Jim & Sandy McCann are an example of how not only survive but thrive and make a difference for God in the most difficult of circumstances. their service in Ukraine is a picture of Christians living in tragic times of suffering but turning suffering into serving and intercession. Losing their only child to medical malpractice, when they began as missionaries in Ukraine, helped prepare them for this challenge. they chose to turn their sorrow into surrender and raised Ukrainian orphaned children. We see an example of what happens when you follow The Holy Spirit: The Holy Spirit showed them 15 Years in advance, that the War was coming and they strategically built facilities and prepared for refuge centers for Internally Displaced People.
3 Blessed [gratefully praised and adored] be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant andboundless mercy has caused us to be born again [that is, to be reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, and set apart for His purpose] to an ever-living hope and confident assurance through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 [born anew] into an inheritance which is imperishable [beyond the reach of change] and undefiled and unfading, reserved in heaven for you, 5 who are being protected and shielded by the power of God through your faith for salvation that is ready to be revealed [for you] in the last time. 6 In this you rejoice greatly, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials, 7 so that the genuineness of your faith, which is much more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested andpurified by fire, may be found to result in [your] praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 8 Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not even see Him now, you believe and trust in Him and you greatly rejoice and delight with inexpressible and glorious joy, 9 receiving as the result [the outcome, the consummation] of your faith, the salvation of [a]your souls. (1 Peter 1: 3-9)