Hello
.... This was written by Bonnie again as I've been struggling with
flue, so with arrangements and meetings it hasn't been busy. God is good
at all times and we rejoice in
everything.
We value your prayers ...ERIC
Hello family and friends,
Eric reminded me tonight that I hadn't put out a report for two days, so here goes!
IYesterday was an exciting and happy day for us! Margie and I had put together several baby bags, with blankets, diapers, clothing, a Bible and some literature! So after breakfast we headed to the children's hospital with a suitcase full! What a thrill to go into each room and give a mother and her new born baby a bag! They were happy to get them and we even got to cuddle some babies! Wonderful to be able to put a smile on their faces!
We were invited to blind Maria's house for lunch! What a lunch it was! Homemade borscht (sp) along with cheese, cold meat, bread and meat patties! Then out came the perogies! They were so so good! Homemade with homemade cheese in them, with homemade sour cream to put over them! I will never tell how many Margie and I ate! ?. Her elderly mother came in for a visit and what a sweet lady! Had her kerchief tied under her chin and had a smiley round face! A true Babushka!
We came back to the apt. To drop Eric off and then Volodia took us to a market. It was closing up for the day, so we went to another one close to where we live. We walked there and had a fun time looking at many interesting things. Went into a few stores that sold things from Ukraine!
We were invited to the home of a Christian man who lives with his son, his wife and little girl! Another wonderful meal! We ate so much yesterday that at 10:30 last night decided to go for a walk! My flashlight came in handy! Volodia was with us, so no need for alarm!
Today was a rainy dull day! Our first visit was to the orphanage we went to last week! Today, I took candy, toy cars and hair clips and ponies and had fun giving them out! Managed to video the children singing Jesus Loves me in their language! Then went to the office of the principal where she served us tea and cookies! Thankful that we were able to help her with a bit of money as so often the staff have to go without pay so they can buy food for the children! Before we went to the orphanage, we went to the grocery store to buy some food for a crippled lady who lives near there! After we took the food into her apt. I went out to the van and cried! I have no words to describe where she lives.
Stopped for a yummy lunch and then we went to the grocery store again to buy food for a family who just arrived from the war zone! They have 4 children and the husband is presently in the hospital and is disabled in some way! The traffic was so bad coming back that we were almost late for meeting. It was the biggest meeting so far! And it was such a rainy night. The rain stopped long enough for some of us to walk home.
After meeting and our supper, the van was loaded with boxes as we are heading to the mountains in the morning. Plan on being gone until Thurs. night. Please pray for safety as we travel. We will be visiting a school, so have loaded up with school supplies and will also be distributing clothes for the winter!
Thinking of you all back in North America and so thankful to know you are praying for us here in Ukraine!
Love to all, Eric Margie Mary Fowler
Bonnie
Hello family and friends,
Eric reminded me tonight that I hadn't put out a report for two days, so here goes!
IYesterday was an exciting and happy day for us! Margie and I had put together several baby bags, with blankets, diapers, clothing, a Bible and some literature! So after breakfast we headed to the children's hospital with a suitcase full! What a thrill to go into each room and give a mother and her new born baby a bag! They were happy to get them and we even got to cuddle some babies! Wonderful to be able to put a smile on their faces!
We were invited to blind Maria's house for lunch! What a lunch it was! Homemade borscht (sp) along with cheese, cold meat, bread and meat patties! Then out came the perogies! They were so so good! Homemade with homemade cheese in them, with homemade sour cream to put over them! I will never tell how many Margie and I ate! ?. Her elderly mother came in for a visit and what a sweet lady! Had her kerchief tied under her chin and had a smiley round face! A true Babushka!
We came back to the apt. To drop Eric off and then Volodia took us to a market. It was closing up for the day, so we went to another one close to where we live. We walked there and had a fun time looking at many interesting things. Went into a few stores that sold things from Ukraine!
We were invited to the home of a Christian man who lives with his son, his wife and little girl! Another wonderful meal! We ate so much yesterday that at 10:30 last night decided to go for a walk! My flashlight came in handy! Volodia was with us, so no need for alarm!
Today was a rainy dull day! Our first visit was to the orphanage we went to last week! Today, I took candy, toy cars and hair clips and ponies and had fun giving them out! Managed to video the children singing Jesus Loves me in their language! Then went to the office of the principal where she served us tea and cookies! Thankful that we were able to help her with a bit of money as so often the staff have to go without pay so they can buy food for the children! Before we went to the orphanage, we went to the grocery store to buy some food for a crippled lady who lives near there! After we took the food into her apt. I went out to the van and cried! I have no words to describe where she lives.
Stopped for a yummy lunch and then we went to the grocery store again to buy food for a family who just arrived from the war zone! They have 4 children and the husband is presently in the hospital and is disabled in some way! The traffic was so bad coming back that we were almost late for meeting. It was the biggest meeting so far! And it was such a rainy night. The rain stopped long enough for some of us to walk home.
After meeting and our supper, the van was loaded with boxes as we are heading to the mountains in the morning. Plan on being gone until Thurs. night. Please pray for safety as we travel. We will be visiting a school, so have loaded up with school supplies and will also be distributing clothes for the winter!
Thinking of you all back in North America and so thankful to know you are praying for us here in Ukraine!
Love to all, Eric Margie Mary Fowler
Bonnie
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