Dear brothers and sisters, may grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord!

Today, we live in a special time when the church, as never before, has united in a humble prayer to the Lord for the restoration of the world—for help, protection, and wisdom from above to continue our service to this world in new conditions. We clearly understand that only in God is our refuge and strength; only in Him is our confidence in the future; only in Him are all our hopes connected.

We thank you, dear brothers and sisters, for your response to the call to fervent prayer and sacrificial service for the disadvantaged and needy, refugees and migrants.

The strength of God's church is in unity with Him and each other, and we are convinced of this today. The current situation should unite us even more strongly around Christ, Who reconciled us all with His blood.

Thank God that despite the unprecedented fragmentation of society and different views, we continue to maintain the internal unity of the church; we continue to love and care for each other, focusing our efforts on the ministry of reconciliation and forgiveness, help and compassion.

Dear brothers and sisters, we continue to cling to the Lord; and let us remain zealous in prayer and service.

Prayer every evening at 7 p.m. is our faithful standing before the Lord, and may your hands not weaken in this holy vigil or works of mercy, when we give people all kinds of support.

Let us continue to tirelessly cry out to the Lord for His intervention and protection, the speedy restoration of peace and comfort, the pacification of the whirlwinds of enmity and hatred, and the extension of the time of grace for our service in the territory of the EAD.

May this time be the time when the Holy Spirit, pouring out abundantly into our hearts, will manifest His mighty power in and through us in this world, and the church will fulfil her mission.

The Lord is near! Maranatha!

"Come, Lord Jesus!" (Revelation 22:20).

This article was originally published on the Euro-Asia Division’s news site