Malcolm's Report #2

Ukraine report #2 For October 13-15. 2012
Saturday. Spent the day with Agnes and Edmund deciding what we will do in the future weeks. We went to see the man Paul, who is getting us a van to replace the one in Lviv. He brought up the picture on the computer, it is in Holland. It looked good and he will go and look at it and bring it back if he is satisfied. Most of the good used vehicles in Ukraine are brought from either Poland, Germany, Holland or Belgium. We were going to give out tracts in the centre of Lviv, but it rained and then Jet lag set in and we went to bed rather early.
Well we went to bed early but I was still awake at 3am. I stayed awake all night. I got some studying done for two meetings and so it was not wasted time. It was not until Howard reminded me that we had two cups of coffee after 4pm, that I realized what my problem was. It was the first time this has ever happened.

Sunday. We walked over to the meeting at 11am as it is only 10 minutes walk from the apartment. It was nice to see all the saints again. All except one brother were there. A deaf and dumb couple have been coming to the meetings and were there as well. Dan and Volodia were in from Ivano as well as Luba and her daughter. Howard ministered the word after meeting and I spoke the last 15 minutes. I spoke on the importance of being at the week-night meetings and trying to arrange to be there, even though it might cost you something, but that God was no mans debtor.
After a good lunch, we headed to the apartment to get our bags, but before this we packed a number of boxes of new testaments into the van. It finished up being very full and very heavy. We were late leaving but made good time and got to the apartment just in time to start meeting in Ivano. Only about 12 were out but we were encouraged. We were glad to get to bed in good time and hope we will be free now of out jet-lag.

Monday.
For some years now, I have wanted to find a place in the hills, where we visited one large school and several satellite schools but could never find anyone who knew where it was. A man Yaroslav has been coming to meetings and I remembered he had come with us to this school. Today he guided to the town of Pasishna and this was the place. There was only one problem; the kids were all on holiday! We had a good visit with the Principal and made an appointment to visit next week. They have over 600 children, without the satellite schools. So that the trip was not totally wasted, we went to visit a beautiful waterfall, in fact two waterfalls in the same ravine. It was well worth the mountain road drive although the van probably didn’t think so!
We then came home and went to meet Andrei and a lady named Miroslava who want Dan to go and teach a group of students Christian Ethics, as they call it, once a week. He will give it a try but will be using an Emmaus course on bible and the gospel.
We then went to our famous “basement Ukrainian Restaurant” for a good supper and then back to sort some boxes that we were just made aware had been received last July. This will be all for now. We will be reporting later in the week.
Keep praying.
Dan Malcolm and Howard