Month #5 has come and gone and it's that time again, folks!
8.11/1–ratio of the Ukrainian Hryvnia to the USD
16–number of veggies we planted in the Blessing's garden
3–number of pets we lived with this month; 2 dogs: Godget & Lucy, and 1 cat: Mila
4–number of Friday nights we got to join the Blessing's Sabbath meal
5–number of times we devoured the most delicious challah bread…oh how I miss that bread
7–time every evening that the villagers gathered around the Mary statue to sing
35–number of people Bethel House will be able to house after it's completion
83–age of our new, vibrant friend Oleg
15–number of people we averaged at English club each Wednesday night
1256–year L'viv was founded
18–number of years the Blessings have lived and ministered in Ukraine
2–number of Easters I got to celebrate this year! [Ukrainian Easter is the first Sunday in May.]
388,145,044–number of coffee shops in downtown L'viv
3–number of times we got to spend time at the orphanage
4–number of Sundays Jesse, Molly and I sang at church [with sometimes accompaniment from Jan]
18–number of azaleas we planted at the Holocaust memorial
Mark, Rhonda & Lindsay,
We can't thank you enough for this month! You treated us like part of the Blessing family and gave us a little piece of home. Thank you for letting us be a small part of your ministry. I miss you guys already and can't wait to see Bethel House again!! Sending my love from South Africa to L'viv
