Greetings All,
We safely arrived in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine, yesterday afternoon. Our flights went safely and smoothly, and all our luggage arrived on time and in tact. Kostya, our missionary host, met us at the Borisypol airport with a van to take us to our destination. We are staying in an apartment that is only a ten minute walk from the church. Kostya showed us around our neighborhood and took us the grocery story for the first time. Grocery stores are nice because you can pick out the food without knowing what to call it.
Needless to say, after the 14 hours of flights and eight hour time change, we were pretty wiped out and ready for bed. We got settled in to the apartment, ate our first (non-airplane) meal together, and then hit the sack. This morning we found our way to the church for morning worship services. The people at the Bila Tserkva church of Christ are gracious and friendly. Kostya preached his sermon (and translated himself) about facing times of hardships and struggling. There were about ten members of the church present this morning, and we enjoyed getting to meet all of them.
This evening we had our information meeting and reader registration for the rest of the time we are here. About 20-25 people attended to hear about and sign up for reading sessions. We are all excited now that we know who we will be working with and already can tell relationships are being built with "our" readers. We begin our one-on-one sessions tomorrow and will keep you informed. Continue to keep us in your prayers.
We safely arrived in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine, yesterday afternoon. Our flights went safely and smoothly, and all our luggage arrived on time and in tact. Kostya, our missionary host, met us at the Borisypol airport with a van to take us to our destination. We are staying in an apartment that is only a ten minute walk from the church. Kostya showed us around our neighborhood and took us the grocery story for the first time. Grocery stores are nice because you can pick out the food without knowing what to call it.
Needless to say, after the 14 hours of flights and eight hour time change, we were pretty wiped out and ready for bed. We got settled in to the apartment, ate our first (non-airplane) meal together, and then hit the sack. This morning we found our way to the church for morning worship services. The people at the Bila Tserkva church of Christ are gracious and friendly. Kostya preached his sermon (and translated himself) about facing times of hardships and struggling. There were about ten members of the church present this morning, and we enjoyed getting to meet all of them.
This evening we had our information meeting and reader registration for the rest of the time we are here. About 20-25 people attended to hear about and sign up for reading sessions. We are all excited now that we know who we will be working with and already can tell relationships are being built with "our" readers. We begin our one-on-one sessions tomorrow and will keep you informed. Continue to keep us in your prayers.
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