Emma's a Pro!
September 7, 2008
Let's Go Fly A Kite
We took an hour today and spent some time together. Gavin and Emma loved it!
Emma's a Pro!
Emma's a Pro!
September 6, 2008
Wedding Day
Today Sasha and Sveta were married. We had the privilege of hosting the wedding in our yard. The weather was perfect and it was a wonderful time celebrating their union. We really wanted to get a few picture posted for all you guys back in CA that were here when they got engaged.
September 4, 2008
Other Posts On The Trip
I just wanted you let you all know about a few other people that posted about our trip to help after the floods.
You can check out On Second Thought the Silva family blog and Anya Knotts also wrote a great post about the trip. That can be found at the Chernigov blog.
You can check out On Second Thought the Silva family blog and Anya Knotts also wrote a great post about the trip. That can be found at the Chernigov blog.
September 2, 2008
Trip to Western Ukraine
Well, first off I would like to thank those of you that where praying for our time in western Ukraine. The trip was amazing! I was blown away by how God led and blessed us.
So many people where affected by the flooding and have lost everything. After the waters receded many of the homes had so much water damage that they just simply collapsed. Everything was covered in mud and none of the villages had clean drinking water. ( You can see the water lines on the houses in many of the pictures.) It was extremely sad because the majority of the people we met there were older and so helpless.
Our goal was to go down and help any way we could, so that Christ's love would be seen. We were able to buy tons of flour, oil, sugar, buckwheat, bread, and pasta to give to people. Many times as we would hand a bag to people they would be on the verge of tears, they were so thankful. We met one woman whose house had been completely under water for a week. One of our days was spent trying to help her clean and salvage what she could.
This trip put a lot of stuff in perspective for me. We met so many people. Some had quite a lot before the flood and many had very little, but after the waters left everyone had about the same. Nothing! There was one grandmother who had lost everything. She was living in a shack. She probably had less than anyone out there. But, as they tried to give her food and cloths, she refused some of it and told us that she had enough and that God would lead us to someone in greater need then she was. This sweet grandma had nothing and yet was content. This grandma loved Jesus!
We also had the chance to get to know the coolest bunch of Romanian believes! That's right Romainian! We were on the border of Romania and some of the towns and villages are almost 100% Romanian. This Romanian church took us in and showed us so much love and hospitlay. It was very humbling! I know that we all left this trip feeling like we were the ones that were being blessed.
Again, thank you for all your prayers!
(thanks to Greg and Jake for some of these pics )
So many people where affected by the flooding and have lost everything. After the waters receded many of the homes had so much water damage that they just simply collapsed. Everything was covered in mud and none of the villages had clean drinking water. ( You can see the water lines on the houses in many of the pictures.) It was extremely sad because the majority of the people we met there were older and so helpless.
Our goal was to go down and help any way we could, so that Christ's love would be seen. We were able to buy tons of flour, oil, sugar, buckwheat, bread, and pasta to give to people. Many times as we would hand a bag to people they would be on the verge of tears, they were so thankful. We met one woman whose house had been completely under water for a week. One of our days was spent trying to help her clean and salvage what she could.
This trip put a lot of stuff in perspective for me. We met so many people. Some had quite a lot before the flood and many had very little, but after the waters left everyone had about the same. Nothing! There was one grandmother who had lost everything. She was living in a shack. She probably had less than anyone out there. But, as they tried to give her food and cloths, she refused some of it and told us that she had enough and that God would lead us to someone in greater need then she was. This sweet grandma had nothing and yet was content. This grandma loved Jesus!
We also had the chance to get to know the coolest bunch of Romanian believes! That's right Romainian! We were on the border of Romania and some of the towns and villages are almost 100% Romanian. This Romanian church took us in and showed us so much love and hospitlay. It was very humbling! I know that we all left this trip feeling like we were the ones that were being blessed.
Again, thank you for all your prayers!
(thanks to Greg and Jake for some of these pics )
August 28, 2008
Please pray...
Very early this morning, Conor, Jake, and a group from our church, headed out to the other side of Ukraine. Earlier in the summer there was terrible flooding in Western Ukraine. The waters have receded and now there is need for clean up. Olya made contact with the pastor of a Baptist church in the area. He was extremely emotional and said that help is greatly needed. He was so happy to hear that we wanted to drive out and do some work. There was a lot of damage because of the flooding, people not only lost their homes, but they lost their gardens as well. All of the fruit and vegetables they planned on preparing for the winter months have been lost. It will take a long time to restore the area and a lot of help is needed in the smaller villages where there are many elderly people who can't do such hard work on their own.
Please pray for the group: Conor, Jake, Anya, Marina, Vlada, Valya, Mira, Olya, Adre, Greg, and Dominic. Pray for protection as they make the ten hour drive. Pray for direction as far as where to help and wisdom for how to help. Pray that a lot of fruitful labor would take place and that people would come to know Christ.
The plan is for the group to return early Sunday morning. I'll let you you know how things progress. Thank you for your prayers!
Please pray for the group: Conor, Jake, Anya, Marina, Vlada, Valya, Mira, Olya, Adre, Greg, and Dominic. Pray for protection as they make the ten hour drive. Pray for direction as far as where to help and wisdom for how to help. Pray that a lot of fruitful labor would take place and that people would come to know Christ.
The plan is for the group to return early Sunday morning. I'll let you you know how things progress. Thank you for your prayers!
August 26, 2008
Black Sea Vacation
August 1, 2008
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