Hello all! It's been a heck of a day around here (in a good way!). We've been to Perechyn and Kamyanitsa, the two small villages that are home to the other two churches. Perechyn is a small church, and is the priority now for any upcoming projects. So I think we've found our first main focus. It's quite exciting, actually! The small church is now meeting in an old home that needs a LOT of work. Two rooms plus an entry. But, instead of fixing this small building up, they'd rather build a new and bigger one. They'll need to get through the winter, which is why they need a heating system (Stan wrote about this earlier), but won't invest much money elsewhere in the building. The other 2 pastors are also quite supportive that this is the first and main priority. This is a perfect project for VIM teams! And it costs a lot less to build a church here than in teh USA. It costs a lot less for everything, actually...

I'll post more pictures of all 3 churches later.

Everything else is great. The weather couldn't be better. It's been in the 70's most of the time during the day, and hasn't rained too much. Florian (our guide) has told us that it's usually been much warmer when he's been here before.

Our food has been good, but rich and not helping any diet that I would have possibly been on. I think everyone around here is thin because they walk so much.

Tomorrow we're off to see a hospital, an old castle, and something else. I'm just going with the flow, so will report our whereabouts afterwards.

We're having a good time. Lots to learn and take in. And I'm feeling even better now that it's clear that there's a good VIM project, and lots of other opportunities as well. Very nice people. At least everyone we've met so far has been!

Has it cooled off at all yet in Oklahoma?

Please keep making comments! We like to hear from you.

God Bless,
Susan