:: Sunday / Monday Updates ::

Dear Friends,

Thank you for your continued prayers for us! Here are a few updates: On Sunday, we traveled to the town of Ladyzhyn, where we had a picnic by a lake, with the local church there. This church ministers to the orphanage in Lidazyn. We had a great time - some of us swam in the lake with some children from the church, while others interacted with adults from the church.

We then traveled to the orphanage in Ladyzhyn. The residents greeted us at the door, excited to see us. We sang and played with the kids and young adults there as we roamed from room to room. We plan to go back to Ladyzhyn on Friday.

After our visit at the Ladyzhyn orphanage, we traveled to the town Tulchyn, and got settled into the house where we’re staying for the week.

Today was our first day at the Tulchyn orphanage. Cheryl shared a lesson with the children about how God made everything and He has good things to give us. (Cheryl has translated all her stories into Ukrainian and learned the phonetics of the alphabet so she can share them without a translator.) Some more highlights: animal hats, play dough, and singing with the kids.

We also spent some time scraping and painting some windows and the fence. We just finished playing soccer with some local kids from the town. Scott shared the Gospel with them after our game. We plan to play with them again later tonight and multiple times throughout the week.

We're now headed back to the orphanage to spend some more time there with the children. Thanks again for your prayers! Here are some pics for you to enjoy: