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CHOCTAW, Miss. -- Seats encircled the sanctuary and the humming harmony of Choctaw worship warmed the room as the gathered assembly at the first annual Family Conference for Choctaw Churches joined together in a traditional prayer song, asking the Holy Spirit to fill their lives. 

JACKSON, Miss. – One moment, the Skopyches were tourists, vacationing in Europe to visit friends. The next, they were among an overwhelming swell of millions of Ukrainian evacuees, losing homes, careers and stability during the Russian invasion of 2022.