Adventures in Ukraine

Merilee — the teacher who had the very poor classroom has completely changed! The classroom is full of light and has toys and puppets and lots of bright colors, etc. (I pray that in part it is the last class we did for her that helped her make up her mind to change!) Her children were delightful to work with, and they were very eager to learn. All of the classes loved my bright bird, he was “The Word Bird” and they all had to teach him something in English. It was a lot of fun.

I had one class with three unruly children and no interpreter (I’ll explain in a minute). They were going to misbehave and be loud, etc. Well I whipped out my stickers and promptly put some in front of the children who were sitting still. Voila’, it was amazing, they could all be quiet even without benefit of an interpreter. I eventually was able to incorporate all three of them into a “helper” role with something else!

Now…as to why I didn’t have an interpreter with me…we started to take pictures and realized that the camera wasn’t with us. It had been left behind! My fault completely! I was a little heart sick at the thought of losing my camera, but more so at losing all the pictures on the card! The Lord is faithful, even when I am careless, and it was found in the teachers room amongst the backpacks of the teens hanging out there! Thank you, Lord, You know I needed/wanted that camera and you took care of me even when I didn’t know I needed it!

We got some rain today so it has cooled off some. I was able to get to Daffi and WIFI and get some food supplies. The food when you eat out is very expensive, I think moreso than the places that I eat at home. And having to feed my interpreter as well, I cook at my flat as much as possible. The transportation has gone from 1 grevna per person to two grevna per person on the vans and buses. The taxi’s have gone from 5 – 6 grevna for short trips to 15 – 30 grevna. One dollar is not exchanging for 4.50 grevna. It was changing on Monday at 4.65 per dollar. So as we speak I am getting less for my money!

That makes me even more aware of how blessed I am to have all the support of Meadow View! Again,,,Thank you!!

We are going to have a “Fantastic Tea” for the Ladies Class on Saturday. We will have a study then fellowship with a Tea. Rita is making a concoction from Friday’s that includes tea, juices, syrups, and fruit slices…we shall see! I’m sure it will be delicious!

I have to go before my battery dies…I will charge it up at my flat later!

Know that I love you all and appreciate your covering in prayer!