tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77167391539116107462024-03-06T01:11:05.621-08:00Walk by Faith, not by Sight Some things that I am learning from my trip: Learning to follow my Savior who is faithful to complete the good work that He has started. To run the race with endurance and live with eternity as the focus wherever I am on this earth. 'To live to the hilt every situation that I believe to be the will of God' for HIS glory alone.Susannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357539016570423040noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716739153911610746.post-51399311660155733022016-10-03T07:41:00.001-07:002016-10-03T07:41:39.197-07:00The Presentation I Gave to My Church<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "alegreya"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">During the first camp I struggled a lot, between homesickness, exhaustion and feeling completely useless, unwanted, unneeded and inadequate I was ready to come home after the first day of camp. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "alegreya"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">God showed me during the last few days of camp and once I got back to Odessa that I was focusing on what other people thought of me or what I </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "alegreya"; font-size: 18.6667px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">thought </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "alegreya"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">that they were thinking of me instead of focusing on who I am in Christ, and that not of anything that I have done but because of Christ and who He is. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "alegreya"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We had a week between the first and second camp and by the time we were headed back to Kherson I was actually excited about the upcoming camp. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "alegreya"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The second camp was by far my favorite, I don’t think that any of us, camper or leader, wanted the camp to end. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "alegreya"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The campers ranged in ages from 13 to 19, the majority being under 17 years. These campers were from the war zone- even while they were at camp a group of boys learned that a friend of theirs had been killed by a stray bullet as he was standing in his garden. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "alegreya"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Most of these campers had never met an American, had no idea who Jesus was and they were so eager to soak up every ounce of truth that they could learn, almost every single one of the campers said that their view of God had been changed and challenged greatly and they wanted to learn more about Him. Several of them wrote out the entire gospel in their “camp evaluations” and said that they believed it and have accepted Christ. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "alegreya"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Unfortunately, because Avdivka and Dimitriov are 8 hours away from Odessa their discipleship has to be left for the most part to one young believer in her twenties who came as a guardian for the trip.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "alegreya"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It was actually a blessing to have August so calm because I then had the opportunity to get to know Kimberly (the young woman that I lived with), and the other members of my team. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "alegreya"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It was a great encouragement and blessing to be surrounded by people who love the Lord and are passionately pursuing Him in every part of their lives. Their conversation, their lives and their deeds all pointed to their love for Christ, not that they have loved Him first but that He loved them and gave Himself for them. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "alegreya"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The phrase “living in light of the gospel” was a common phrase to hear- not that they were perfect or that they thought they were perfect. This combined with the book of Philippians and a challenging message by Francis Chan and living in a foreign country was a powerful impact on me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "alegreya"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One day while I was there it struck me, I was in a country that was not my own, enjoying being there but I couldn’t wait to be home, I sang my national songs with gusto and longing, and couldn’t wait to feel American soil under my feet, be with people who spoke my heart language, (anytime I heard someone speaking English without a Ukrainian accent it was such a fun feeling. I wanted to shout "Please! Speak to me! Let me be your friend!!") </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "alegreya"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I talked about America almost any chance I got, the things that I did were not always in line with Ukraine’s customs, I didn’t dress exactly the way they did, I TOTALLY did not talk the way they did, I was in their culture but I was not of it… </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "alegreya"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">America isn’t my home, although I love her and can be greatly distressed to watch the decay of what was once valued. My citizenship is not of this earth, if I can be so attached to, and eager to return to my earthly country how much more so to my true home? My goal here on earth as a believer should be so different that people can look at me and know, “She’s not from around here” (Just like they did in Ukraine.) </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "alegreya"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My heart language is the language of the gospel. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "alegreya"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To be anticipating and living in a way that shows I am anticipating the return of my King. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "alegreya"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To speak of Him everywhere I turn</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "alegreya"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To love and respect people as God has commanded me to here on earth, and be a faithful ambassador on His behalf, but not to blend into the culture so that my heritage is virtually indistinguishable. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "alegreya"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Time on earth is so short, eternity is much, much longer. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "alegreya"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is so easy for me to slip into complacency, “It’s too hard to try to talk about Jesus. I’ll just talk about the weather or the newest Marvel movie.” </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "alegreya"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Or into pride, “No one really cares so I’m going to stop trying and feel angry that no one wants to listen.” </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "alegreya"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But neither of those glorify God, which to glorify God is why I was created and He has prepared for me ways in which to walk, none of it is of me anyway so I have no reason to be proud and my King has given me a command so I have no excuse to be complacent and ignore Him. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "alegreya"; font-size: 18.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">All in all, I loved my time in Ukraine, I learned so much and I am very thankful that I was able to go. </span></div>
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Zach was a huge help in helping me figure out<i> what in the world </i>I was doing. He did most of the talking for us both unless I needed to talk for some reason.</div>
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Home sweet home! Part of my beautiful family met me in the airport with roses and hugs. </div>
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I hope I sleep the whole plane ride away, <i>but </i>seeing as I have an aisle seat next to two seats with baby seats I doubt that will happen-<i>although </i>they may be really friendly people with no qualms about a strange American girl holding their baby... That would be cool too.</div>
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Susannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357539016570423040noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716739153911610746.post-55604069874428919222016-08-15T15:07:00.001-07:002016-08-18T02:13:30.803-07:00You are the Center of Your Heavenly Father's Affections<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It sounds so very uncomfortable to say that... Not wanting to sound prideful or lifting ourselves up to such a place of esteem... Kimberly was telling me about this quote from a book she was reading "The Praying Life" They are very powerful and life changing words... <i>if they are true.</i><br />
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My portrait was drawn by dear Misha... I think that maybe I need to start wearing make-up again. <b>;</b>) </div>
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Our picture... A community project- each of us had a part in it.</div>
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I actually led the Bible reading and vocabulary this Sunday but no pictures to mark the momentous occasion. ;)</div>
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Kimberly and I at the Kutless concert</div>
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So what does an American do in Odessa when the camping trip is cancelled and you aren't old enough to go to the war zone-without-a-parent-because-if-you-die-the-government-would-have-issues...<br />
I've been able to go to Anneke and Arkadiy's twice and hangout with them and play with Misha and Karla which has been such a joy.<br />
Zhenya and I were able to get together last week and hopefully she will be able to come and read the Bible with Sasha and Lily (two friends of Kimberly's) and Kimberly and I tomorrow.<br />
Staff meetings, English clubs have started on Saturdays now, Sundays are always busy, prayer meeting, church, lunch and Ivano Franko Bible study occasionally meetings after that, wandering Odessa with Kimberly... Oh, last week I was also able to go to Michelle's house and attend a birthday party for an orphan graduate there which was fun.<br />
Last week when I met with Zhenya was also pretty momentous because it was my first time taking the bus by myself and having to talk to people on the bus, in the grocery store and in the coffee shop (AKA McDonalds... plans changed when I realized the actual coffee shop wasn't open) That was an experience in and of it'self.<br />
We also had Zhenya and Lidia (a couple on our team) and their little boy Matthew, over for supper and ice cream, cookies and conversation. It was a wonderful time.<br />
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It is so hard to remember what I have told which people and who actually reads this blog to know what I should leave out saying for the fear of redundancy... Hopefully this is a decent overview.<br />
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I've been learning about trusting God as I have been trying to make plans for when I come home, work, further education and future... etc... I hate making decisions, as you probably know! Even trying to decide what to eat at a restaurant is stressful so I usually try to stick with the same thing... I know that God works through our decisions and it doesn't really matter to Him where I decide to work, what to study, where to live and do ministry- if I am seeking His will and lining up my decisions with scripture I can have the freedom to choose what I want to do and He will guide and lead through that.<br />
I can tend to worry that some how I will make the wrong choice and God won't be able to work <i>as much </i>as He <i>may </i>have been able to, had I chosen the other option.<br />
This is a verse that God brought to mind that has really encouraged me.<br />
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Proverbs 3:5-6<br />
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.<br />
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I can have the freedom to choose, trusting that God will use my choice for His glory. Of course, hold every plan loosely and surrendered to God for Him to mold and shape or change completely but also have freedom to live 'to the hilt' every situation that I believe to be the will of God. He will guide and He will lead, in all my ways, acknowledge Him.<br />
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It was an encouragement to me even though I have heard those verses a hundred times and I hope it is an encouragement to you as well!<br />
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17 Days until I come home. :) Can't wait to see everyone at home but I will miss everyone here very much. :(<br />
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Susannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357539016570423040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716739153911610746.post-66474731519627817402016-07-27T23:39:00.002-07:002016-08-17T05:27:08.756-07:00Pictures!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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On Monday I went on a last minute trip to the catacombs under Odessa with this wonderful group of guys... As soon as I got in the car Misha pointed out that I was the <i>only girl.</i></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Alegreya; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Doggedly, blindly, pushing onward</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Alegreya; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Toward His heaven climbing still,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Alegreya; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bids me open eyes & see,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Alegreya; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I wonder how I cannot know,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Alegreya; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And blindly I ignore Him,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Alegreya; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When truth & light He free bestow.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Alegreya; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He keeps on calling out my name,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Alegreya; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Telling me to stop, & turn away from muddled mire</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Alegreya; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I think I hear from up above </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Alegreya; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">& so I keep on climbing higher.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Alegreya; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He knows my burden blocks my ears,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Alegreya; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He will not see me walk away</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Alegreya; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> From His presence, grace & love. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Alegreya; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Clinging to it, I fight His mighty hand & moan</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Alegreya; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">About my unwillingness to let go, I say that I’m</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Alegreya; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In a whisper He calms my heart </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Alegreya; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">His Son He sent, my burden bore,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Alegreya; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My burden of who I thought I had to be</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Alegreya; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I pray to walk by His side,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Alegreya; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Along the narrow way,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Alegreya; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For this I’m made,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Alegreya; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To worship Him all day.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Alegreya; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To be an arrow on the road,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Alegreya; font-size: 13.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But pointing towards the cross of Christ,</span></div>
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Susannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357539016570423040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716739153911610746.post-50835061160148170142016-07-25T09:54:00.002-07:002016-07-25T09:54:22.176-07:00Last Camp<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This last camp was really good, I have lots of photos but for some reason they aren't showing up on my computer right now.<br />
I loved each and everyone of these campers so much.<br />
We saw almost all of them moving closer along the path to the cross. Some even said that they trusted in Christ throughout the week- time will tell if they truly have but praise God if it is true! (And also for a wonderful week and that everyone learned so much about God.)<br />
Skype me if you want to hear stories. <b>;) </b><br />
I have more things I want to say but they aren't for sure yet so I shall abstain.<br />
Anyway, we had maybe 26 campers and they were all from near Donetsk. (more like "country kids" vs the last camp of "city kids") Veteran missionaries (those who are Ukrainian and those who aren't) all commented that this camp "was different from anything that they have ever seen." It was so neat to watch God working in the lives of these kids who had never heard the gospel before.<br />
(most of them had never met Americans before either.)<br />
Just to clarify... I keep calling them kids but I fit in the age range that we had. :P 14-16 was the main range but we had up to 20 yrs old (I believe- maybe just to 18 or 19)</div>
Susannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357539016570423040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716739153911610746.post-60423052208397449252016-07-14T13:07:00.001-07:002016-07-14T13:07:40.910-07:00The Things I'm Learning<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Okay, my last post was mainly <strike>peaches and cream </strike> pictures and captions. I wanted to do one that was more about how I have really been doing and what I have been learning. (Maybe one with stories is due sometime soon*)<br />
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The first few days were really hard for me... I didn't feel like I was learning anything, I was overwhelmed by my inability to communicate, (as my understanding and ability to speak Russian is much worse than I thought and my English is apparently too fast and too quiet.)<br />
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Monday night after the first whole day with the campers I went upstairs to "the big room" where we do worship times and meetings and play games at night... I tried to play UNO... Ukrainians play UNO very differently...<br />
I was so humiliated by my incompetence in every sense of the word...To play the game, to speak the language, to be a missionary, to teach English... I was so done with being in Ukraine. I wanted to come home. I went to the bathroom and got in the shower (to be clean and to hide my tears) and sobbed, and sobbed. I told God that I wanted to come home, I wanted to wake up and have it all be a bad dream; I told Him "I thought that I was supposed to be learning and growing on this trip, and I'm not!" I questioned whether I truly believed in God, if I was really supposed to be here... I wouldn't be surprised if I was so at my wit's end that I questioned whether I really liked ice cream or not. ;)<br />
After this I texted my mom briefly and got the wise advice of "go to sleep"<br />
Upon waking I was still in a funk... (I couldn't even look at pictures of my family and say their names without struggling not to cry.) God slowly began to work on me... I don't remember exactly which day but somewhere within the first three or four days God helped me to adjust more and depend on Him. I had some blessed encouraging moments from different people at camp... Times of prayer and reading God's word. I was still not excited to be there, (I was exhausted most of the time as well) but God helped me to have a better attitude and to develop relationships with different campers.<br />
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Being in Odessa the past five days I am realizing even more what God was teaching me in that and the things He continues to teach me. I am seeing more of my pride, and desiring to be approved of by humans and finding my worth in how people view me, (or how I view myself.), I am seeing how I pridefully want to "have people I specifically am leading to Christ" instead of being content to watch and pray for other people's relationships, I am seeing how I am lethargic in sharing the gospel clearly and directly with people.<br />
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In daily, momentarily, taking my eyes off of myself of "high self esteem" and "low self esteem" and fixing them solidly on who I am in Christ; (the chief of sinners, saved by grace and chosen for a blessed inheritance in Jesus Christ my Lord.) I can not worry about "brownie points" in how many people I've directly shared Christ with or how many people came to me today asking me questions about the Bible study... Maybe no one comes to me the whole time, maybe no one wants to talk about the things of God... My job is to speak the truth in love, be willing to love even if they don't love me, to be available for them and pray for them and the people who are able to minister to them... This is only by the strength of Christ. Only He can fill me with passion for His gospel to be spread, only He can provide the opportunities and only He can give me the right words to say at the proper time.<br />
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These are ways that you can be praising God and praying for me this next camp week (leaving Odessa on Saturday for Kherson.)<br />
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I am looking forward to this next camp, to see how God will be working in my life and in those around me. I look forward to utilizing the things I have been learning.<br />
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When I am weak He is strong and I need to be reminded to pour myself out as a fragrant drink offering so that He can fill me with Himself... It is scary, it takes a lot of trust, the question of "what if I give all I have and can't push on?" comes to mind.<br />
He has proven Himself faithful so many times, He will be faithful in this as well.<br />
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*I know there is so much of my life these past two weeks that I haven't covered and will certainly try to whether on here or when I get home, but if you have any questions in particular feel free to ask in comment or drop me an email. ;) I always tell stories better when I have questions to answer.<br />
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In Christ,<br />
Susannah<br />
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PS. I hope this all makes sense, if not, PLEASE ask me to clarify!<br />
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Lots of love,<br />
Susannah<br />
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Susannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357539016570423040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716739153911610746.post-19120575047724591882016-07-09T13:41:00.000-07:002016-07-09T13:45:02.495-07:00A Brief Overview of the Past Week of Camp<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I woke up on June 30, to Elijah having picked me some of my absolute favorite flowers and buying me donuts for breakfast. (the picture was taken after we had eaten. ;) )</div>
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(My Uno group.) They play Uno very differently here than I have ever played. It is really fun though.</div>
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Natasha, Dasha, Olya, Sasha, me, Anna, Vera, Oksana and our amazing translator, Alyona.</div>
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Susannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357539016570423040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716739153911610746.post-76847125898590933532016-06-30T09:10:00.001-07:002016-06-30T09:10:08.316-07:00Leaving on a Jet Plane<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I will be leaving in the next few hours for O'Hare. Hopefully sleep on the plane and then wake up in Istanbul for a layover, then off to Odessa!!<br />
Lots of craziness trying to figure everything out these past few days but God is faithful.</div>
Susannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357539016570423040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716739153911610746.post-39306340398013908032016-06-24T10:11:00.002-07:002016-06-24T10:31:53.759-07:00Back from Montana<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello everyone! I didn't bring my laptop with me to Montana so I'll just have to do my post now...<br />
Montana is a BEAUTIFUL state and everyone at the training center is so kind and welcoming! I loved meeting everyone and the fellowship that I enjoyed there was very cool.<br />
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We saw lots of these guys right near the walking path!</div>
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<b>Paula</b> (She and her husband Ron picked me up from the airport and dropped me off again. They stayed at the training center while I was there.) Paula makes me think of my mom, (yes- for the way she showed maternal care) but also for her interests... hopefully they can meet some day! </div>
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Some of you I may have already emailed my prayer note to while I was in Montana... I'm going to attempt to do one weekly- if you <i>don't </i>want it and I already sent it to you go ahead and let me know and I won't send it anymore, or put it in the spam box. If you DO want it and I haven't already sent it to you go ahead and let me know. <b>:)</b></div>
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Susannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357539016570423040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716739153911610746.post-58943221448716103712016-06-01T07:58:00.002-07:002016-06-01T07:58:21.832-07:00"Newsletter" <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here is an updated version of the letter I gave to my church family a couple of Sundays ago:<br />
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I want to share with you all what I am going to be doing this summer.<br />
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God has provided an incredible opportunity for me to be able to go on a missionary internship to Odessa, Ukraine with International Messengers.<br />
On June 11 I will be traveling to Montana for a week of training in discipleship, evangelism, Evangelistic English Camp Training, and cross-cultural adaptation.<br />
I will come back for about a week and a half, then I will leave for Ukraine where I will be until August 26.<br />
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In Odessa I will be involved in the local Russian/English speaking church run by I.M. missionaries. Some of the things that I will be doing are:<br />
Teaching evangelistic English language camps.<br />
Discipleship<br />
Evangelism<br />
Leading small groups and Bible studies<br />
Being involved with a local orphan ministry camp.<br />
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All the while I will be mentored by a young, single woman named Kimberly (who I might also be living with) and I will be learning how to be a missionary.<br />
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Things that you can be praying for me are:<br />
~That I would be growing in my knowledge & understanding & love for God through this trip.<br />
~That many people would come to Christ through the different things we will be doing over there.<br />
~That I will be able to pick the language up <i>quickly</i> so that I can communicate effectively. I would really love to not need a translator the whole time.<br />
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I’d greatly appreciate your prayers and will miss you all very much! </div>
Susannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357539016570423040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716739153911610746.post-17904332060199510112016-05-19T08:46:00.001-07:002016-05-19T08:52:25.878-07:00The Greatest Commandment<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I've heard it my whole life, "God is love" "Love others" "No greater love has anyone than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." <span style="text-align: center;">I know it... You can't hear it that many times and not know it. </span></div>
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Susannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357539016570423040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716739153911610746.post-81784036364721692122016-05-16T06:42:00.001-07:002016-05-16T06:42:09.805-07:00Brief Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
My ticket to Montana is purchased and my ticket to Ukraine is being figured out. <div>
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I am starting to think about the clothes I am going to need when I am there... It is all coming so fast!!! I have less than four weeks until I leave for Montana and less than seven weeks before I leave for Ukraine! </div>
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Susannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357539016570423040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716739153911610746.post-60872640386666271372016-05-04T06:27:00.003-07:002016-05-05T08:49:05.864-07:00Lord Willing, I'm Going!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Monday- I anxiously checked my email between 2-10 times an hour until I had to go to work. After work I checked my phone again and still found nothing. I walked out towards the parking lot to see my mom and dad getting out of their car- I was a bit suspicious... I introduced them to one of my co-worker's-they chatted briefly. When my friend had gone they started by saying, "so we got an email from Jeff..." *cue the flip flopping heart* then my mom read it out loud... I have been accepted!!!!<br />
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Tuesday- my siblings and I spent the night at my grandma's house so I texted my mom in the morning to ask her if she had responded to Mr. Jeff's (I'm not going to use his last name as I don't have permission...) email yet. She forwarded it to me as soon as she had. Then I emailed him as well with a few more questions I had. Then my dear aunt came and took graduation pictures of me. I did school and we headed back home. After work that night he called me and we talked about the questions that I had.<br />
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Wednesday- Mr Jeff is going to contact the missionaries today and tell them that they may contact me! Trying to figure out plane ticket costs to Montana as I will need to be there on the 11th of June.<br />
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Super excited, and thankful for this opportunity but nervous and sad (at the thought of leaving my family and friends for the whole summer.) Prayers that I would "Be all there.." And "live to the hilt [in this] situation" for God and His glory would be awesome. </div>
Susannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357539016570423040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716739153911610746.post-79997308176353942242016-04-30T07:18:00.001-07:002016-05-05T08:50:35.191-07:00Application<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I sent in my application. Praying for peace with whatever decision is made. I should hear back on Monday or Tuesday... I'm hoping for early Monday morning. ;)</div>
Susannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357539016570423040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716739153911610746.post-7077664024655186972016-04-28T18:09:00.001-07:002016-04-28T18:09:33.522-07:00Hello!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have had a really interesting opportunity come up within the past week. I may be going to Ukraine again this summer! <br />
I am praying for wisdom and guidance and provision for all the details that need to fall in place.<br />
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Here's what I've got...<br />
Anyone who might ever read this will likely know that I have been interested in missions and praying about them since I was about 7 years old. Now as I have been preparing to graduate nothing had really come up as a possible missions opportunity.<br />
I was planning on getting medical training of some sort, I figured that medical knowledge can be used anywhere. (Family, foreign countries, job, etc.)<br />
I started searching the internet looking for possible things I could do over the summer. I found a lot of different missions and contacted some of them. A couple of them contacted me back. Nothing really grabbed my attention until I found International Messengers. <a href="http://internationalmessengers.org/"><span style="color: red;">internationalmessengers.org</span></a><br />
I read a lot of the information on their site (some of it multiple times) then I contacted the organization. <br />
I have now been able to speak to the man who runs the whole thing several different times and I am sending in my application. If I am accepted I will be leaving for training in Montana in 6 weeks. <br />
Prayers would be awesome! <br />
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Susannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357539016570423040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716739153911610746.post-5040006544948612252014-01-05T16:44:00.000-08:002016-04-28T07:39:37.242-07:00Ukraine in a Nutshell<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I have finally been able to gather together many thoughts and feelings and compile them into a blog post from when I was in Ukraine. The things that when people ask how it went, go through my mind, and I want to say but am not quite sure how to say it; and not sure how to share everything that happened. It is not everything but it is a start, I <i>will </i>post those pictures, I wrote Marianna again the other day and she said that she would try to get them [the pictures] together.<br /><br />As the plane touched the runway, I craned my neck & tried to see; Impatiently I waited for luggage to be claimed.... unfortunately, there was almost <i>no one </i>who had <i>not </i>lost luggage and we were among that majority. I couldn't wait to be outside in Kyiv and the minutes ticked by painfully slow until two hours later we emerged from the airport.<br />The moment that I had been waiting for, (for almost a year.) came with a weary and impatient, taxi driver, (which took away some of the excitement I had anticipated, as we rushed along loading our bags in a somewhat uncomfortable silence at our driver's <i>obvious</i> displeasure at how late we got out.)<br /> After taking in all the flashing cars and horns, bright signs in Ukrainian, I think I may have drifted off to sleep.<br />I awoke to find us almost at our destination.<br />Unloading our bags in front of a brick building we went up to the door and pressed a number from the keypad; a voice answered and a click in the door proved that it was had been unlocked, we walked in; up a dusty flight of chipping, concrete stairway. the door to the Peipon's apartment opened and Marianna and Jim welcomed us in and made us at home; after introductions we ate in the living room and chatted for a little bit, then went to bed.<br />I couldn't believe it, I was finally in Ukraine!<br />The cry of "Revolutsia" [Revolution] was in the air, several times we walked through it.The people were united, it was sweet to have random people come up and start talking to you... (not something that happens in Ukraine very often!) ((and for those who may think that the Revolution was like what you see in the news, I am telling you as a witness, it was <i>very </i>peaceful, the singers and speakers were reminding and exhorting the people not to respond to violence with violence, the government is <i>wanting </i>some sort of violence so that they can send in their riot police. There were LOTS of people though!))<br />The first two days I felt extremely inactive & then it all began!<br /> meetings, catching the metro, learning how to "survive" in a Ukrainian metro station full of shoving people, [maybe because I am someone from near Chicago I am supposed to know about metro/subways... I have <i>never </i>been on an American 'Metro' (subway) so this was a completely new experience!]<br />meetings, Okmadet...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRyLeYN8MYPmdYyMKHScZPa9-mEzVjeXW-tK6xWSuXS6POT0dhk1UTLvx9UOhn_Zs_yihtUlAOvL4acsmOipkzjIWDAJuWw25enrvttuk9BzMB9YJ6V_NgVGi0fqH8eQH2lzzEk9CPz9w/s1600/blogger-image-608604829.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRyLeYN8MYPmdYyMKHScZPa9-mEzVjeXW-tK6xWSuXS6POT0dhk1UTLvx9UOhn_Zs_yihtUlAOvL4acsmOipkzjIWDAJuWw25enrvttuk9BzMB9YJ6V_NgVGi0fqH8eQH2lzzEk9CPz9w/s1600/blogger-image-608604829.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />At Okmadet we were shown around the hospital, including the room with the abandoned children, they had been brought in for treatment and then left behind, the parent(s) hadn't returned.tears threatened to spill over as I gazed at the little ones, touching one child's hand I saw something in it, I removed a little piece of garbage that she was about to put in her mouth (it was a piece of paper or plastic... can't remember which anymore) a couple of the children were crying, I wished that I could stay there forever; to scoop them in my arms and tell them stories, sing them songs, tell them about Jesus.<br />We left and carried on with the tour, leaving the little ones behind.<br />the next day we played with several children, most had a mother there, I didn't recognize any children as from the abandoned room.<br />more meetings and late nights, busy metros and Revolution cries, and then the hospital.<br />2 little children, 4 and almost 1 years old; as I held the little four year old on my lap, he seemed more like an a two year old. I wanted to hold him tight, show him the love of the Father; that he <i>was loved. </i><br />I didn't want to leave him either of them at the end of our 10-15 min. stay. <br />As we walked out I realized... the nurse was only there till 4:30 pm she returned at 9:00am the next day; there was <i>no one </i>else there!<br />at the orphanage it was the same. The <i>best </i>orphanage that Mrs. Heim had ever seen, left the children by themselves at night!<br />what if this little boy didn't get a family-<i>ever? </i><br />His little, hot cheek against my hand, his warm little hands, his precious smile, his wispy hair, and I find myself asking why;<br />why would anyone leave him?<br />why would anyone leave the children at Okmadet?<br />my eyes fill again with tears, will this little boy ever experience the love of a family? all I can do is pray that he and the other children will be adopted into a good family; but most importantly that these children will find the heavenly Father, who will <i>never </i>leave them or forsake them; and who loves each of them <i>dearly.</i><br />Down those dusty, chipping, concrete stairs, to another taxi... this time with a kind, Christian man driving our taxi.<br />boarded our plane.<br />the miles flying by.<br /> each one taking me further from Ukraine, and closer to home.<br />I almost cried at seeing my family and again being wrapped in my mother's loving arms and greeted by the chorus of voices calling my name as they realized that I was there (we had come up behind them, not knowing where there were at first)<br />My poor family, I was perky and awake in the airport despite the fact that I had only slept for about 5 out of 36-48 hours, but in the car everything came down at once...<br />The sleepless hours caught up with me and I was exhausted, I missed hearing the Ukrainian and Russian all around me, I didn't know how to share all that happened, I was realizing that I wouldn't see Ukraine for a long time if ever again...<br />I was not the most sociable or sweet person to be around for the rest of that evening, (which turned out to be about 2 hours for me because as soon as we started home from the restaurant in Morris, I was out!)<br />I am sooo thankful for the Lord bringing me to Ukraine this last December and I am so grateful for my family, supporting me and being a part of it and making it a family mission, and for all the people I met and places I went; and people who have supported me.<br />Thank you Lord!<br /><br /><br /></div>Susannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357539016570423040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716739153911610746.post-24462432249903485202013-12-14T11:10:00.000-08:002016-04-28T07:39:37.319-07:00Should have Posted Sooner<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I should have posted sooner, but I am home. The Revolution in Ukraine got crazier the <i>day </i>we left.<br /> They want their freedom. They are adamant about it. If only they knew of the true freedom, the freedom that comes from Christ; pray for the country of Ukraine that God would turn many hearts to Him through this and that Yanikovich would listen to the voice of the people of his country.<br />Thank you all for your prayers and support, I will still be posting on here and have yet to receive the photos of in the HIV+ hospital (the pics of kids that I <i>can </i>post.) I will be posting as soon as I receive those as well.<br /><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">~Susannah</span></div>Susannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357539016570423040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716739153911610746.post-61748943747244703432013-12-08T10:43:00.000-08:002016-04-28T07:39:37.334-07:00Last day in Ukraine<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">It has been my last day in Ukraine. I am at my hostess' Christmas party we just did a white elephant gift exchange. My first one!<br /><div>I got a Ukrainian blouse.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiABPnkXaHzxE9kMgarEboRhXy1O6WqSe_ejtuf9_E7L0Hga9PYEn3cH3vXG2MpsnZKLqA1pJntbjgvAAEiMmniAq3GQkvE-OB9h6ndzxtWqG6lLgpSlsZfNZwf-fHqgC8JBgyVdI-dVl0/s1600/blogger-image--1022959630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiABPnkXaHzxE9kMgarEboRhXy1O6WqSe_ejtuf9_E7L0Hga9PYEn3cH3vXG2MpsnZKLqA1pJntbjgvAAEiMmniAq3GQkvE-OB9h6ndzxtWqG6lLgpSlsZfNZwf-fHqgC8JBgyVdI-dVl0/s1600/blogger-image--1022959630.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Three women from Okmadet came to church today, even though Tanya wasn't there! They asked Mrs. Heim to come to their village and speak about HIV! Praise God! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A political update (I don't know how many of you know but there has been a revolution right by the church. They have people spending the night on the street. (Today they called for a million man march) so we have been walking through that. It is really cool. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Anyway some revolutionaries pulled down the Lenin statue! (Like a symbol of the uncalled for tyranny of the government.) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAIyXgn1fJSUI-lIZsgao1ayoG-ZYhqKPU6OJbRK1MvFXr_BXyFtV7BOjq5BOj7VfvMbbDOMW4JtY5IN4TEqP0S5skB0WlDlqO_-x5wH2eczGGuguF7PVqF5nMwqUXoNMjjc7csE3f2o/s1600/blogger-image--865048687.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAIyXgn1fJSUI-lIZsgao1ayoG-ZYhqKPU6OJbRK1MvFXr_BXyFtV7BOjq5BOj7VfvMbbDOMW4JtY5IN4TEqP0S5skB0WlDlqO_-x5wH2eczGGuguF7PVqF5nMwqUXoNMjjc7csE3f2o/s1600/blogger-image--865048687.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both;"> This is St. Andrews (Or St. Michael's can't remember now :( ) church, it was SO pretty!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RSBCM4ewEx0wo7Lg3ulEbya7ERLG3v1Y_FL17wg2h9uIcJ_dubQGwU7d_DcT1LZsvcrWA3zEYJmUJwvb621ZCaeKSdGZxyS755AyJVnBXovKc2uNxR7jgrM_scd3sWXzV49t0GmbNKA/s1600/blogger-image-698501668.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RSBCM4ewEx0wo7Lg3ulEbya7ERLG3v1Y_FL17wg2h9uIcJ_dubQGwU7d_DcT1LZsvcrWA3zEYJmUJwvb621ZCaeKSdGZxyS755AyJVnBXovKc2uNxR7jgrM_scd3sWXzV49t0GmbNKA/s1600/blogger-image-698501668.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>I am still waiting to get pics of the hospital. Will post soon.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">From Ukraine, coming home soon, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Susannah </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div>Susannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357539016570423040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716739153911610746.post-59283569626205424872013-12-07T13:19:00.000-08:002016-04-28T07:39:37.353-07:00Today...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Today we slept in until 9:30-10:00 then we went to the store and went on an outdoor shopping excursion I was able to practice my Russian and bargaining skills ;) it was really fun and really cold. We decided NOT to get the promised ice cream. I got some nice Christmas gifts for my family.<br />Going to church tomorrow. Pray that the moms would have the courage and ability to go to church (for the first time too!)<br />Pray that God would work through this trip to bring glory to Himself.<br /><div>From Ukraine, Susannah. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Susannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357539016570423040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716739153911610746.post-42833209782261784852013-12-07T00:16:00.000-08:002016-04-28T07:39:37.367-07:00Apology<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I was reading some of the posts from the past couple days. Sorry about all the misspelled words! I write it on my iPod that has all my pics on it so it is a bit hard to write perfectly with a 2x1" keyboard and 1 1/2 cm fingers on 3mm x5mm keys. :-) and auto correct. :-p<br /><div></div></div>Susannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357539016570423040noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716739153911610746.post-28674216218757615912013-12-06T12:30:00.000-08:002016-04-28T07:39:37.385-07:00People with a Story<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 24px;"><div style="text-align: center;">When I look at the people, </div><div style="text-align: center;">each face passing by; </div><div style="text-align: center;">each having a story yet to be told.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Shed your light, </div><div style="text-align: center;">shed your grace,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> shed your hope;</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and as they see the people each one passing by; </div><div style="text-align: center;">a story to be told; </div><div style="text-align: center;">help them to see them as a person, </div><div style="text-align: center;">who needs love, </div><div style="text-align: center;">who needs hope.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> A person with feelings and a person who needs to be told; </div><div style="text-align: center;">"I care, because my Savior cares!"</div></div></div>Susannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357539016570423040noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716739153911610746.post-57452843785914978752013-12-05T14:52:00.000-08:002016-04-28T07:39:37.401-07:00Orphanage<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>We went to meetings all morning anticipating the visit to Mrs. Heim's children's orphanage. They say we could come at seven. So we left. Two hours later (it was only supposed to take fourth five mins. ) we got to a dark orphanage. The orphanage workers had left an locked the doors for the night. We left the gifts we had brought hanging on the door and our driver surprised us all by running up a flight of stairs to the second story and knocking on the window of the children's room and told them that we were there and be them a message. Them we left. (The kids couldn't get out even if there was a fire and they were there all by themselves.)<br /><div>There is a possibility that some of the moms might come to church this Sunday because of the tea party with God speaking hope to these women through Mrs. Heim and Tanya. </div><div>-Please continue to pray for God's hope to pour out on these women. </div><div>-Please pray that I would get enough sleep but wake up early and that I would have good growing times in God's word. Our days have been so busy. I have even able to read my Bible but only a few chapters a day an then rush and go, get back late, get into bed, remember quiet time and try to read another chapter. </div><div>-thanking God for Him helping me to get better at the language and helping me to feel comfortable. I know that is not what this is all about but it is very nice. I have had my comfort zone stretched at times but that has been good. </div><div>-thanking God for bringing me here and using Mrs. Heim in that. </div><div>Also for Jim and Mariana's generosity in opening up their home to us. </div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you. </div><div><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);">there shall now be a short stream of pictures and videos with explanations below</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsE535Qal2Pmw3tu-LpFhLUVl-MsitWi8vd-M-cpSEwtOqRLTKfNhWFGdiax60OC8ksXEi54GyCxk4QTT3Pr6SnegAxFsLejdatZj23Ie6tb7256IS6Rfdso6t2SxC_zdiwIInIbtgSng/s1600/blogger-image-1582535948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsE535Qal2Pmw3tu-LpFhLUVl-MsitWi8vd-M-cpSEwtOqRLTKfNhWFGdiax60OC8ksXEi54GyCxk4QTT3Pr6SnegAxFsLejdatZj23Ie6tb7256IS6Rfdso6t2SxC_zdiwIInIbtgSng/s1600/blogger-image-1582535948.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div><span style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A very long escalator in metro station. I am part way down already. It ends at the end of the tunnel. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qlyddoknApm0UvtYV0GVGgDujsp8jblhzA9JtWTRDieBxmhuIal0JhYLeT58cve7ogtN2Hrkst8ucX4nLZqfpxhShT9CrEK5enHCmPyyEg_egG37CBxVGp8SgP1frGtPIHPgusxcfHI/s1600/blogger-image--1751656051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qlyddoknApm0UvtYV0GVGgDujsp8jblhzA9JtWTRDieBxmhuIal0JhYLeT58cve7ogtN2Hrkst8ucX4nLZqfpxhShT9CrEK5enHCmPyyEg_egG37CBxVGp8SgP1frGtPIHPgusxcfHI/s1600/blogger-image--1751656051.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Those bumps are a bunch of stray dogs. They are everywhere! (Even when there are Babushka's on the street who set up little "tables" (cardboard boxes I think.) with raw meat laying out to sell!!!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi505XZbOCYjq_DVoeUYx1aX3QFplOZRvrKalQgL54nLsPTuZ3FAngtuYCn60sYFNKcJVWVOc2B5LXegGzc6yOqtDRzNx-UkWfq6UozMzso1Fc3Gw7aN8OxIYo56F4sg5xlVfMNDgZQvbw/s1600/blogger-image--729476388.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi505XZbOCYjq_DVoeUYx1aX3QFplOZRvrKalQgL54nLsPTuZ3FAngtuYCn60sYFNKcJVWVOc2B5LXegGzc6yOqtDRzNx-UkWfq6UozMzso1Fc3Gw7aN8OxIYo56F4sg5xlVfMNDgZQvbw/s1600/blogger-image--729476388.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5yHO1ZTYypmAhyfa9podezZSimQ8zOqvsB9g4wvtficG3TaLbB196oNfC2NXugseDZ98kyuQU9f95CxsgFKGbs7qWVMLRyqYSUSJkeTUMTrAUur7Nb-kSxsDg3gRWcqnOzxNHZP52XA/s1600/blogger-image-1664997826.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5yHO1ZTYypmAhyfa9podezZSimQ8zOqvsB9g4wvtficG3TaLbB196oNfC2NXugseDZ98kyuQU9f95CxsgFKGbs7qWVMLRyqYSUSJkeTUMTrAUur7Nb-kSxsDg3gRWcqnOzxNHZP52XA/s1600/blogger-image-1664997826.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And the statue of a baby on a cabbage. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1v_9_5jNxoW0r4q1-DXDSJlSME2jNzCNZAjg8MTVNicdHy3A2Kc46c45fH0stZFn5PSHh8-2rQHQiN5SHi0KrVHjxqnjGvJ-_ZE4qywzfy9ovbZNWG0wS9f9g2yS_wVUnqpR2973Id0/s1600/blogger-image--1836435498.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho1v_9_5jNxoW0r4q1-DXDSJlSME2jNzCNZAjg8MTVNicdHy3A2Kc46c45fH0stZFn5PSHh8-2rQHQiN5SHi0KrVHjxqnjGvJ-_ZE4qywzfy9ovbZNWG0wS9f9g2yS_wVUnqpR2973Id0/s1600/blogger-image--1836435498.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br />And a playground.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Goodnight! It is one o'clock in the morning here and the latest I can sleep in is 8:30 I did this yesterday to. So I need sleep!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">From Ukraine with love, Susannah</div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Susannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357539016570423040noreply@blogger.com0