Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Our Visit to Ukraine in October and November 2016. #1

My Visit to Ukraine in October 2016
We I’m off for another month to Western Ukraine, my 24th visit.
I left Winnipeg on Wednesday the 26th to go to Toronto and on to Warsaw with LOT Polish Airlines and then into Lviv. All connections were good, thanks to a good Travel agent in our assembly.
My partner on this trip is new to Ukraine, so Wade Bauld, from Fort McMurray will have a lot to learn!!We met in Toronto airport but did not sit together. He sat two rows behind me and finished up with 3 seats to himself, so could lie down for most of the trip. I had an empty seat between me and a lady heading to Russia to see relatives.
Edmund and Agnes and Ruslan and Heather Anderson, from the USA plus Laurence Mc Hugh and his wife Margaret from Ireland met us at Lviv airport. I have never had an easier check in, 5 minutes at the most and straight through.
We went to Edmund and Agnes apartment for supper and then to our apartment to freshen up and then SLEEP. The only problem was and is that Wade is a poor sleeper, so wakes early!! We’ll have to work that out somehow!
Friday evening started the Lviv assembly Conference. People from Ivano Frankivsk arrived in time for the first meeting in the evening. The number present made up local people, those from Ivano and a carload from a Slovakian Assembly, 8 hours away, was very encouraging. The Gospel was preached by to Canadian brothers, Gilles Plourde and Howard Pratt. Both gave solemn messages.
After a bedtime snack we all headed to our lodgings, visitors to the Conference were bedded in the apartments in the Baptist Church that is rented for the Conference.
Saturday came all too soon after not too good a sleep. Breakfast was served at the church. The first meeting of the day was a Bible reading led by Brother Laurence, in Colossians chapter 1. There was very good input from several brothers and the time went very quickly.
The afternoon ministry was taken by three brethren, First Brother Daniel Moses from Slovakia spoke, then I spoke and then Lawrence McHugh from Northern Ireland. It seemed that the ministry was appreciated by the comments that followed. A supper followed and then several returned home, however others stayed overnight and came to the meeting at the Gospel Hall on Sunday morning.
There were a nice number to break bread in the morning and then another brother from Slovakia spoke in ministry, followed by Brother Lawrence speaking to the children.
After a lunch in the hall, we said our farewells to friends, some going to Slovakia and ourselves returning to Ivano Frankivsk. We were expecting to have a meeting in Ivano but found there was a senior dance in the building and it was impossible to have our meeting. We cancelled the meeting and met with several people in our apartment and had a very profitable time after pizza !
All for now, more later DV.
Malcolm and Wade.


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