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Both Friday morning and Sunday night went well.  Friday, lots of second-hand clothes were given away by the group who set up and ran the “give-away” at the Lighthouse Café.  I just dropped in for a minute in the morning, but felt like the place was abuzz!  The café is still not open for business, but there are high hopes that this may change during this summer.  Paperwork is something you can’t help but despise in Ukraine. 

Sveta came down from Kiev and sang for us at the Sunday gathering.  She has a totally incredible voice!  Beautiful!  We only had 10 or so students attend what was planned as an event for non-Christians, but I was so glad to see these guys come.  They have heard the gospel several times and I can see when I’ve shared that five or six are really mulling over the message.  They go back to their homes in a couple of weeks, but about half of them will return at the end of summer. 

Tonight was the last Bible study I do before leaving for America for Jono’s wedding.  I enjoy teaching.  I enjoy preparing and learning.  I enjoy having the Message affect our hearts and minds.  But at the same time, after everyone went home tonight, I felt like I’d completed a task and was looking forward to the break.

40 candles

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IMG_2424Priscilla is 40 and not just more beautiful but also prettier than when she was 20.  How does that happen? 

We had plans to celebrate out on the cliff-top with about 30 guests but the wind put paid to that plan.  It was the windiest day of the year!  We quickly changed venues and had it in the Lighthouse café and enjoyed the time immensely. 

It is so nice to relax with people who love the Lord and with whom you enjoy unity!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Bug season

IMG_2328The season of bugs is upon us.  Over winter, the ants and bugs disappear.  These bugs found their way inside our living room a few nights ago and after the girls had had the “freak-outs” a few times, Shane, Jem, Jesse and Marie caught them and noisily raced them.  Weird what young people do when it’s after 11:00, eh?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vlad

Last week, two prisoners escaped from the prison in which Vlad is incarcerated.  I talked with Vika Sunday and she said that they don’t seem to have clamped down as hard as everyone feared on the rest of the prisoners.  But today, we got news that Vlad has been sent back into the part of the prison area where it is dangerous for him to be in.  He has been in a program where certain prisoners work with the prison system and get certain privileges that go with it.  (He has been working in the prison warehouse and store, I think.)  These prisoners are hated by the other prisoners and considered traitors.  A few months ago, a prisoner was sent out of the program back into the normal prison and beaten to death by the regular prisoners.  So there is a lot of concern for Vlad’s safety right now.  If you would join your prayers to ours, we’d appreciate it. 

 

Vika is fairly distraught.  Pray for her too, that this would be a faith building time.  She has been coming along to church which has been real good to see, but her faith is new.

 

Thanks for praying.