UKRAINE: a powerful song of grace
27 August 2026 – 02:47 am
“Kryvyi Rih was attacked by two ballistic missiles early this morning. There may be further strikes. A manufacturing facility in the city has also been attacked. Pray for us”
I received this message from Keith, our friend in the Ukraine, after their city, Kryvyi Rih, was again attacked by two ballistic missiles in the early morning of 27 August.
The attack came a week after a double‑tap drone strike on the Sonyachna Halereya shopping centre on 21 August. A double‑tap strike means the second wave hits while emergency responders are already working — a cruel pattern that increases casualties and complicates rescue efforts. The number of injured during the attack ranged from 121 to 140, including 22–23 children, 16 people were killed and several are still listed as missing.
A little later the morning, only a few hours after the missile attacks, I received another message from Keith. This time – a song. A song that was birthed in war and conceived in suffering. Keith’s friend, Jakes van der Schyff (Jack) used some words from a poem that Keith wrote and composed a song. Jakes then designed the picture, wrote more lyrics and gave the name: We will get there – Grace for Every Day.
The power of this song lies in its context, not only the content. It was not crafted in the comfort of a music studio but in the rubble of destruction. It was planted as a seed of comfort in a season of pain. 
For me personally, this is one of the most powerful songs I have heard in a very long time (click on the picture or the link):
https://youtube.com/watch?v=j80e97vXEek&list=OLAK5uy_lCXjSfkH2Y-OOCeeMo_TuX7BL2f-q3a6w
Keith also wrote the poem for the following song which Jakes composed – Living at a time of war: https://youtube.com/watch?v=INE81crkfy8&si=9SXyOXGaAa9kL3lz
As you listen to the song, please pray for peace and reconciliation. Lift up those who continue to faithfully serve in a region that has seen nothing but destruction for more than 1,600 days.
May God have mercy!