Kiev - Chernivtsi
We arrived safely and without any problems. We got to Eugene and Lena’s 20 hours after we left home. We had a three hour layover in Detroit and Amsterdam. Thankfully, we had a vacant seat between us which certainly allows us a little room to move and also makes it easier to get a limited amount of rest.
We spent several hours in the evening visiting with Eugene and Lena, spent time repacking our bags for the train trip today. We had to be at the train station at 6:00 this morning and made the five hour trip and were met by Oksana and a gentlemen who drove his car to pick us up. Had a quick lunch and left for the three hour drive to Chernivtsi.
The drive brought back many memories of our early ministry here in Ukraine. We would drive those same roads to visit different Churches in the surrounding area. One big change is the number of vehicles on the road as well as the many places to buy gasoline. Also, there is lots of construction with developments of homes outsides the cities and villages.
As in the United States, the prices of properties has greatly increased beyond the means of the average person. There has been a increase in the price of goods as well. Oksana and Tolig are wanting to buy a car and a 20 year old car would cost $4,000 - $5,000. Something 10 years old would be closer to $10,000.
Chernivtsi is where we started our ministry in Ukraine. We have many friends here and will see several different groups, minister and encourage them. In fact, we just received a call and a young Pastor and his wife are coming tomorrow afternoon to talk with us.
Continue to pray for every facet of our trip – including our health as the young man in the home where we are staying has been sick for several days. Five of us are staying in this 500 square foot flat so there isn’t much opportunity to stay clear of the sick one.
Marilyn
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Ukraine Ministry Schedule
Here is our schule while iin Ukraine. You can use this to pray for us.
Sunday, 9/28 – 3:14 PM - Depart Ft. Myers for Kiev
Sunday, 9/29 – Arrive Monday – Kiev 4:45 PM - NW 8385 [KL 385]
Tuesday, 9/30 – 6:40 A.M. Depart for Khmelnitsky
Tuesday, 9/30 – 11:05 Arrive Khmelnitsky - then drive to Chernivtsi
Wednesday, 10/1 – Dima Nemchecko’s Cell
Thursday, 10/2 – 1:00 - Vika Kosovan
Friday, 10/ 3 – Vitaliy’s Church Prayer Meeting
Saturday, 10/4 – 5:00 Supper with Vitaliy and Ira
Sunday, 10/5 – 6:00 Vitaliy’s Church
Monday, 10/6 – 11:00 Depart for Khmelnitsky
Monday 10/6 – 4:40 Depart Khmelnitsky for Kiev
Monday, 10/6 – 9:13 Arrive Kiev - met by Svetlana - stay at her apartment
Tuesday, 10/7– Afternoon with Vadiim and Inna
Wednesday, 10/8 – 5:00 PM Depart for Train with Svetlana
Wednesday, 10/8 – 7:15 Depart Kiev for Donetsk
Thursday, 10/9 – 7:30 AM Arrive Donetsk
Thursday, 10/9 – 5:00 PM Dr D - Rehabilitation Center
Friday, 10/10 – 5:00 Ladies Seminar - Marilyn
Dr D with Pastors
Saturday, 10/11– 10:00 - Seminar
12:30 - Lunch
2:30 - Seminar
Sunday, 10/12 – 9:00 - Service
11:00 - Service
5:00 - Service
Monday, 10/13 – 6:30 PM Depart Donetsk for Kiev
Tuesday, 10/14 – 7:00 AM Arrive Kiev - met by Eugene Taits
Wednesday, 10/15 – 6:45 AM Marilyn departs for US
Wednesday 10/15 – 6:10 PM Marilyn arrives Ft. Myers
Friday, 10/17 - 6:30 Teach at IIT-Zoe
Saturday, 10/18 – 3:30 New Time Church
Sunday, 10/19 – 10:00 & 2:00 - Victory Church, Kiev
Tuesday, 10/21 – 11:45 AM Depart Kiev for US
Wednesday, 10/22 – 12:01 AM Arrive Ft. Myers
Thanks and we will update this as we are able to get on line.
Dr. D. & Marilyn
Sunday, 9/28 – 3:14 PM - Depart Ft. Myers for Kiev
Sunday, 9/29 – Arrive Monday – Kiev 4:45 PM - NW 8385 [KL 385]
Tuesday, 9/30 – 6:40 A.M. Depart for Khmelnitsky
Tuesday, 9/30 – 11:05 Arrive Khmelnitsky - then drive to Chernivtsi
Wednesday, 10/1 – Dima Nemchecko’s Cell
Thursday, 10/2 – 1:00 - Vika Kosovan
Friday, 10/ 3 – Vitaliy’s Church Prayer Meeting
Saturday, 10/4 – 5:00 Supper with Vitaliy and Ira
Sunday, 10/5 – 6:00 Vitaliy’s Church
Monday, 10/6 – 11:00 Depart for Khmelnitsky
Monday 10/6 – 4:40 Depart Khmelnitsky for Kiev
Monday, 10/6 – 9:13 Arrive Kiev - met by Svetlana - stay at her apartment
Tuesday, 10/7– Afternoon with Vadiim and Inna
Wednesday, 10/8 – 5:00 PM Depart for Train with Svetlana
Wednesday, 10/8 – 7:15 Depart Kiev for Donetsk
Thursday, 10/9 – 7:30 AM Arrive Donetsk
Thursday, 10/9 – 5:00 PM Dr D - Rehabilitation Center
Friday, 10/10 – 5:00 Ladies Seminar - Marilyn
Dr D with Pastors
Saturday, 10/11– 10:00 - Seminar
12:30 - Lunch
2:30 - Seminar
Sunday, 10/12 – 9:00 - Service
11:00 - Service
5:00 - Service
Monday, 10/13 – 6:30 PM Depart Donetsk for Kiev
Tuesday, 10/14 – 7:00 AM Arrive Kiev - met by Eugene Taits
Wednesday, 10/15 – 6:45 AM Marilyn departs for US
Wednesday 10/15 – 6:10 PM Marilyn arrives Ft. Myers
Friday, 10/17 - 6:30 Teach at IIT-Zoe
Saturday, 10/18 – 3:30 New Time Church
Sunday, 10/19 – 10:00 & 2:00 - Victory Church, Kiev
Tuesday, 10/21 – 11:45 AM Depart Kiev for US
Wednesday, 10/22 – 12:01 AM Arrive Ft. Myers
Thanks and we will update this as we are able to get on line.
Dr. D. & Marilyn
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Peru 20 Somethings Completed
The "20 Somethings" (College & Career) trip to Peru was a great success.
There was a lot of work completed with difficult working conditions, tools, weather conditions. "Weather?" right! It is t heir winter season and it never rains or hasn't rained in the Lima area for over 125 years. BUT---But there can be a heavy mist that will go on and on and on (forever it seems.)
Consider this: Though the temperature did not get lower than 50 degrees F -- you have a concrete building; windows that are far from being weather tight; steel outside doors that have no seal around them; no heat in the building (this is typical of all homes in Peru -- at least where I have been); clouds that seem to sit on you all day long, therefore no rays from the sun; the fine mist making everything outside damp -- including you; PLUS - limited lighting and very limited hot water for a shower and do not forget that you sleep on air-mattresses on the floor.
This with 7 US raised college age students in such surroundings should equal problems! NO! NO! Not with this group! We never heard one word or complaint or bickering about their conditions. Not even when you add in the source of many of their meals was peanut butter and jelly with scrambled eggs and maybe some Peruvian sliced deli meat.
What did we get? WORK! SMILES! LAUGHTER! THANKFULNESS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE!
As leaders, Marilyn and I cannot but praise the "Seven".
They painted three rooms -- two coats; removed the installed single unit hot/cold water shower controls and installed different ones by hammering out the concrete around the originals and around the PVC so we could adjust for the double control; wired for the new gas powered washer dryer combo -- yes electricity is required to turn the tubs; uncovered and fixed the sewage system even though they had to work in very unsanitary conditions; piped and wired for the pump to pump out the shower and sink water that will be used to water the landscaping; installed the pump for the water system along with its battery power; installed a reverse osmosis system under the sink to provide pure water for the house; used picks, large toothed gravel rakes and shovels to begin the process of providing a level courtyard area for parking the missionary's car when it arrives (said by faith for its provision) and for the small amount of grass and flowers that will beautify that area.
Add to that the account of the loose "four-footed first fruits offering" that got loose on Sunday and created laughter during the worship service. That is the "pig" that got loose and caused four very dignified 20 Somethings to kneel and rub its belly to try to stop the squeal that emits from an anxious, nervous PIG!. Then imagine two of them very gingerly and lovingly picking it up and carrying it back to its pen! (I cannot image it -- I wasn't there but they did it.)
Did they do "any ministry?" Yes! They had three sessions with the children and people of Jicamarca, one with the youth of Communidad Cristiana La Vina, Pastor Edgard Guillermo and also with the youth of New Strength, Pastor Agustin Ciccia.
And all of this began with an early departure from Ft. Myers because of the approach of Hurricane Fay. We had to leave on Monday evening for Miami International by way of Clewiston to avoid the potential wind and rain so we could get to the airport and be ready to depart on Tuesday morning. This meant sleeping in the airport on benches all night -- well some tried, some succeeded but at Dr. D. failed to get any sleep. He survived! That's what leaders do -- they survive.
Thank you Chase York, Ryan York, Nick York (a brother from Maryland), James Galante, Paul Janiak, Carrie Naimeth, Bethany Wolff for being so fabulous on this work - ministry trip to Peru to bless our Missionaries: David and Ceci Hodges.
Dr D and Marilyn
There was a lot of work completed with difficult working conditions, tools, weather conditions. "Weather?" right! It is t heir winter season and it never rains or hasn't rained in the Lima area for over 125 years. BUT---But there can be a heavy mist that will go on and on and on (forever it seems.)
Consider this: Though the temperature did not get lower than 50 degrees F -- you have a concrete building; windows that are far from being weather tight; steel outside doors that have no seal around them; no heat in the building (this is typical of all homes in Peru -- at least where I have been); clouds that seem to sit on you all day long, therefore no rays from the sun; the fine mist making everything outside damp -- including you; PLUS - limited lighting and very limited hot water for a shower and do not forget that you sleep on air-mattresses on the floor.
This with 7 US raised college age students in such surroundings should equal problems! NO! NO! Not with this group! We never heard one word or complaint or bickering about their conditions. Not even when you add in the source of many of their meals was peanut butter and jelly with scrambled eggs and maybe some Peruvian sliced deli meat.
What did we get? WORK! SMILES! LAUGHTER! THANKFULNESS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE!
As leaders, Marilyn and I cannot but praise the "Seven".
They painted three rooms -- two coats; removed the installed single unit hot/cold water shower controls and installed different ones by hammering out the concrete around the originals and around the PVC so we could adjust for the double control; wired for the new gas powered washer dryer combo -- yes electricity is required to turn the tubs; uncovered and fixed the sewage system even though they had to work in very unsanitary conditions; piped and wired for the pump to pump out the shower and sink water that will be used to water the landscaping; installed the pump for the water system along with its battery power; installed a reverse osmosis system under the sink to provide pure water for the house; used picks, large toothed gravel rakes and shovels to begin the process of providing a level courtyard area for parking the missionary's car when it arrives (said by faith for its provision) and for the small amount of grass and flowers that will beautify that area.
Add to that the account of the loose "four-footed first fruits offering" that got loose on Sunday and created laughter during the worship service. That is the "pig" that got loose and caused four very dignified 20 Somethings to kneel and rub its belly to try to stop the squeal that emits from an anxious, nervous PIG!. Then imagine two of them very gingerly and lovingly picking it up and carrying it back to its pen! (I cannot image it -- I wasn't there but they did it.)
Did they do "any ministry?" Yes! They had three sessions with the children and people of Jicamarca, one with the youth of Communidad Cristiana La Vina, Pastor Edgard Guillermo and also with the youth of New Strength, Pastor Agustin Ciccia.
And all of this began with an early departure from Ft. Myers because of the approach of Hurricane Fay. We had to leave on Monday evening for Miami International by way of Clewiston to avoid the potential wind and rain so we could get to the airport and be ready to depart on Tuesday morning. This meant sleeping in the airport on benches all night -- well some tried, some succeeded but at Dr. D. failed to get any sleep. He survived! That's what leaders do -- they survive.
Thank you Chase York, Ryan York, Nick York (a brother from Maryland), James Galante, Paul Janiak, Carrie Naimeth, Bethany Wolff for being so fabulous on this work - ministry trip to Peru to bless our Missionaries: David and Ceci Hodges.
Dr D and Marilyn
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