Children's Bible Club Birthday Party

On our last Children's Bible Club meeting in May we had a Birthday party celebrating all our children's birthdays. We shared from the Word of God how each child was created by God and how much God loved them. We played games where they could win prizes and had hotdogs and cake. We also awarded prizes to the children who had perfect attendance and each child received a small gift and balloon to take home. Our children look forward to this end of year party.

Birthday Cake and Cupcakes

Misha and Sasha enjoying Cupcakes

Happy Birthday to our Children

First Wedding in our Church - May 22

One exciting thing that happened in our church recently is one of our families decided to have their marriage blessed in our church. In America couples are allowed to officially get married in a church. In Ukraine a couple must first be married by the government and then they can decide whether or not to have their marriage blessed in the church. This couple has six children and we celebrated their wedding on May 22.  Please pray that God will strengthen their marriage with Christ being the center.

Our pastor, Misha, blessing Alona and Oleg

Oleg, Alona, Daniel, Nastia, Sarah, Kuril, Ella and Sasha

Celebrating with Oleg and Alona

Easter Evangelization with Marv and Dawn

We are so grateful for our friends, Marv and Dawn, who shared with our young families the day after Easter about how to have a strong marriage. They used the Scripture from Ecclesiastes 4:12 that talks about a cord of three strands is not quickly broken. They used a wonderful illustration using rope and a gold rope intertwined to represent Christ as the third strand. Everyone in our church fell in love with Marv and Dawn. Thank you my dear friends for visiting us and sharing your lives with us!

Dawn sharing her testimony

Cord of Three Strands

Easter Celebration on May 1

We had a late Easter in Ukraine this year. I was in the States for Easter on March 27 and while I was there 10 people repented here in Ukraine on that day!!! What a glorious Easter! Praise the Lord for the salvation of Sasha G., Dima, Sasha, Radik, Valik, Lena, Alona, Lida, Ira and Igor. On Ukrainian Easter one of my young mom's, Lera, repented. Praise the Lord!!!
The resurrection of Jesus from the dead took on new meaning for me this year after my mother died. I am convinced more than ever that the Word of God is TRUTH and the hope we have in Christ truly gives us eternal life with Him. Praise to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit!!!

Our Children's Choir

Our Future Church Leaders!

Tanya and Denise Singing about Jesus Resurrection

Lera came to know Jesus on Easter Sunday, May 1

Denise and Lera

4th Annual Easter Egg Hunt

We were blessed this year with 102 children and two babies at our Easter Egg Hunt. I'm so thankful for my friends, Marv and Dawn Snedeker, who came to visit and helped us fill 1,265 eggs for our hunt. One of my missionary friends made over 100 cupcakes for refreshments. We shared the Resurrection eggs with our children and the story of Peter denying Christ three times after He was arrested. The children had a great time and went home with candy and a magazine about Easter and a coloring book with the story of Jesus death and resurrection.

Marv and Dawn with me filling easter eggs

Our small children ready for the hunt

The Hunt is ON!!!

Our older children waiting for the hunt

Two of my young moms helping prepare refreshments

Lera and Olga with their sons

In March My Sweet Mother Went to be with Jesus

On March 16 I got a phone call from my sister letting me know that my mother was in the hospital and in critical condition. She told me that if I didn't get there soon I may not see my mother alive. I reserved a ticket at 11:30 pm and left the following morning. I arrived in Atlanta on March 17 and went directly to the hospital. My mother was resting and I went back the following day and she was doing better. The nurses said she had definitely improved. I was able to talk to her and was so thankful for the time I had with her. On Friday she took a turn for the worse and went into a coma and passed away on March 22 at 5:30 am. I stayed with my mother the whole night and one of my best friends stayed along with me. I spent time with my daddy after the funeral helping him to take care of financial and business things. Please pray for my daddy as he has expressed that he is very lonely. My sister would like him to move closer to her family in Florida. Pray for God to continue to bring comfort and peace to my dad. He and my mom were married for 65 years. I'm so thankful to God for giving me godly and loving parents who raised me to love Jesus. I know my mother is with the Lord today which gives me great peace. Thank you to all who prayed and sent me encouraging words.

Our Family

New Babies - Sarah and Vova

On January 21, Alona had a baby girl and named her Sarah. We are so thankful for this new baby girl! On March 23, Tanya had a baby boy and named him Vladimir and they call him Vova. Alona and Tanya attend the young mom's group and now we have lots of babies coming to our group. Pray that God will provide a babysitter for us so the moms can have some quality time in the Bible study.

Sweet Sarah

Precious Vova