You’re the one with the amazing heritage! Such dark times, and yet look at you now, living in one of the safest countries in the world. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s ordeal continues.

You’re very kind. At this point, however, I’m so far behind on my own deadlines that I dare not think of mentoring or coaching someone else. That usually works best if you find someone (or a group) nearby. –Philip

I thank you and I thank God for your gifts, your books and your writings.

Thank you for doing what you do and using what God gave you to inspire and encourage us as a minority believers. I am glad that your writings have always managed to beat some sense of gratitude and wake-up call into me. Reading your writings have also inspired me to take up writing in the faith too (I hope you will consider it a greatest compliment that I have had people commented that some of my writings reminded them of you).

If I may be so bold to ask a question, have you ever thought about mentoring / coaching someone in writing? Would you ever consider taking someone under your wing to mentor as a budding writer?

Thank you for reading my comment.

I’m so very glad you made that correct choice, and so sorry for your pain. I will write to your email address directly. –Philip

I’d only correct one thing. Babi Yar certainly was not the first mass killing. The SS started shooting masses of people the day they invaded the USSR. It was like a wave that followed the invading German troops. By the time they reached Kiev, they had ready murdered tens of thousands. Kiev was the largest city so the numbers murdered made it the biggest.