This past week was an awesome week. We arrived in Dubrovitsa on last Thursday and we had planning time on Friday with the interpreters and youth leaders. On Saturday we had training for the camp leaders and then we had our introductory youth session in the evening. On Sunday we worshipped with the church. Monday and Tuesday we met with the youth and had a powerful time of worship, learning a fellowship together.
On Wednesday, we traveled to Rivne early in the morning. We met with the senior pastor for the region and we decided to go to church services that evening. When we left the house it was drizzling a little bit. We got on the bus and about half way to the church, it began to rain. It was a torrential down pour. When we got off the bus, we looked in all directions to see where to cross the street. There was a river as far as the eyes could see. We proceeded to cross the street through the water. As we were checking to see if any cars were approaching, I large truck was approaching. We had to move back from the curb into some bushes. By this time, Natasha and I were laughing hysterically. The church turned out to be about three blocks away from the bus stop. The streets were all covered with water and it was still raining very hard. So we literally, hiked up our skirts and ran down the street, laughing all the way. As you can imagine, we don’t have any pictures. By the time we got to church, we were soaking wet. We wrung out our skirts and went inside for the service. We went up and gave our testimonies.
Pastor Covington arrived on Thursday safely. Thank you for praying for his travels. Thursday, Friday and Saturday Converge MidAtlantic held a translators camp. On Friday, we had a great opportunity to go to an outdoor service at the Motor Track as a part of the camp. One of the Baptist unions and the Pentecostal union joined together to bring Nick Vijuic to Ukraine. Nick is a 25 year old man who was born without arms or legs. He travels around the world preaching the gospel. It has been raining a lot and so everyone was praying that it didn’t rain. When we arrived to the stadium there were a few drops of rain and then the sun came out. God moved mightily through Nick’s testimony. Many souls came forward to accept Christ. I was very inspired by this gentleman. Please pray for the remainder of our stay here.
Picture of the Motor Track in Rivne during the service on Friday.
11 responses so far ↓
1 levi // Jul 29, 2008 at 10:27 am
cool. don’t get swept away by the flood waters. did you hear the sailboat i was riding in estonia capsized and i was thrown overboard?
2 Mel // Jul 29, 2008 at 10:42 am
Wow! Sounds like quite an adventure. We’re thinking about you both!
3 Carolyn R. O'Bryant // Jul 29, 2008 at 10:47 am
Awesome!
4 Tiff // Jul 29, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Wow!
5 Jeff // Jul 29, 2008 at 4:30 pm
You are having to much fun………………………
6 Latitia Greene // Jul 30, 2008 at 11:52 am
Tania: You have blessed me (and I’m sure others) with your “reports” from Ukraine. Don’t worry about not having a pic of you and Natasha running in the rain — I have a visual pic that is warm and makes me smile. It is amazing that you saw Nick Vijuic — I was just telling some business partners last night of his incredible testimony.
Keep the stories of the adventures coming — they are inspiring and a great reminder of how you are serving the Lord and touching lives! Be encouraged — I love you! Latitia
7 Brenda Jordan // Jul 30, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Just a word to let you know how proud I’am to
know you Tania. You have always been so kind
to me, and for that I say Thank You !
I’m so excited about the things you’re doing
for others. May god continue to bless you and
keep you in His Care.
8 Corrine Davis // Jul 30, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Keep up the good work. Be careful I don’t want the two of you getting sick. Now I understand the hair style. Ha Ha. Be blessed. I could almost see the two of you running through the rain. I love you.
Corrine Davis
9 Kay Abelman // Jul 31, 2008 at 12:10 pm
You are having a wonderful time, I can tell. Don’t you just love all the adventures the Lord gives you. Continue to laugh at yourself. I have my own picture of the two of you running through the water. Love and blessings!
10 Karla // Aug 4, 2008 at 1:12 pm
I so loved this story…praying for your next steps!
11 Terita // Aug 5, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Tania -
I really enjoyed this story…I can just picture you both running in the rain and having a great time for the Lord. Keep on doing what you’re doing and keep the stories coming. Much love to you!!!!
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