omania
Ministry: Partnering with a local church. We painted the
inside, did some yard work. Worked with the youth a lot, Kids fest, boys did
soccer ministry, B and I built relationships with local Roma girls and played
with kids at a low income daycare. We visited a gypsy village church and
painted some canvas for the sanctuary.
Living conditions: Ah… we were in a hostile, Bridget and I
got our own room, two beds to myself… western toilet and shower that got hot if
you waited 30 minutes. Our bathroom was covered in black mold.
Food: Yogurt and a pastery from the grocery store for
breakfast, traditional dishes for lunch cooked by the church ladies and B and I
cooked dinners (pasta, BLT’s, burgers, grilled cheese, etc.)
Transportation: Good ol’ 13B bus. We rode that thing a few
times a day, it was great, especially when B and I got our favorite seats in
the back
Favorite part of the month: The church service in the
village, our contact and his family, being able to live on our own, grocery
stores, the kid’s outreach we did on Saturdays.
Most challenging part of the month: Having some comforts of
home made me more homesick, also everyone dressed cute and I only had a few
shirts… I was also exhausted, I could have slept all day and still would have
been tired.
Random things: We did clown ministry, Clint then wore the
clown suite all day for free dinner. We had McDonalds where we enjoyed iced
cokes, when we cooked I still couldn’t touch raw meet, good things for Bridget.
We also got to visit Dracula’s castle.
Ukraine
Ministry: Fixing up a house where they will have a rehab
center, sports camp at VBS, built the shower we use and scraped paint off the
house.
Living conditions: Small little house, very old, I changed
beds a few times due to comfort issues. We have an outhouse and make shift
shower.
Food: Lots of soups, bread, porridge, Alex cooked us pizza,
Ukrainian dishes.
Transportation: Walking, local bus, cramming into Deema’s
car, trains! Lots of overnight trains when we got here and to get to debrief.
Favorite part of the month: Our contact’s daughters that
live with us, loosing my mind with the team and being crazy, Deeana! Our
translator for a week, sweetest girl I have met on the race.
Most challenging part of the month: Again, super slow month
of ministry, we had no translator and the first month I can’t stomach some of
the food.
Random things: We went to the Black Sea on our days off, I
found M&M’s, the family is always bringing home animals, last month of the
race!
