Malcolm's Report # 6

Malcolm's Report #6

Sunday 8^th Nov.

We met for the morning meetings and had nice fellowship around the table, with bread and wine.

I brought the message after the meeting and then Howard spoke to the children. After a nice cold lunch we all said our good byes, Edmund and Agnes as they were heading to Ireland for a wedding at some time and us back to Ivano Frankivsk.

We arrived in Ivano Frankivsk in mid after-noon Sunday. What a surprise and delight at the 99% total road repair on the road back. I don't know where they got money from but it was amazing.

We checked our things into the apartment. It was the first time we had been here in the newly acquired apartment and are very impressed with every bit of it, EXCEPT the 200 year old stairs to it, that have never been repaired I'm sure.

A good number of people out to meeting and help was given to preach again, with Howard. We will continue to have meetings on Tuesday and Sunday.

To bed late, after getting settled and everything hung up. Volodia is to be our interpreter and driver and guide.

Monday.

I mentioned the Doctor Misha and Maria in Strii in earlier letters, well Maria had called to say she had found a house for sale, close to their present home. We decided that we would go with her to meet the owner and see the house. We arrived about 11:30 and had to wait for a while for the owner to arrive. We spent a lot of time looking at it and the garden and feel so far it will serve their need. We did not make a decision until we talk to others and have a week to decide whether to buy it. The kitchen will need some renovation, if we buy it.

We took Marie and Joseph her son for lunch, Marie said she had not eaten in a cafe for 20 years. We came straight home quite tired and planned our week before going to bed.

Tuesday.

We planned some visits in town today so went to get food to take. People will empty their cupboards to put on a meal. No matter what you say, they must make a meal.

Our first visit was to Natalia, our young friend with MS. She is cared for at home by her mother. She has lost all use of he limbs and bodily functions, but you come away blessed by her smile and positive attitude. She was worrying that she has been losing too much weight so she is taking a multi- vitamin/protein drink that Eric Fowler and wife got for her, she really likes it. She cannot use a pillow now and cannot sit up alone, but she loves The Lord. Her mother served us a light lunch of cabbage rolls and chicken broth.

It was then off to visit a sister in the meeting here and her daughter. A nice apartment but very little income as the husband left for abroad and is now with another woman. This is evident everywhere, I'm afraid. Luba is the lady's name, not the Luba who is in the meeting. She has 2 daughters, the one was home, Nadia, a teaching student at university. She had never been with her mother to the meetings in Ivano but agreed to come with us tonight. We were thrilled and she paid good attention. There a good number there.

We delivered a van load to their different homes and headed home ourselves. We plan a busy day tomorrow so had an early night to bed.

Thanks so much to caring to read this and to pray us and the work.

Malcolm and Howard and Volodia.