Well after 3 flights; an evening roaming around Kiev enjoying the sights and the wonderful food in the restaurant pictured above, and an overnight train ride the Nassau Street church group has landed in Kryviy Rih, Ukraine. What a joy yesterday for Monica and I to witness our children riding a crowded subway in Kiev not understanding anything going on, eyes wide open at the scenes and sights on the streets as we roamed this city that is 1500 years old. That alone was something for us to take in, considering we come from Winnipeg where history is something that took place 50 years ago. Also, somewhat enjoyable to discover as we made our way here, that the village my grandparents lived in before coming to Canada years ago is only about 150 kilometers away from where we are enjoying this time of ministry.
And so our adventure has begun, meeting Juliy (pictured enjoying the perogies above with Nathan and Zach) who we will have the joy of ministering together with and learning from the next couple of weeks.
As I write this in the early morning here in Ukraine, I am still somewhat in awe that this land we saw via tv all of June as we enjoyed Euro Cup 2012, is now the land I am sitting in with my family and others from Nassau Street Church partnering together with a local ministry to share the gospel to a land that needs a picture of hope!!
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