Thank you to all of you who have kept up with us on the blog.  Special thanks to those of you who commented - we read all of them and it really helps when you are so far from home!
We left Kiev on Monday evening (our plane was delayed about 30 min) around 6:30 and […]

After lunch at Nina’s we went back to the Church for the Children’s Christmas Program/Party.  It was so exciting to see over 60 kids and many parents and grand parents in the sanctuary.  The kids recited poems and sang songs and there was a really cute Christmas puppet show from a group from Brovary.  They […]

Last night Genevive taught the Pastors from 6:00 until about 8:30.  Sue was busy painting a large outdoor scene on the wall at Igor and Allas house.
This morning we worshipped together at the House of Prayer.  Valera preached and then Andrew gave a message using the projector that was purchased a couple years ago.  It […]

After lunch at Nina’s (omelets, beet salad, potatoes, cheese and apple filled pastries) Sue went to be with Alla to prepare Christmas Dinner. Genevive and Darla stayed at Nina’s and took Unrainian Language lessons. Nina said we were good students - Genevive even mastered the alphabet. We practiced our greetings and salutations which we later […]

This is the greeting given on Christmas Day as you meet everyone. We have tried and tried, but just can’t seem to say it in Ukrainian.
We enjoyed Christmas breakfast at Nina’s, potatoes, beet salad, cheese, olives, bread, fruit and pastries filled with apples and poppy seeds. At Church men were dressed in traditional Ukrainian shirts […]

We had a great day today. In Omelyonova we celebrated Christmas in a service at 10:00.  Vitaly, Genevive and Igor preached, Sue did a chalk talk during Genevive’s sermon of the nativity on one side of the picture and the crosses on the other.  We sang silent night in English for them.
We then got in […]

We had a great day today. In Omelyonova we celebrated Christmas in a service at 10:00.  Vitaly, Genevive and Igor preached, Sue did a chalk talk during Genevive’s sermon of the nativity on one side of the picture and the crosses on the other.  We sang silent night in English for them.
We then got in […]

Today we are going to Omelyonova to begin the Christmas celebrations.  The service will be at 10, lunch at noon and then we will all go carolling to all the houses.
Yesterday Sue went to Kiev with Nina, Nastia, Johanna and Sash and visited three museums.  They had a wonderful time going by bus, train and […]

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I am so sorry that we have not been able to report until now but the internet has been down and just came back on.
Thank you for all your prayers - we have really felt them!
We began right away with the “plan” which Genevive has come to realize changes moment by moment  :)  On Sunday […]