Dan’s report
I met with
the head doctor at the Maternity Hospital, here in Ivano and brought him a padded
stretcher that was sent to them from Canada. I had a good talk but he is a busy
man so I tried to make it as brief as possible. We did get a chance to talk
about the situation in the east he said that some women are being brought to
this hospital to deliver their babies because of the fighting that continues to
get worse.
We then went
to that Region’s Hospital and delivered some wheelchairs and walkers. There
were about five nurses that came to meet us and they were very thankful for the
needed wheelchairs and thought one of them looked so good that they were
calling it the Cadillac of all their wheelchairs. We had no time to talk here
as the hospital was very busy and I had to move the van out of the way as soon
as possible but hope to have a chance to talk with them at some point if the
opportunity arises!
We had
dinner with Oleg and his family to celebrate his daughter in-law’s birthday,
earlier this month we celebrated his son’s birthday. This is a young couple
that have been married for about two years and though they do believe in God,
it is only a religious belief. Spending too much time reading the bible or at
church is viewed as being too fanatical, a view that many of the younger
generation have.
I did go on
a few bike rides with this young couple. The bike ride was organized by the
students at the Medical University about 100 would show up each week. The ride
would go through town and one of them would talk about the history of each
place we stopped at. It was very good I thought, to know a little more about
the town and to spend time with this couple. I also had them and Sasha over to
the apartment, we played a few games and spent time together, and it went very
well!
There is
another couple that I have spent some time with. They too believe in God but
only in a religious way; this applies more to his wife. He is making an
addition to his garage and I was helping mix and pour the cement for the
foundation though he did most of the work. We have talked many times about
salvation but it still seems difficult for him to understand. He said he would
like illustrations to make it easy for him to understand. I told him we can
look at those that Christ gave; he thought this was a good idea. It looks like
his wife thinks the talks that I have with him are good, but for him only. Not
too sure if she things much about salvation for her soul, I hope the desire
will come soon!
Visited the
Sanatorium in Yasan, there were about a hundred kids there and as always they
listened very well! Because these kids are from different parts of the country
I think for most this is the first time they have seen a foreigner and this could
add to why they listen so well. Each of the kids received an N/T, a bible text
with a gospel tract and some sweets. The director met us when we first came in
and again after the meeting then led us to the dining area where we had lunch.
He had to leave for a meeting but wanted me to see him before I left. He wanted
me to meet two men from Kiev who were doing their inspection. They were from
the new government and the director explained to them what we do there and how
we speak to the children about God. One of the men then looked very serious and
asked who we were. The director said missionaries, the government man then
asked if we were JW’s. This part I understood without any interpreting and jumped
in and said we are not JW’s or Mormons or any other group like this. That is
all it took and the man’s smile came back and they both shook my hand. We left
them with N/T’s and bible texts, it was good that they took them.
For the
first time I invited some of the kids that play in the courtyard of our
apartment where we stay. A few came for some snacks and we played some games. Before
the games they read a bible verse in English.
They did not stay for a long time but they seemed to have liked it, I
hope this can build relationships in our area here at the apartment!
Please pray
for these couples and for the weekly meetings and for each visitation and for
this war torn country of Ukraine, much prayer is needed! Thank You!!
In Christ
our Lord!
Dan
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