Strange that no employment or family mentioned anywhere.
Could this be him? Two letters transposed in his last name. This man was speaking for a Ukrainian organization in Colorado, and Valentin's car had Colorado plates
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More than 200 “prayer warriors” gathered at Foundations Church in Loveland on Thursday night to “lift up our brothers and sisters” impacted by Russia’s bloody invasion of Ukraine.
Valentin Usatyy, a Christian missionary from Moldova, chats with attendees at a prayer service held at Foundations Church on Thursday night. Usatyy gave a talk during the service, and later urged members to pray for peace to come to one of the most Christian countries in the world. (Jocelyn Rowley / Loveland Reporter-Herald)
In an emotional prayer service live-streamed to families in the affected region, the congregation appealed for peace and for God to give the Ukrainian people “strength and protection” in their hour of greatest need.
“This is a beautiful gathering tonight,” Foundations founding pastor Carl Sutter said in opening remarks. “And you’re here to say, I’ve got a lot of responsibilities in this world, and I want to put those responsibilities aside tonight in prayer for people on the other side of the world. That’s just an amazing thing.”
The group spent the next hour and 45 minutes absorbed in prayer, taking many forms. To set the mood, the service began with a rousing “call to battle” from five shofars, an ancient instrument made from a ram’s horn that figures prominently in Jewish religious history.
Musician Theresa McCreary then led the congregation in two musical prayers, followed by a group prayer led by longtime Foundations member Julie Baker.
The event also featured speakers from two non-profit organizations directly involved in aiding families in the war zone. K===ris and Clarke Stoesz of Ukraine Orphan Outreach, a group they founded in 2006, spoke of their efforts to aid refugees in western Ukraine by sponsoring temporary shelters.
They were followed by Tim Garrett, a longtime Loveland resident who has been helping raise funds for Ukrainians for Colorado, a small organization based in Estes Park. Formed by Ukrainian immigrants Nataliya Pleshkova and Iryna Irkliienko, the group is raising funds to help their numerous friends and families still living in the country.
The service concluded with an emotional presentation from
Valentin Usatyy, a longtime Christian missionary from Moldova, who spent decades serving in Russia. Usatyy came to the U.S. with his family in 2014, ahead of the violence he knew Putin would one day unleash on more of his neighbors. He appealed to the crowd to pray for an end to the horrors and to bring peace to one of the most free and Christian countries in the world.
“When you go into battle in your own land against an enemy who is oppressing you, sound a blast of the trumpets,” he said, calling the shofars on for a final “call to battle.”
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