Malcolm and Howard's first Report October 29th

Malcolm and Howard's report #1 October 29^th.

Well here we are, safe and sound in Lviv. We arrived in good time yesterday but both very weary.

The flights we all good and on time but the lay-over waiting was especially tiring, for some unexpected reason. I slept well on the main flight to Vienna, but Howard hardly dozed.

We were met by Ruslan, our driver and Edmund and Agnes and Mary Fowler, and brought to our apartment. We had only enough time to shower and change, before going to Edmund and Agnes's for a good supper and then to the meeting for prayer and ministry. I was sure I would have fallen asleep during the prayer meeting but managed to stay awake long enough to speak a word on 4 great things in Mark 4 and the storm on the sea.

After a small lunch we were taken home and “crashed” into bed at 10pm waking at 6:45am, well refreshed, thankfully.

We were picked up at 10:30am by Ruslan and then joined by Edmund and Agnes and Mary Fowler, who is staying with them until after the Conference on Friday and Saturday. Then a whirlwind of a day, visiting a housebound sister, Ivanka, for about an hour, then visiting the Vernesage gift market to order a table runner from a lady we know, then to the largest Mall with a supermarket named Ashan. It has 44 check-outs!

We went there to by the food for the Conference. The bill came to over 5,000Rhv. But when converted came to $294.00 Canadian. The exchange is now over 17.30 Rhv to the Canadian dollar or 22 to the US Dollar. It was only 12 something to the Canadian dollar last year.

After leaving all the purchases in the fridge at the Meeting room we headed to E and A's for a good supper. We had to be home by 7pm as Nadia, a sister in the meeting was coming round to cut Howard's hair. Also the owner of the apartment was waiting to see what is wrong with our internet router. There is something wrong but the company will come to check it out tomorrow, God willing.

We took a nap after they both left and don't feel too bad after the busy day.

Remember our meetings starting tomorrow evening, Friday and all day on Saturday. Please pray that God will bless and the Christians will be blessed as well.

The exchange is now over 17.30 Rhv to the Canadian dollar or 22 to the US Dollar. It was only 12 something to the Canadian dollar last year.

Things have changed some in the last year. Someone is investing in the infrastructure here, building massive condos and apartment blocks and another large Mall in the centre. The roads in the city are vastly improved and still being renewed. Some things don't change though. When Ruslan arrived for us this morning, he told us he had had to change a tire as it had a big nail in it. We dropped the tire off at a tire shop on the side of the main road. It has no covered shop, you just pull up to the building and they work on the vehicle outside. We left the tire and picked it up later. We sat in the van, they lift it up with an air bag and install in in about 5 minutes, all for the cost of 90Rhv. Or just over $5.00! What a rip off.

The exchange is now over 17.30 Rhv to the Canadian dollar or 22 to the US Dollar. It was only 12 something to the Canadian dollar last year.

This will be all for now, please keep praying.

Malcolm and Howard.