Fall 2010 visit - post #1

 (from Eric Fowler)

Nov 13

     Normal ..day breakfast with a humble breakfast .. black Russian bread cream of wheat   tea .  At home we often stay alive to eat .. but here we have to eat to stay alive  .. and not just to .. If we just eat what we needed to live how much we would be able to share with others ..so they just could eat.  Read together and Prayer to open the day to the right avenues .
Vadem her on time at 10 and he took us to a mass grave sight of 120 000  Jews. Mary and I had seen it before but I wanted to take Margie there . Bible history with world history.   It is always a unique experience to walk around the grounds and just think German tractors bull-dozed the graves down and left an open pit where they tortured and murdered 120 000 souls which lie underneath  the sod there.   The piles of stones are still as they bull-dozed them .. names and dates on some..  "Let his blood be on us and on our children" words they said but paid a great price for.
      Then went to market and got food for 10 more food packages . Then went to Luba and her mom she wasn't out yet, she is a music teacher ..very poor; she had fell from the bus and hurt her let. Her mom is 84 and not well, left her a food package.
 Then in the same area where Yaroslav used to live and we got to know their neighbours and dropped in to say hello. Dropped in before and she wasnt at home but got her home and will go back for perogies. Mary loves them, I don't know why!
Went to vadyms home to pick up some things. Took pictures to be developed for some people,went to drug store for some pills. Went and eat some soup at place that Louie likes to go to.
      Came home for short rest ..then went to Marie's for a lunch, a large one she probably she spent her month wages to make the supper. Her son and husband, not saved were there, my first visit ever to that place.  Her husband  wasn't very friendly .. but that has changed ..but doesn't come to meeting much, he is cripple but could come if he truly wanted to.  had nice visit, but this meal is close to Olex and Olas meal so will be full by the evening is over .
    From there we went to Olexs place they were waiting for us for an hour, too close in the appointments but what can one do  we had a nice surprise there for us Andris mother in Law was there Nadia, she is a sweet lady. I thought of her during the day and wondered if we would see her. Andre want us to come to supper on Monday again, this will not go down good with Vadym but may the Lord help. Naudie said she will come to meeting on Sunday, it will be the first as far as I know for her to come to meeting since the disagreement with Andrei   All things work together for good to them that Love the Lord . Olexs son there as well had a great visit.
        Home after the two meals    IN Christ  Eric, Margie and Mary Fowler

Nov 14
   Early rise  breakfast .. Mary and my wife not eat much as they ate too much yesterday.  Well, read and a time of prayer and Vadem was here at 9:40 to leave to go to Lviv, 2 hours away, for worship meeting The ride was much more relaxing then last Lords day with the break down of the car and all other happenings .
        There safe ..took things to car that Flo had for us down here, and then the meeting. 17 of us some away today, but it went well ..all worshiped except one brother and he didn't any Lords Day since the Assembly started this is the 3rd Sunday. So nice to be here for their starting days Edmond spoke a short message in the Gospel and I spoke some in Ministry on 1 John Love, in your Heart Love for God and Love for each other Love is the Oil that lets things move smoothly. No Love No Liberty.
     Vadem wanted to sit in and break bread, but I explained to him he must sit back and ask to be received He was baptised 2008 and saved in 2006  He asked after the meeting and brethren spoke to him and he will set to break bread next Lords day. H e said his wife will come next week and he wants to ask Olex and Ola to come up to. Will see. God is moving for sure.
        Came back to Ivano to see 29 come to meeting, such a nice crowd for sure .The Lady 23, dying with cancer was out and her Husband with her ..Pleas pray hard for this lady I dont think she had long to live.
     Now tired and Vadem went home early and we just collapsed. Full day and full week.
           In Christ     Eric, Margie, Mary Fowler