Wow, am I behind on our Ukraine report!
Our days in Ukraine began with some wonderful times with Alex, Nadia and Dianna in Irpene, our  Ukrainian “kids”.  Keith was able to help Alex in a “fix list” and we had a really special day in Kiev.  Dianna is growing so fast and it was fun to […]

On Sunday, October 12, Keith and I are off to Ukraine.  We were trying to think if it is our 9th or 10th time……times flies by!  What was to be a group of seven sifted down to a “group” of two!
Here’s what we will be doing.
Our first three days we will be staying with Alex, […]

We are currently looking at airfare for a trip to Ukraine in October 2008.
If you are interested in joining us, please email us.  This will be an encouragement/service trip.  More details to come.

While history has acknowledged the atrocities against Jews under Hitler and the Nazis, most of us have never heard of the crimes committed against Ukrainians by the government that ruled them for most of the 20th century. The truth of these terrible events needs to be heard. Following is an eye-opening account of Ukraine’s history […]

Well here I am at 4:30 in the morning, back home and wide awake… the effects of living eight hours ahead for 3 1/2 weeks.
In trying to “summarize” this trip I keep coming back to the word “encouragement.” We are preparing for a trip to Israel in January and were required to read a […]

Thank you for all your prayers. Keith and I arrived home around 3:30 p.m. and the Setters about 7:30 p.m.
To catch up…
We left Prague on Saturday morning and drove to a concentration near the Czech border. It is hard to describe what we saw there. Maybe because I am tired and just […]

This is our second day in Prague. It is still cloudy and a little chill in the air.
Yesterday we had a wonderful time with Kelly and Fred (they send greetings to you, Shirley!). We first spent time in their home, which is just two blocks from where we are staying. Fred went […]

These three words became the words describing our trip from Berlin to Prague!
We arrived in Berlin, checked into our Hotel and decided to go to the city center for something to eat. We walked to the the bus stop and got on the bus. When we tried to pay for the fare the […]

We are in Berlin and will leave for Prague tomorrow morning where we will visit the Prudeks.
Our last night in Kalinovka was great. We had our traditional “farewell” party and it was fun. Lots of laughs and stories and praising God for His faithfulness. We left money for the Church to purchase guitars. They will […]

Lou and Sue arrived Friday night. Their flight was delayed in Chicago 2 hours due to high winds and tornado warnings, however they were able to make all their connections and arrive in Kiev on time.
Here is a short recap of Friday. Keith worked at Igor’s house most of the day. I worked at the […]