Monday, July 30, 2012

A Look at Our Ministry in Kharkov with the IBJM team!!!

The hotel we stayed in Kharkov for two days.
Eating at McDonalds!!! :)
One of the Baptist churches we ministered at in Kharkov.
Singing Ukrainian hymns.....
Playing the flute as a special.....
We sang a trio together.....
This is our team with the International Board of Jewish Missions team!
With my Ukrainian-American friend Daniel from California.
With the Garzan family...they are missionaries from Mexico to Ukraine!
Touring Kharkov....by the Opera house.
Many beautiful buildings.....
By a statue of Lenin....
Having fun!!....
A restaurant we ate at....it was really good!
The second church we ministered at in the evening service.
This was the Garzan's van that we traveled around Kharkov in.
Our whole team....
We sang our group song....without Ilya and Yuriy! :)
Ivan singing a solo....
It was a big church service...
A protest rally in Kharkov....pretty interesting!
We spent the week at a Christian camp....this is the building we slept in.

This was a family camp with services directed toward family relationships!
Playing the flute....like always! :)
We had fun doing crafts and coloring with the children of the camp!
There were morning and evening services all week!
With my two roommates! They are both from an orphanage in Kharkov.
We had a wonderful time serving with Mr. Lord and the IBJM team!!
A whole camp picture!! :)
All packed and ready to head for Lviv!! God is so good!

Saturday, July 21, 2012

A Look at Our Ministry in the "Swallow" Orphanage....

Leaving for Kharkov!! 12 hour trip.....all night long. :)

Finally arrived in Kharkov!!!

We rode the train for the first time in Ukraine

The orphanage we stayed in all week....

Teaching Bible lesson....

I was one of the leaders of the youngest group ages 13-16

Explaining the rules of the competitions we were about to have....

Eight person-circle tug of war.....it was hard!!!

Three-leg race....

The cafeteria where we ate all our meals....

Ivan and Yuriy leading the children in songs....

Konstantin preaching....

I was one of the preachers for our Sunday morning service with the kids.

Yuriy and Ilya singing a duet....

Playing the flute for the children....

We quoted our group poem and sang our song together for the last time!!!

The front entrance of the orphanage or "Camp Swallow"...

Morning line up....

Ilya teaching Bible to the second group of children ages 17-18

Doing a skit for the kids....my head....Ilya's arms.... :)

Yuriy preaching during one of our night services for the children....

This bus took Yuriy away...he leaves for USA soon to start Medical school!

Morning line up picture....around 80 orphans in this orphanage...

Our camp leaders....we teamed up with the "Little Lambs" ministry.

Ilya preaching the last time before he leaves....

Ilya waiting for the train to take him to Russia! He will visit his birth place.

Playing crazy soccer....no rules for the leaders!! Yes, I am holding the ball!

My awesome group of kids! I love them very much!

I made a camp t-shirt and all the orphans signed it!

It was an amazing week of camp! I will never forget it.....God is so good! :)