On the way home from Ulanivka, we picked a little fruit from public trees.Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
How Worn is Your Bible?
Nova Odessa VBS
My Car Works!
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Nastya
Danik
Sasha
Allona
Friday, June 19, 2009
Congratulations!!
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Hot Turtles in the City
For 3 days this week, the temperature was a bit over the top. On Friday, though, we had beautiful storm with lots of thunder and lightening, and that cooled things off considerably.
A dry, tired, and I thought, almost dead, turtle was in the drive. Being the kindly soul that I am, I treated it to a small pool and some greens. As gratitude, the almost dead turtle laid an egg. You can barely see it in the water beside the brick. I'm still waiting to see what happens to it.
Eleven kids from Kid's Club earned enough points to do something special, so I took them to the city. We ate, then strolled down the walking street (literally a street where cars are not allowed), then we went to a park by the river. I really enjoyed the street musicians. It was a really nice evening.Sunday, June 7, 2009
Home in Nova Odessa
Monday, June 1, 2009
Life in General
Other thoughts, I’m supposed to return to Ukraine Wednesday. My father is in ICU and has been for several days. He doesn’t seem to be getting any better. My brother has to have a surgery in a week and my mom is not doing too well physically right now either. It is stressful. There you have it. Plain, simple, no frills. Please pray for all of us.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Time Passes...
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Gypsy Churches
I had the privilege of visiting three gypsy churches near the Ukrainian town of Mukachuva. The first was very poor, while the other two were well-off. In the first village trash was piled in heaps along the road and beside the tumbledown shacks that pass for homes for this tribe. The smell of garbage and rot surrounded us, and even the fading evening light could not hide the squalor from my eyes.
Styopa listened intently and gave his heart to Jesus.
In the second gypsy church, in Pidvinogrado, the gypsies were much more well-to-do. One man told us that is 14-year old daughter is to be married in a few months. Their way of life is for parents to arrange a marriage and for it to take place when the bride and groom are young teens. The father of the groom is supposed to buy the bride an engagement/wedding dress that costs $4,000+. If the parents of the bride are satisfied with the dress, the date for the marriage is arranged. The tribe that lives in Pidvinogrado is an interesting paradox. You can see million-dollar homes beside one-room shacks, and children clad in expensive clothes playing on mounds of garbage. After service they served us a delicious meal, tribal style. Each soup bowl was to serve 5-6 people, and had one spoon. The salad, potatoes, eggs and meat were eaten by hand.



Women from the wealthier villages going to church.









