Updates from Eric

June 24.

Monday again and the last full week for this trip. The mind is getting to the end; travel and decisions makes one tired.

I can be so thankful to the Lord for the speed we have moved that I can keep going with no problems. We have gone every Lord’s Day to Lviv for the breaking of bread for the sake of the ones here in the meeting and for the sake of being with the Saints there in Lviv. We like to be with them and be of some little Help. My wife and I were with them when they gathered to remember the Lord for the first time. It will be three Years in October.

The two ladies who are neighbors were in to get clothing starting at 10:30. Then Dana and one of her sons were in after them to get clothing. This is the lady with the big family, now they are almost grown but all have health problems. We gave them extra funds to help with medicine. Then went to Valentina’s and her son for dinner at 1pm and were there until 3:45. She put on a good meal and cooked it all, even though she has real trouble seeing. She has trouble coming to meetings in evening as it is hard to travel on bus late in evening. Her son has a little stutter and has little extra weight; the children in the area tried to kill him. When she complained, one of the neighbour men gave her hard time pulling her hair and other things. Her son is very smart in school. Her husband left her some years ago and disappeared to Russia and never came back. We helped her with medical expense as well.

Then Ola and Oleg and their son and his wife and her sister came and we went out to the forest for a time near a lake. We had nice time with them and would have liked to talk a little more as they haven’t grown much spiritually. Their son doesn't have much interest in the Bible. He seems to have a nice wife, very plain and her sister also. They come from a family of 5. Oleg’s other son was to funeral of his best friend, killed a few days ago on motor Bike.

We came back to the house tired after a long day considering it was Monday and after a very long Lord’s day yesterday.

June 25
Again we started the day with two ladies Luba and Maria who came at 10 for clothing. This isn’t the Luba that is in the Meeting in Lviv but another one . Then went for lunch with Andre, he comes to meeting very very well but will tell you he isn’t saved, a very nice man. He has a business and sells bearings for machinery. One of his three daughters works with him. She has never been to meeting and not very friendly. Two of his other daughters have come. Svetlana professed and the other one was really troubled two years ago. Many have their day of opportunity but fail to grasp it .

Then we went to Walmart for 3 food bags and delivered one to Lesia. We then delivered clothing and toys to the Half way house, an Orphanage with 16 children there now but they were having their sleep time and didn’t get to speak to them today. We had tea with Maria the head lady, she was having hard day as her brother fell from a tree that morning and broke his knee cap. Then I went for a treatment on my back. I had to get taxi to the meeting but had to wait an hour. It rained very hard for an hour and I was late getting to the meeting. I had to walk some of the way as traffic was heavy and not moving. We had 18 out to meeting but that was good as all who came were very wet. After meeting we all went with Maria to her little place for tea? joke tea? they make you eat so many sweets but had nice time with her We would like to see this lady in the Meeting for sure. She lost her husband two years ago, three days after I left. So poor, we bought a fridge for her once, she is so proud of it. A life time savings and she still would not have enough money to buy it, and many here like her.

Late night again, getting very tired for sure.

June 26

We read and prayed before anyone came We do every morning if possible at all. The first to get clothing was a Russian Lady, Svetlana she has been very sick and some relatives have recently died so she was having a rough day. She got saved after a storm one evening. I remember her first meeting. God is so kind in saving any of us for sure. Then Tanya’s mom and Tania’s youngest brother came for clothing, Lubchek is the youngest of 4 boys he broke his foot 5 weeks ago. We had a talk to them some, she was to meeting once since we came but not the interest you would like to see.

We then went and picked up another food package and made another visit on the couple where we visited before, his wife is coming to meetings every night . He has part of his leg taken off. After that we went to deliver the clothing that Tanya’s mom picked up. It was nice to talk to two of her other sons. We then meet Svetlana’s mom and visited the old lady where we first meet her mom three years ago. The lady was a dancer for over 35 years. In the same building we visited Natalia who has a daughter that can sing very very well. Left food with both of them. From there we went to see Natalia the lady who is paralyzed. We took her pampers as always, her mom was there and served tea. She is a lot friendlier than the early years.
WE went then for a late snack as all we ate today since breakfast has been tea and sweets served to us as we visited.

And then to bed. Eric and Margie with Dan