraine

Ukraine put on a huge celebration to commemorate 30 years of independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union. For a few days the country ignored Covid and the hostility of neighboring countries. The climax was a military parade which drew hundreds of thousands of people, many dressed in traditional Ukrainian clothing which has become very fashionable lately. Already a second generation of Ukrainians is growing up who knows nothing of life under the old regime; they also don't have the doubts and fears of talking about God that the older generations had. The way this family is all looking ahead signifies to me how hopeful Ukrainians are for their future.

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