Eric Fowler's Report #4 April 11 2017

April 11
  A good morning start ..as usual ...breakfast , a read together, and a time to thank the Lord for His provisions and peace

After dinner we went to an Orphanage here in town and spoke to 31 children, spoke on a shoe; also brought oranges, apples, and candy.      Had nice time there and Maria showed us around. They have some new changes from money given to them. 

We went to the Carpathian Kitchen for dinner together.  We paid for the couple behind us and they wanted to know why we did it, a great way to reach people. 

Back to the apartment and the last preparation for meeting tonight.  The gospel meeting was at 6 and we had 28 in, even with the Easter holidays ... Vasil (Luba's son) was in

We came home and the last arrangement of the bags for a visit at the Baby hospital tomorrow.   A wee ginger tea and off to bed.

April 12
Breakfast and read and again. How important it is to pray for the direction along the way.  Igor came and got boxes ready for people to come for clothing. This is a big job as each time you need to reorganize boxes. We don't have a good system with people seeing the clothing.  It was once organized when we had Marika around. I always like all the people to come for clothing that come to meeting when we are here.

I went to the drug store for medicine for Annia, the Lady who had her house burned last year. She had a terrible fall and cut her leg and now it is sore. We got medicine and took it to her. 

Heather and Margie finished the baby bags for our second visit.

 Lessia then came for clothing, she usually gets for her mom and a few other neighbors, even though they have never come to meeting.  She is saved and baptized and is faithful to meetings here. Bogdanka came for clothing with her 9 year old daughter. They have been faithful to meetings for a couple of years now.  Her mom came when she could but has had a stroke and is now consigned to her apartment. She is the lady I asked for over size lady's clothes for. She is very very poor and we help with food many times. Irena then came and I went to look for shoes for her daughter but didn't have any luck in getting any.

We then took a walker to a lady and when we got there had to come back and get the one with two sets of wheels as she couldn't use the one with only one set of wheels. They were both teachers and their son needs medicine that costs over 3000r a month. Takes most of their pension and they were renting a walker. It is very sad to see such a lack of help here. Went to market and got food for Hila, Bogdanka's mom, again and had a little visit with her.  We then took Leanna and Marina out for Easter supper. They came back to look at clothing as well ... Day over and it leaves one tired.

 April 13
       Started a little early as we are to be at the hospital at 11. Igor came and we  loaded the van with the baby bags and extra clothing for the babies and sheets again for 3 floors of the hospital.   The nurse asked last time for some sheets for the third floor.  We gave some before but it was all used on the 1st floor.  We had some other medical supplies for them as well.  We got liquid hand soap .... floor liquid soap ..  washing powder .... and toilet paper .... amazing they have nothing. We also took a box of ladies clothing for the nurses there.
       We then took a wheel chair to another hospital to a man who called for one.  He just had his leg off today.  Talked to his Dr. and head nurse, they can use white sheets there as well so we will bring them to them next time. Irena's daughter came who wanted shoes with her grandmother ... we went and this time with her we got the ones she liked. Leanna came again and looked for clothing that works for her. Deanna, the German, came with Leanna and looked for clothing. 

My wife made banana muffins and they stayed and had a talk over the muffins.  We also got our suitcases ready for the ride to Lutsk for the Easter conference tomorrow. We will meet at 10am near our apartment to leave.  Another day to it's end ... "HE that winneth souls is wise" ...but very hard work.

April 14 ......
     .. We met at 10 and loaded things in the van and the15 of us. A very nice crowd but would like more, but Easter takes some away that would have possibly gone otherwise.  The ride was nice and at 4 o'clock we landed in Lutsk just when they were into the story with the children there. 

It was great to get there on time for meeting We then were taken by the men to our places where we were to stay.  Then back to meeting at 7pm. Dema told how he got saved and Kevin Oh originally from Malaysia, but now living in England, preached the Gospel.

We then had supper, which was late, and went to our place to stay.   We were all tired after the long ride. My wife and I and Heather stayed at Alexander and Oxana's home. We had met them before at Lviv conference and Heather stayed with them last Fall in a visit she had in Lutsk then. It was great to get to rest. The others stayed at a motel and a rest park place.

All for now.

 Eric and Margie Fowler
and Heather Anderson