Created for a Mission

I got back from Minnesota yesterday.  It was truly a glorious and intense time.  In addition to the training, we got to play and bond with each other.  One of the fun things we did was attend a Twins baseball game.  We also stayed up to talk most nights.  On this past Thursday night I was commissioned by the Baptist General Conference along with 13 other missionaries.  All together there were four single women and five families. 

So, I am back in the DC area for a few days where I will be feverishly preparing for my five week adventure in Ukraine.  Natasha and I depart on Wednesday.  Please pray for our preparation before we go to Ukraine and for our ministry in Ukraine for the five weeks.  We will be serving in orphanages, a women’s sanitarium and with our sister church.  I am looking forward to seeing my Ukrainian family.   

We will arrive in Kyiv on Thursday morning (about 2:00am in the morning EST) and then drive to Rivne and on to Dubrovytsa.  Thus the title of the post - Two Countries (USA & Ukraine), Three Cities (St. Paul, Hyattsville, & Kyiv), & One Town (Dubrovytsa).

Life is such an adventure when you follow after God!